The B'laan Koronadal of Philippines

The B'laan Koronadal of Philippines, numbering approximately 105,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Philippines, Mindanao, South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces and can also be known as Bilaan, Tagalagad. They are an Indigenous people, in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Blaan, Koronadal.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Blaan, Koronadal (bpr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 105,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007625

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Blaan, Koronadal
Language Family: Austronesian

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Blaan, Koronadal Speakers

Media Resources in Blaan, Koronadal:

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal 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.

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal 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.

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read1 Samuel 13:13a

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The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

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I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Koronadal Bilaan reported in the following countries (ROP3):

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