Unreached People and Mission Articles

What is a People Group?
Overview of what distinguishes one people group from another.

How Many People Groups are There?
Helps provide insight into the various counts of unreached peoples.

People Group List Methodology
How Joshua Project has developed a list of people groups.

Small People Group Policy
How Joshua Project handles very small diaspora people groups.

Why Include % Professing Christian in Unreached Definition?
Why use % Professing Christian as part of the definition of unreached.

Why Use Caste / Community to Define Peoples?
Why the community / caste focus is needed in support of church planting movements in South Asia. (Omid)

Clash in Worldview and the Peoples of South Asia
Importance of viewing South Asia people groups with the correct worldview. (Bush)

What is the 10/40 Window?
An overview of this strategic region of the world.

Hijacking Unreached
Can the meaning of one term hinder the spread of the Gospel? (Degrove)

What Happened to People Group Thinking?
Revisiting the Biblical mandate to make disciples of all people groups. (Parks)

Do People Groups Still Matter?
Do people groups still matter in modern missions thinking? (Mission Frontiers)

People Group Lists Comparison
A comparison of the major global people group lists.

People Group Lists Details
A detailed analysis of the major global people group lists.

God's Global Mission Clarified
Making sense out of the verbiage surrounding missions in an age of competing information. (Newell)

Has Everyone Heard?
Challenging the idea that most everyone has heard of Jesus Christ.

A Balanced People Group Focus
Finding a balance of unengaged unreached people groups (UUPGs) and unreached people groups (UPGs).

No Christians, No Scripture, No Missionaries:ArticleList
People groups with no known Christ-followers, no Scripture and no missionaries. (Bergman / Morrison)

What is Success?
A challenging discussion of the term 'success" in Joshua 1:8. (Alvin Low)
Sheds light on how Joshua Project got its name.

People Clusters as Concept
Why are People Clusters a strategic concept?

Affinity Blocs and People Clusters
A unique approach toward strategic insight and mission partnership. (Johnstone)

Evangelism vs. Disciple Making
Implications to the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

World Evangelization in the 21st Century
Prioritizing essential elements in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Eshleman)

30 Ways to Stay Alive to Missions
30 key ways to cultivate a passion for missions. (Desiring God)

The Blessing
Introduction to Missions Bible Study and Course.

Mission Vision Ideas
Ideas for developing a passion and vision for missions and unreached peoples.

Amazing Countdown Facts
Encouraging progress in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Frontier Ventures)

A Wartime Lifesytle
Adopting a wartime lifestyle in the battle to advance the Lord's Kingdom. (Winter)

Finishing the Task
People group perspective of the remaining task of the Great Commission. (Winter / Koch)

The Highest Priority
1974 Lausanne address that ignited the unreached peoples movement. (Winter)