People group profile · PG022529
The Penghulu of Indonesia
The Penghulu of Indonesia, numbering about 28,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Jambi Malay community descended from migrants from West Sumatra whose identity reflects a blend of Minangkabau and Jambi traditions, long settlement along the Batang Asai and surrounding river valleys, and enduring clan-based social organization.
They are an indigenous people in the Melayu of Sumatra people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Minangkabau.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 28,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Melayu of Sumatra
- Primary language
- Minangkabau (min)
- 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
- Aceh province: Aceh Singkil regency, Pulau Banyak and Singkil districts; Simeulue regency, Sinabang; South Aceh regency; Southwest Aceh regency; West Aceh regency, Meureubo district (Aneuk Jamèe dialect); Bengkulu province: west coast Mukomuko area; Sout
Where they live
Gospel status
The Penghulu 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 Penghulu
- 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
Minangkabau · Austronesian family
100% speak Minangkabau
Gospel resources in Minangkabau
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Minangkabau)
Bibles
- Today's Minang Version, 2010 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Penghulu
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
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