The Jains (Tamil) of India

The Jains (Tamil) of India, numbering approximately 124,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a pan-Indian ethnoreligious community united by the Jain religious tradition. They comprise numerous regional and caste-based communities that typically retain their local languages and cultural identities They are an Indigenous people, with Jain as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South Asian Jain people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Jainism. They primarily speak Tamil.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Jain
Primary Language(s): Tamil (tam)
Primary Religion(s): Jainism
Population: 124,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047966

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Jainism
Religious Affiliation: Other

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Jainism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tamil
Language Family: Dravidian

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Tamil Speakers

Media Resources in Tamil:

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Bible Resources in Tamil:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jains (Tamil) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Jains (Tamil):
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Jains (Tamil) of India

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Jain (Tamil) Across Countries (ROP3 - 116468) reported in the following countries:

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