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The Slovenes of Germany

The Slovenes of Germany, numbering approximately 20,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture reflects the interaction of Alpine, Mediterranean, Balkan, and Central European traditions. Slovene society places strong value on language, education, and family life. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Slovenian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Germany
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Slovenian (slv)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 20,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000270
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Slovenian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Slovene Speakers

Media Resources in Slovenian:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Slovenian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Slovenian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Slovenes of Germany

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Slovene Across Countries (ROP3 - 109357) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SlovenesPG000982SlovenesSlovenia1,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovenianRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG043629SlovenesUnited States74,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovenianRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG000356SlovenesItaly52,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovenianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesPG000041SlovenesAustria25,500Engaged yet UnreachedSlovenianRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG000270SlovenesGermany20,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovenianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesPG043474SlovenesCanada16,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovenianRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG017368SlovenesArgentina13,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovenianRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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