The Germans of Singapore

The Germans of Singapore, numbering approximately 2,000 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 Protestantism and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018440

Pray for the Germans of Singapore

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism 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

3 films

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 Singapore

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansGermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
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
GermansGermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBolivia266,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated

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