The Germans of Bolivia

The Germans of Bolivia, numbering approximately 266,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are 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 mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 266,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017403
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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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The SaviorView Film

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Bible Resources in German:

Or check out the German bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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 Germans:
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 Germans of Bolivia

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansGermansBolivia266,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansGermany69,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism

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