The Jews of New Zealand

The Jews of New Zealand, numbering approximately 7,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an ethnoreligious community of English-speaking Jews in New Zealand They are an Indigenous people, with Jewish as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. They mostly adhere to Judaism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 7,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018501
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

80%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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

Next steps for the Jews:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Jews of New Zealand

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Jew (English) Across Countries (ROP3 - 117322) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Anglo-Canadian JewsAnglo-Canadian JewsCanada283,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
JewsJewsAustralia119,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
JewsJewsSouth Africa71,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
HasidimHasidimUnited Kingdom32,500No Longer UnreachedHebrewJudaism
JewsJewsNew Zealand7,400Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishJudaism
Singaporean JewsSingaporean JewsSingapore850Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism

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