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The Georgians of Azerbaijan

The Georgians of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kartvelian people indigenous to the South Caucasus, speakers of the isolate Georgian language and script, with a distinct Orthodox Christian tradition dating to the 4th century and a culture marked by hospitality traditions and polyphonic vocal music. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Georgian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Georgian (kat)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024064
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Georgian
Language Family: Kartvelian

100%
%
Georgian Speakers

Media Resources in Georgian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Georgian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Institute Bible Translation✓
Bibles International✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Georgian 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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Georgians:
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 Georgians of Azerbaijan

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the day of their salvation and persevere in their faith despite hardships and suffering.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Georgian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103298) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GeorgiansPG000791GeorgiansGeorgia3,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024556GeorgiansTurkiye181,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianSunni Islam
GeorgiansPG048825GeorgiansRussian Federation113,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024155GeorgiansIran64,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianShia Islam
GeorgiansPG043247GeorgiansUnited States39,500Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024064GeorgiansAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024674GeorgiansUzbekistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG024268GeorgiansKazakhstan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG047421GeorgiansCanada2,700Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024504GeorgiansTajikistan2,100Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG024616GeorgiansTurkmenistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated

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

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