The Germans of Australia

The Germans of Australia, numbering approximately 124,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions They are an Diaspora people, with German as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 124,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007907
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

48%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: German
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in German:

Films:
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Bible Resources in German:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Germans 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.

Next steps for the Germans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Germans of Australia

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GermansGermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansGermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansGermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansGermany69,070,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansBolivia265,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated

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