The Slovaks of Montenegro

The Slovaks of Montenegro, numbering approximately 5,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Slovaks in Montenegro. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Slovak is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Montenegro
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Slovak (slk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 5,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050307
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

56%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Slovak
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Slovak Speakers

Media Resources in Slovak:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Slovak:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Slovak Bible Society✓

1 entry

Or check out the Slovak 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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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 Slovaks:
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 Slovaks of Montenegro

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Slovak Across Countries (ROP3 - 109354) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SlovaksSlovaksSlovakia4,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksCzech Republic126,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksAustria36,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksUnited States32,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksCanada23,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksSweden10,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksArgentina9,300Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksSlovaksMontenegro5,900Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism

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