The Serbs of Argentina

The Serbs of Argentina, numbering approximately 7,400 people, are Unengaged and 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 Unaffiliated and Serbian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 7,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017366
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

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%
Unaffiliated 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

Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Serbian Translation✓

1 entry

Or check out the Serbian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Serbs:
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Pray specifically for the Serbs of Argentina

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.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SerbsSerbsSerbia6,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsBosnia and Herzegovina963,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsGermany238,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsMontenegro200,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsCroatia187,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsAustria155,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsUnited States80,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsKosovo76,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsFrance60,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsSlovenia53,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianRoman Catholicism
SerbsSerbsNorth Macedonia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsCanada38,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsItaly36,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsAustralia35,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsArgentina7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsSerbsTurkiye5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsChile4,100Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsSerbsZambia3,900Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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