People group profile · PG047777
The Deaf Norwegians of Norway
The Deaf Norwegians of Norway, numbering about 22,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication.
They are an indigenous people in the Deaf people cluster of the Deaf Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Norwegian Sign Language.
Fast facts
- Country
- Norway
- Population
- 22,500
- Affinity group
- Deaf Peoples
- People cluster
- Deaf
- Primary language
- Norwegian Sign Language (nsl)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
- Location
- Scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Deaf Norwegians 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Deaf Norwegians
- 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
Primary language
Norwegian Sign Language · Sign Language family
100% speak Norwegian Sign Language
Gospel resources in Norwegian Sign Language
- Bible available, published 2004
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Deaf Norwegians
- 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.
Deaf Norwegian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 116625) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Svalbardians | Svalbard | 30 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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