Joshua ProjectBringing Definition to the Unfinished Task

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to stimulate pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Sonar of India: 6.9 million, Hindu, unreached

What is the Great Commission?

Mahratta of India: 27.3 million, Hindu, unreached

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” Matthew 28:19

How many nations are there?Where are they?Which are the least-reached?

Joshua Project exists to help answer these questions.

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to catalyze pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Shaikh of Bangladesh: 122.1 million, Muslim, unreached

What are people groups? People groups = Nations (ethne in Greek)

Nations is a key Biblical word:

“in you all the nations of the earth will be blessed”

“as a witness to all the nations and then the end will come”

“for the healing of the nations”

Definition: “For evangelization purposes, a people group is the largest group within which the Gospel can spread as a church planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance."

Isaan of Thailand: 17.9 million, Buddhist, unreached

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to catalyze pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Jat of Pakistan: 29.4 million, Muslim, unreached

How does Joshua Project bring definition?

Developed and continually update a comprehensive list of approximately 16,600 ethnic people groups.

Specific focus on the 7,100 unreached (the red section below) people groups which have less than 2% followers of Jesus Christ.

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9,500

7,100

Koiri of India: 7.1 million, Hindu, unreached

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to catalyze pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Tajik of Tajikistan: 4.3 million, Sunni Muslim, unreached

Extensive people profiles including photos, maps, text, statistics and links.

Gathering and presenting progress of the Church for every people group primarily by tracking the percent of Christ-followers.

How do you highlight the unreached?

Tujia of China: 7.3 million, Animist, unreached

Exposes over 6,000 people per day to the challenge of unreached peoples and the unfinished task of the Great Commission.

Over 6.5 million page-views and 17,000 data downloads in last twelve months.

Numerous data perspectives, unreached peoples materials and download capabilities.

Extensive linking to online ministry tools, profiles and web audio / video recordings.

www.joshuaproject.net

How is this information shared?

Kashmiri of India: 6.1 million, Muslim, unreached

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to catalyze pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Burmese of Myanmar: 28.7 million, Buddhist, unreached

Who does Joshua Project impact? Global mission agencies and organizations

Local churches and whole denominations

National church-planting movements

Prayer movements

Bible Colleges and Seminaries

Rajput of India: 39.2 million, Hindu, unreached

What is Joshua Project? An unreached peoples research initiative …

seeking to bring increased definition to the unfinished task of the Great Commission …

by highlighting the ethnic people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence …

in order to stimulate pioneer church-planting movements in their midst …

to the end that there will be worshipers before the Lord’s throne from every tribe, tongue, nation and people.

Sonar of India: 6.9 million, Hindu, unreached

What is the ultimate goal?“And this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached

in the whole world as a witness to all the nations and then the end shall come.” Matthew 24:14

The King will not come until the job is done.

“You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation” Revelation 5:9

There will be worshippers from every people group.

Moroccan Arab of Morocco: 14.5 million, Muslim, unreached

Joshua ProjectBringing Definition to the Unfinished Task