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The Serbs of Montenegro

The Serbs of Montenegro, numbering approximately 200,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Slavic people native to the central Balkans, whose culture has been shaped by Orthodox Christianity, village and kinship traditions, centuries of life under competing empires, and a strong sense of historical and cultural continuity. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Serbian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Montenegro
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 200,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048716
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

76%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Serbian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Serbian Speakers

Media Resources in Serbian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Serbian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Serbs 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 Serbs:
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 Serbs of Montenegro

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Serb Across Countries (ROP3 - 108856) reported in the following countries:

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18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SerbsPG000969SerbsSerbia6,175,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000724SerbsBosnia and Herzegovina963,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000268SerbsGermany238,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG048716SerbsMontenegro200,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000763SerbsCroatia187,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG049962SerbsAustria155,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG043620SerbsUnited States80,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG047971SerbsKosovo76,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000195SerbsFrance60,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG050300SerbsSlovenia53,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG000860SerbsNorth Macedonia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG047369SerbsCanada38,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG050053SerbsItaly36,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG008065SerbsAustralia35,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG017366SerbsArgentina7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsPG024588SerbsTurkiye5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsPG017454SerbsChile4,100Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsPG015626SerbsZambia3,900Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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