Category Archives: Nations & People Groups

Joyful All Ye Nations Rise!

By Scott Pittman | Published: December 7, 2011

During every Christmas season as far back as I can recall I have sung the carol “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”. Charles Wesley wrote the words in 1739. Inspired by the sound of London church bells he heard as he walked to church on Christmas Day, Wesley originally wrote the opening line as, “Hark , [...]

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UUPG REPORT

By Scott Pittman | Published: November 30, 2011

Here’s the most recent report on the status of the Unengaged, Unreached People Groups or UUPGs across the globe. The first chart reports a total of 3,684 UUPGs, breaking those down by Affinity Groups. The second shows  the population size of the various UUPGs, revealing that 72 have a population greater than 1 million. The third chart [...]

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NEW IMB “Virtual Wall”

By Scott Pittman | Published: November 3, 2011

 Great new tool from IMB to get connected with Unreached People Groups (UPGs) ! “Getting There” is an on-line tool designed to help you explore, discover, and interact with UPGs and UUPGs. What’s a UPG? Glad you asked. UPG is the IMB acronym for Unreached People Group. UUPG stands for Unengaged and Unreached People Group. Still [...]

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Churches Can Connect with Bhutanese and Nepalese

By Scott Pittman | Published: December 29, 2010

Has the Lord given you a heart and passion for Bhutanese/Nepalese? Join us March 3-4, 2011, in Nashville ,Tennessee at LifeWay, where you can learn how to move forward in your involvement in reaching this people group for Christ. If you are just getting your feet wet, experienced leaders will be there to help equip [...]

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Is God Calling Your Church to South Asia?

By Scott Pittman | Published: April 27, 2010

South Asian Peoples 2010 Summit Has the Lord given you a heart and passion for South Asians?  Bangladesh ~ Bhutan ~ India ~ Maldives ~ Nepal ~ Pakistan ~ Sri Lanka You are invited to participate in the South Asia Summit October 3 – 5, 2010 at Kingston Pike Campus Missions Center; FBC Concord – Knoxville TN. [...]

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Australia Calls Itself the “Lucky Country”

By Scott Pittman | Published: December 14, 2009

Is it? Or is it really in need of . . . . . Renewal – Refreshing – Living Water – Jesus!  “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! (Let’s Talk Turkey)

By Scott Pittman | Published: November 26, 2009

Turkey, the country, that is. Today, as you sit down to your Thanksgiving turkey, how about saying a prayer for the nation we call Turkey? One slice of Turkey’s population is the 2 million Zaza people that speak, you guessed it, Zazaki. In the 19th Century, Protestant, and Catholic missionaries came to Eastern Turkey but reached out [...]

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Gain a Vision for South Asian Peoples

By Scott Pittman | Published: November 6, 2009

The greatest concentration of lostness on Earth God is moving in a mighty way in the hearts and lives of South Asians, but the sad reality remains that ther are more than one BILLION people still considered lost. Like clockwork, some bow and recite prayers from their sacred book five times a day. Others light [...]

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Volunteer Teams Needed in Canada

By Scott Pittman | Published: November 2, 2009

Toronto, Ontario is the most multicultural city in the world. Forty-seven percent of the Greater Toronto area is first generation immigrant. The brand new GTA (Greater Toronto Area) Canada IMB team needs two new partner churches that have an affinity with and passion to reach university students, faculty and the psychographic known by some as “post [...]

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The Camel Rider’s Journal

By Scott Pittman | Published: October 28, 2009

The Camel Workshop Need training on how to witness to Muslims? Whether you’re planning to work with people of the Islam faith across town or across the globe, The Camel Workshop provides a field tested method for preparing your team. It utilizes an interactive workbook and DVD, designed to teach the missions-minded layperson how to [...]

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