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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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 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.

B'laan Koronadal in Philippines photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim 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

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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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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

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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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
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Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
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Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Koronadal Bilaan (ROP3 - 105240) reported in the following countries:

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