People group profile · PG022434
The Madura of Indonesia
The Madura of Indonesia, numbering about 8,130,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group originally from the island of Madura, now found in many parts of Indonesia.
They are an indigenous people in the Madura of Java people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Madurese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 8,130,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Madura of Java
- Primary language
- Madurese (mad)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- East Java province: Java island coast south and west of Surabaja city, Bawean, Kangean, and Sapudi islands; South Kalimantan province: Java Sea area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Madura 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 Madura
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Madurese · Austronesian family
100% speak Madurese
Gospel resources in Madurese
- Bible available, published 1994
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Today's Madura Version, 1994 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Madura
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Madura in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105999) is reported in 1 other country.
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