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50 Largest Unreached People Profiles An Appeal to all Seven Transform World 2020 Challenges 5 50 Largest 50 Largest Unreached & Unengaged People Groups Christ’s Missional Challenge: Reaching the Last and the Least Transform World Vision 502020 Christ’s Missional Challenge 50 Largest Unreached and 50 Largest Unengaged Unreached People Groups Table of Contents An Appeal to all 7 Transform World 2020 Challenges ................................................................. 1 Summary Diagram Comparing the Lists ......................................................................................... 2 50 Largest Unreached People Groups Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 Listing ............................................................................................................................... 4 People Profiles ................................................................................................................. 5 50 Largest Unengaged Unreached People Groups Introduction ................................................................................................................... 55 Listing ............................................................................................................................. 56 People Profiles ............................................................................................................... 58 Essential Elements of the Great Commission ........................................................................... 108 An Appeal to all 7 Transform World 2020 Challenges: Christ’s Concern for the Last & the Least 50 Largest Unreached and 50 Largest Unengaged Unreached People Groups Christ’s concern is to reach the last and the least. Each of the seven Transform World Challenges is called to have a special focus on these people groups and participate toward the expected outcomes. The Challenges are: Ideological Challenge of Islam; Family Challenge; Orphan Challenge; Poverty Challenge; Human Rights Challenge; Christ’s Missional Challenge; and the Celebration Challenge. For example, two of the expected outcomes of Christ’s Missional Challenge are to reach the 50 largest unreached people groups by 2020 and to engage the 50 largest unengaged people groups by 2020. An expected outcome of the Ideological Challenge is also to reach the 50 largest unreached people groups and engage the 50 largest unengaged people groups which are Islamic, in collaboration with Transform World 2020 Christ’s Missional Challenge and the Poverty Challenge. An expected outcome of the Poverty Challenge is to build transformational, self‐sustainable model communities among the fifty largest unreached people groups and the fifty largest unengaged people groups. This booklet can serve as a roadmap for accomplishing these outcomes. The following pages provide listings and profiles for both the 50 largest unreached people groups (UPGs) and the 50 largest unengaged unreached people groups (UUPGs). An unreached people is a people group among which there is no indigenous community of believing Christians with adequate numbers and resources to evangelize this people group. An unengaged people is an unreached people group in which no known active onsite church planting is occurring. The relationship between these two lists is shown graphically on page 2. The profiles presented here have similar format, however, these two lists have different sources, methodology and criteria. Joshua Project provides the list of 50 largest UPGs and Finishing the Task provides the list of 50 largest UUPGs. Please see the introduction to each list (pg. 3 and 55) for more details. Feedback, corrections and progress updates are urgently needed. Do you see errors? Are you aware of these groups being engaged and/or reached? Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] to help keep this information up‐to‐date. 1 Christ’s Missional Challenge 50 L U 50 L U Finishing the Task Data Source Joshua Project (Subset of Internaonal Mission Board data) Outside South Asia ethno‐linguisc Outside South Asia ethno‐linguisc People Definion South Asia by caste South Asia mixture of language and caste Less than 2% Evangelical and Unreached Definion Less than 2% Evangelical Less than 5% Chrisan Adherent Website www.joshuaproject.net www.finishingthetask.com Joshua Project All People Groups: 16,400 (6.9 Billion) UNREACHED People Groups: 7,060 (2.9 billion) 50 Largest UNREACHED People Groups (1.4 billion) Finishing the Task / IMB All People Groups: 11,400 (6.9 Billion) UNREACHED People Groups: 7,010 (4.2 billion) UNENGAGED People Groups: 3,170 (.35 billion) Notes: Unengaged = No known on‐site church 50 Largest UNENGAGED planng effort underway. People Groups Counts and populaons are rounded and as of October 2012. 2 Christ’s Missional Challenge 50 Largest UNREACHED People Groups Source: Joshua Project Criteria: Less than 2% Evangelical and less than 5% Christian Adherent Profiles: Blue header / footer Website: http://www.joshuaproject.net Feedback: [email protected] 3 50 Largest Unreached People Groups www.joshuaproject.net 10/2012 Country Unreached People Population Primary Religion Country Unreached People Population Primary Religion Afghanistan Pashtun, Northern 12,485,000 Islam India Shaikh 75,082,000 Islam Algeria Algerian, Arab 25,262,000 Islam India Teli 16,867,000 Hinduism Bangladesh Shaikh 128,180,000 Islam India Vanniyan 11,353,000 Hinduism Cambodia Khmer, Central 13,005,000 Buddhism India Yadav 55,471,000 Hinduism China Hakka 33,041,000 Ethnic Religions Indonesia Java Pesisir Lor 33,999,000 Islam China Han Chinese, Xiang 35,580,000 Ethnic Religions Indonesia Sunda 32,969,000 Islam China Hui 12,487,000 Islam Iran Azeri Turk 14,816,000 Islam China Uyghur 10,696,000 Islam Iran Persian 29,036,000 Islam India Bania 26,721,000 Hinduism Iraq Arab, Iraqi 16,066,000 Islam India Bhil 14,058,000 Hinduism Japan Japanese 122,353,000 Buddhism India Brahman 56,565,000 Hinduism Korea, North Korean 24,355,000 Non‐Religious India Chamar 50,550,000 Hinduism Morocco Arab, Moroccan 13,622,000 Islam India Dhobi, Hindu 11,730,000 Hinduism Myanmar Burmese 27,153,000 Buddhism India Gond 13,170,000 Hinduism Nigeria Hausa 26,041,000 Islam India Jat, Hindu 16,663,000 Hinduism Pakistan Jat, Muslim 29,768,000 Islam India Jat, Sikh 10,587,000 Sikh Pakistan Pashtun, Northern 22,915,000 Islam India Kapu 14,621,000 Hinduism Pakistan Rajput, Muslim 15,577,000 Islam India Koli 12,106,000 Hinduism Pakistan Shaikh 11,581,000 Islam India Kumhar 14,207,000 Hinduism Saudi Arabia Arab, Saudi Najdi 11,969,000 Islam India Kunbi 15,690,000 Hinduism Taiwan Han Chinese, Holo 13,338,000 Ethnic Religions India Kurmi 17,125,000 Hinduism Thailand Isan, Thai 18,521,000 Buddhism India Mahratta 26,823,000 Hinduism Thailand Thai, Central 20,166,000 Buddhism India Nai 10,920,000 Hinduism Turkey Turk 51,906,000 Islam India Pashtun, Northern 10,930,000 Islam Uzbekistan Uzbek, Northern 22,301,000 Islam India Rajput 42,846,000 Hinduism Yemen Yemeni, Northern 11,733,000 Islam Sobering Facts All these people groups have less than 2% Christ‐followers and have very limited access to the Gospel. One in five people on earth live in these 50 unreached peoples. These 50 unreached people groups are comprised of 1.365 billion souls. Every group is larger than 10,000,000 in population. None have an indigenous church capable of taking the Gospel to the entire group. Primary religion: 22 are Muslim, 18 Hindu, 5 Buddhist, 3 Ethnic Religions, 1 non‐Religious, 1 Sikh. 46 of these 50 unreached people groups are in the 10/40 Window, 43 are in closed countries. For every dollar of Christian resources less than a penny is directed at reaching unreached people groups. 4 50 Largest UNREACHED People Groups Transform‐World: Christ's Missional Challenge ‐ The Last and the Least Pashtun, Northern of Afghanistan People Name Pashtun, Northern Country Afghanistan 10/40 Window Yes Population 12,485,000 World Population 47,089,000 Language Pashto, Northern Religion Islam Bible Complete Online Audio NT No Jesus Film Yes Audio Recordings Yes Copyright © Jeremy Weate Christ Followers Less than 2 % "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest Status Unreached to send out workers into His harvest." Progress Level 1.1 BACKGROUND in a fortified residence called a qala. Every qala Brahminism and the harshness of Buddhism. For The Pashtun, or Pushtun, are a race of warriors is divided into two areas: a general living area this reason, their underlying faith and steadfast who live primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. and the private living quarters. A high wall in the devotion to Islam are very strong. They consist of about sixty tribes, each with its middle separates the two areas. own territory. Although their origin is unclear, WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS? their legends say that they are the descendants Distinctive tribal customs and traditions also Many of the Pashtun are extremely poor and of Afghana, grandson of King Saul. However, form an integral part of Pashtun society. The live in unsanitary conditions caused mainly by most scholars believe that they probably arose true essence of their culture can be seen in the poor water supply). A large number of the from ancient Aryans intermingling with "code of ethics" that they live by. This unwritten adults are also illiterate. The need for qualified subsequent invaders. code is called Pushtunwali ("the way of the medical teams and school teachers is great. Pushtun"), and is close to the
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