The Mongondow of Indonesia

The Mongondow of Indonesia, numbering approximately 651,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia They are an Indigenous people, with Mongondow as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Mongondow is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Mongondow (mog)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 651,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022845
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mongondow
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Mongondow Speakers

Media Resources in Mongondow:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Mongondow:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Mongondow Version, 2006✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Mongondow bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mongondow 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 Mongondow:
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 Mongondow of Indonesia

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
readPsalm 20:7

Pray for those who trust in anything other than the Lord to be convicted of their sin and learn about what Jesus did for them so that they can choose to trust in Him.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Mongondow Across Countries (ROP3 - 106759) reported in the following countries:

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