People group profile · PG007216
The Jing of China
The Jing of China, numbering about 30,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a people of China.
They are an indigenous people in the Vietnamese people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Daoism, and they primarily speak Vietnamese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 30,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Vietnamese
- Primary language
- Vietnamese (vie)
- Primary religion
- Daoism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jing are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Jing
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Daoism · Ethnoreligion
Primary language
Vietnamese · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Vietnamese
Gospel resources in Vietnamese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Vietnamese)
- JESUS (Vietnamese, Northern)
- Magdalena (Vietnamese)
- Magdalena (Vietnamese, Northern)
Bibles
- 1924 Khoi-Cadman · audio
- 2002 Bible League International · text
- Ban Dich 2011 · text
- Revised Vietnamese Version · video
- Vietnamese Old Version · audio, text
- Word of God for Everyone (Catholic) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jing
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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