People group profile · PG022578
The Lawangan of Indonesia
The Lawangan of Indonesia, numbering about 184,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.
They are an indigenous people in the Banjar of Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Lawangan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 184,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Banjar of Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Lawangan (lbx)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Central Kalimantan province: North, East, and South Barito regencies; East Kalimantan province: Karau river area; South Kalimantan province: Balangan, Kotabaru, and Tabalong regencies
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lawangan are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Lawangan
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Lawangan · Austronesian family
100% speak Lawangan
Gospel resources in Lawangan
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Lawangan)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lawangan
- 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.
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