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each become leaders. The others churches also follow this model but from distinct perspectives. The group\u2019s philosophy is geared around numerical growth.\u000AThey do not want to establish a denomination, but rather to stimulate the emergence of churches that can finance themselves and be responsible for their organization and development (P6IVF). They have some established churches in Guatemala City and others in the United States and El Salvador. Although they do not particularly emphasize education they have started a school on the outskirts of the capital city to meet the needs of the children of the families of the church. The majority of the members belong to the middle class and working class.\u000AD. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NEO-PENTECOSTALISM\u000AIn spite of the fact that it is hard to define NEOP within and outside Guatemala, there are certain factors which differentiate them from Pentecostalism and other Evangelical churches. The new features show some discontinuity with classical Pentecostalism. The NPCs believe for example, that salvation cannot be lost, and they do not give as much emphasis to the baptism of the Spirit, and they are more postmillennial eschatologically. Even though these characteristics are not necessarily repeated in all the churches, they form a common profile. Taking into account that there are differences in each case, these features can also be traced in other NPCs in the rest of Latin America, Africa or Asia. According to Donald Miller what generally characterized these churches is a strong emphasis of the work of the Holy Spirit and in the direct spiritual experience of the Christian.37 The theological, sociological and organizational features of these churches will now be discussed.\u000A37 Donald E Miller \u2018Emergent Patterns of Congregational Life and Leadership in The Developing World: Personal Reflections, from a Research Odyssey\u2019, Pulpit & Pew Research on Pastoral Leadership. Available at www.pulpitandpew.duke.edu. Accessed 17.01.06\u000A 81\u000A