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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sela of Indonesia

The Sela of Indonesia, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a highland Papuan ethnolinguistic community of eastern Papua, Indonesia. They form part of the broader Korupun-Sela (Kimyal) population and maintain a distinct local identity rooted in clan relationships, mountain valleys, and customary lands They are an Indigenous people, with Sela as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Korupun-Sela.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Korupun-Sela (kpq)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023041
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

33%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Korupun-Sela
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Korupun-Sela Speakers

Media Resources in Korupun-Sela:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Korupun-Sela:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Indonesian Bible Society✓✓✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sela are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Sela:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Sela of Indonesia

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
readPsalm 65:9

Give thanks for God's provision in nature, and pray that those who don't know Him will recognize His hand, desire to know their Creator, and hear the truth that Jesus is the solution to the world's greatest need.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Sela Across Countries (ROP3 - 108805) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SelaPG023041SelaIndonesia7,100No Longer UnreachedKorupun-SelaProtestantism

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