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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Balkan Romani of Serbia

The Balkan Romani of Serbia, numbering approximately 276,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Serbia, the Balkans, and Kosovo. They are an Indigenous people, in the Romani people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Romani, Balkan.

Balkan Romani in Afghanistan photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: European Peoples
Country: Serbia
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Romani, Balkan (rmn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 276,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG039305

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Romani, Balkan
Language Family: Indo-European

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Romani, Balkan Speakers

Media Resources in Romani, Balkan:

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Bible Resources in Romani, Balkan:

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Next steps for the Balkan Romani

The Balkan Romani are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Balkan Romani

The Balkan Romani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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

Next steps for the Balkan Romani

The Balkan Romani are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Balkan Romani of Serbia

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Romani, Balkan (ROP3 - 108397) reported in the following countries:

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