The Bosniaks of Austria

The Bosniaks of Austria, numbering approximately 101,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Bosnia and Herzegovina with distinct cultural traditions that blend Islamic, European, and Balkan influences. Austria hosts one of the largest Bosniak diasporas in Europe. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bosnian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Bosnian (bos)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 101,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049965
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bosnian
Language Family: Bororoan

100%
%
Bosnian Speakers

Media Resources in Bosnian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Bosnian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Bosnian 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

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And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Bosniak Across Countries (ROP3 - 101629) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
BosniaksBosniaksBosnia and Herzegovina1,350,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksNorth Macedonia40,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksMontenegro48,500Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksGermany203,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksUnited States168,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksCanada44,500Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksAustria101,000Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksBosniaksSlovenia34,000Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam

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