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The Serbs of Croatia

The Serbs of Croatia, numbering approximately 187,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Slavic people native to the central Balkans, whose culture has been shaped by Orthodox Christianity, village and kinship traditions, centuries of life under competing empires, and a strong sense of historical and cultural continuity. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Serbian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Croatia
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 187,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000763
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Pray for the Serbs of Croatia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Serbian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Serbian Speakers

Media Resources in Serbian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Serbian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Serbs 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 Serbs:
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 Serbs of Croatia

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Serb Across Countries (ROP3 - 108856) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SerbsPG015626SerbsZambia3,900Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG017454SerbsChile4,100Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsPG024588SerbsTurkiye5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG017366SerbsArgentina7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsPG008065SerbsAustralia35,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG050053SerbsItaly36,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG047369SerbsCanada38,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000860SerbsNorth Macedonia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG050300SerbsSlovenia53,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianRoman Catholicism
SerbsPG000195SerbsFrance60,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG047971SerbsKosovo76,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG043620SerbsUnited States80,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG049962SerbsAustria155,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000763SerbsCroatia187,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG048716SerbsMontenegro200,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000268SerbsGermany238,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000724SerbsBosnia and Herzegovina963,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000969SerbsSerbia6,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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