The Jews of New Zealand

The Jews of New Zealand, numbering approximately 7,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community of English-speaking Jews in New Zealand. They mostly adhere to Judaism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
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: PG018501
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

80%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Jews of New Zealand

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Jew (English) Across Countries (ROP3 - 117322) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
JewsJewsSouth Africa71,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
Singaporean JewsSingaporean JewsSingapore850Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
JewsJewsNew Zealand7,400Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishJudaism
JewsJewsAustralia119,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
Anglo-Canadian JewsAnglo-Canadian JewsCanada283,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
HasidimHasidimUnited Kingdom32,500No Longer UnreachedHebrewJudaism

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