The Joshua Project

The Joshua Project is an excellent resource to discover unreached people groups, explore resources to equip yourself, get involved, and pray and partner with those who have a desire to reach the unreached people groups of the world.

This research initiative seeks to highlight the ethnic people groups of the world with the least followers of Christ. Accurate, regularly updated ethnic people group information is critical for understanding and completing the Great Commission.

Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 “This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Jesus directly links His return to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. While no one knows the date or time of His return, we do know that this gospel of the Kingdom must be preached to all the nations first. Revelation 5:9 and 7:9-10 show that there will be some from every tribe, tongue, nation and people before the Throne.

The Joshua Project seeks to answer the questions that result from the Great Commission’s call to make disciples among every nation or people group:

  • Who are the ethnic people groups of the world?
  • Which people groups still need an initial church-planting movement in their midst?
  • What ministry resources are available to help reach out to the least-reached?

The Joshua Project gathers, integrates and shares people group information to encourage pioneer church-planting movements among every ethnic group and to facilitate effective coordination of missions agency efforts. The Joshua Project compiles the work of numerous missions researchers to develop a list of all ethnic peoples that is as complete as possible.

Why Pray for the Unreached?

  • Prayer obeys Jesus’ command to ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers.
  • Prayer brings us into God’s presence which changes us.
  • Prayer reveals to us God’s plans so we can cooperate with Him in them.
  • Prayer invites God’s participation and presence in the process.
  • Prayer removes hindrances to the gospel.
  • Prayer prepares the hearts of unbelievers to hear the good news.
  • Prayer releases resources necessary to accomplish the task.
  • Prayer insures protection for workers and their work.
  • Prayer releases spiritual power to fulfill the call.
  • Prayer exercises divine authority to change situations and people.
  • Prayer IS the battle! Prayer maintains the victory.