The Slovenes of Slovenia

The Slovenes of Slovenia, numbering approximately 1,960,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a South Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture reflects the interaction of Alpine, Mediterranean, Balkan, and Central European traditions. Slovene society places strong value on language, education, and family life They are an Indigenous people, with Slovene as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Slav, Southern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Slovene.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Slovenia
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Slovene (slv)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,960,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000982
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

58%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Slovene
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Slovene Speakers

Media Resources in Slovene:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Slovene:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Slovenski standardni prevod

1 entry

Or check out the Slovene bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Slovenes 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 Slovenes:
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 Slovenes of Slovenia

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Slovene Across Countries (ROP3 - 109357) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SlovenesSlovenesSlovenia1,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesSlovenesUnited States73,500Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesSlovenesItaly52,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesSlovenesAustria25,500Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesSlovenesGermany20,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesSlovenesCanada16,000Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesSlovenesArgentina13,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism

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