People group profile · PG013275
The Bisa of Ghana
The Bisa of Ghana, numbering about 278,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso and northeastern Ghana.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Bissa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 278,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Bissa (bib)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Northeastern tip of the upper East Region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bisa are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Bisa
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
37% adherents
Primary language
Bissa · Mande family
100% speak Bissa
Gospel resources in Bissa
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Barka)
Bibles
- 2000 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bisa
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Busansi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101797) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisa | Burkina Faso | 927,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bisa | Cote d’Ivoire | 145,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bisa | Togo | 16,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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