Discover insights, research, and strategic resources to help you engage with unreached people groups
Explore carefully curated resources from trusted mission organizations, Joshua Project's original research and insights, and our monthly newsletter archive, all designed to equip and mobilize the global church for the Great Commission.
Carefully selected articles and resources from trusted mission organizations and thought leaders. These external publications complement our mission and offer valuable perspectives on reaching unreached people groups worldwide.
Are people groups a recent social science invention or are they a Scriptural concept?
The development of unreached peoples definitions and their relevance today.
Defining "unreached people groups" is fraught with problems.
Jesus is not sitting around, waiting for us to get our act together.
There are lots of good things, but for missions, a focus on the unreached is best.
Why we must return to the true meaning of 'Unreached'.
How data can help inform and guide outreach strategy.
What are Frontier Peoples and why are they so important?
People Group Adoption: God’s Supernatural Way for Mission Breakthroughs.
A practical manual for planning effective strategies to reach the unreached.
Insights on the shifting role and challenges of people group lists.
A more fruitful way to "reach the unreached"?
Revisiting the Biblical mandate to make disciples of all people groups.
A strategy for the evangelization of South Asia.
Tracing the concept of nations through the Bible.
Creative and effective ways to mobilize when travel is limited.
30 key ways to cultivate and sustain a passion for missions.
Making Sense Out of the Verbiage Surrounding Missions
An in-depth look at the term "ethne" to determine if South Asia castes / communities should be considered people groups.
Toward practical overcoming of the barriers keeping us from succeeding among Frontier People Groups in South Asia.
Narrowing the focus to a single people group.
Comparing terms found in CPPI, Joshua Project, and World Christian databases.
The priorities and urgency of Great Commission involvement.
Do people groups still matter in modern missions thinking?
Introduction to Missions Bible Study and Course.
Prioritizing essential elements in fulfilling the Great Commission
Original research, methodology insights, and data-driven analysis from our team. These articles provide deeper understanding of how we track, categorize, and mobilize prayer for unreached people groups around the world.
Overview of what distinguishes one people group from another.
Helps provide insight into the various counts of unreached peoples.
How Joshua Project developed a list of people groups.
Granularity and defining the boundaries of a people group.
A comparison of the major global people group lists.
An overview of this strategic region of the world.
Why use % Professing Christian as part of the definition of unreached.
A brief history and overview of South Asia people group lists.
Why a caste focus is needed for church planting movements in South Asia.
Answers the question are South Asia castes and communities the same thing?
Why religion is important when defining people groups in South Asia.
What do terms like community, caste, ST, SC, OBC, FC and Dalit mean?.
Distinguishing between language groups and people groups.
Understanding why the Deaf are considered a distinct people group.
Why are People Clusters a strategic concept?
An approach toward strategic insight and mission partnership.
Understanding the challenges of People Clusters in South Asia
Challenging the idea that most everyone has heard of Jesus Christ.
Dozens of ideas for developing Great Commission and unreached peoples vision.
Can the meaning of one term hinder the spread of the Gospel?
Unengaged unreached people groups (UUPGs) and unreached people groups (UPGs).
Implications to the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
How to use Facebook to impact an unreached people group.
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