The Georgians of Azerbaijan

The Georgians of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kartvelian people indigenous to the South Caucasus, speakers of the isolate Georgian language and script, with a distinct Orthodox Christian tradition dating to the 4th century and a culture marked by hospitality traditions and polyphonic vocal music. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Georgian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Georgian (kat)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024064
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Georgian
Language Family: Kartvelian

100%
%
Georgian Speakers

Media Resources in Georgian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Georgian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Institute Bible Translation✓
Bibles International✓✓

2 entries

Or check out the Georgian 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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Georgians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Georgians of Azerbaijan

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Georgian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103298) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkmenistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansTajikistan2,100Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansCanada2,700Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansKazakhstan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansUzbekistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansUnited States39,500Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansIran64,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianShia Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansRussian Federation113,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkiye181,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianSunni Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansGeorgia3,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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