The Germans of Kazakhstan

The Germans of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 219,000 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 Unaffiliated and Russian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 219,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048816
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Pray for the Germans of Kazakhstan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

49%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Russian:

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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 Kazakhstan

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

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

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