Adopt a Frontier People Group

Join the effort to reach them through prayer and partnership

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What This Is About

People Group Adoption connects you with the mission work happening among frontier people groups.

This is more than signing up to pray for a few months. It's a sustained commitment to see real progress toward gospel access among Frontier People Groups.

Your adoption includes:

Information about barriers to reaching them
Progress reports from teams working on the ground (when available)
Prayer guidance based on current needs
Partnership opportunities with sending organizations

Not all of these are available for each FPG, but as they do, we'll provide updates.

1.9 Billion people live in communities where the gospel has barely reached

The Reality

These are frontier people groups. They have almost no believers, likely no churches, or access to Scripture in their language.

Some of these groups have sending organizations working among them. Many are still waiting.

When you adopt a frontier people group: You pray for them consistently. You explore ways to support the work (if sending organizations are present).
This platform exists to close the gap between people who want to help and teams doing the work.

The ADOPT Framework

The Adoption Process is summarized with the acrostic ADOPT.

A

Awaken

Awaken to the reality of Frontier People Groups (FPGs) and why they are the highest priority in missions.

D

Decide

Decide on a Frontier People Group to adopt as a family, small group, or church, or decide on multiple FPGs to adopt as a larger network or mission organization.

O

Orient

Orient yourself to the world of your adopted Frontier People Group to understand who they are, what they believe, and what their lives are like.

P

Pray

Pray consistently and strategically for open doors, gospel laborers, and spiritual breakthroughs among your adopted group.

T

Team Up & Take Action

Team Up with those who will help fill the gaps for effective evangelism and church planting to take place among this FPG. Take Action by clarifying your role and specific action steps.

How It Works

Choose Your People Group. Select which frontier people group you want to reach. Let us know who you have adopted so we can assist in the process, as well as see where adopters may partner together.

We Check for Active Work. If a sending organization works among your group and you want to connect, we inform the mission team. If no sending organization exists yet or you prefer to pray independently, you receive prayer resources.

Stay Informed. You receive updates about your adopted people group. Learn about current needs, barriers to gospel access, and progress being made. See when others have adopted the same group.

Partnerships Begin. When we make a match with a sending organization, they contact you directly. You work together from there. We step back and let the relationship develop naturally.

Explore People Groups

Filter by country or religion, then choose a people group to see their location and profile on the map.

Choose a people group from the filters above or click a marker on the map to view their profile.

What Makes This Different

Direct Connections

We don't create another layer between you and the mission work. We make the connection, then step aside. Sending organizations contact you directly with updates, needs, and opportunities based on what's actually happening on the ground.

Multiplied Support

Multiple adopters support each group. You're not alone in this. Other churches, prayer groups, and denominations can adopt the same frontier people group. Together, this creates sustained prayer and support.

Flexible Involvement

You decide your level of involvement. Some adopters pray alone. Others combine prayer with funding, field work, or other support alongside sending organizations. Both approaches help reach the Frontier People Groups.

Why Accountability Matters

This isn't a feel-good initiative. It's a strategic effort to see gospel access reach every frontier people group.

Commit to pray regularly
Stay informed about the people group
Track progress over time
Explore partnership opportunities
Unite your prayers with others

The Goal

Every frontier people group has multiple adopters praying for them. Mission teams working among frontier peoples have the prayer support, funding, and workers they need.

Adoption Progress Meter

Frontier People Groups Adopted

200 of 3,209 Frontier People Groups Adopted

6%

What Happens After You Adopt?

Active If a Sending Organization is Working Among Your Group

They reach out to you directly with:

  • Specific prayer requests
  • Ways you can support the mission
  • Updates on progress and challenges, as available

Pending If No Sending Organization is Involved

You receive:

  • Detailed profile of the people group
  • Updates when new information becomes available
  • Notification if a sending organization begins work
  • Notifications when others adopt your adopted group

Either way, you're part of a focused effort to see this people group reached with the gospel.

Ready to Begin?

Commit to pray. Share their story. Explore partnership opportunities with others working in the field.

Adopt a People Group

Partner Organizations for People Group Adoption

These organizations partner with us in facilitating people group adoption and connecting adopting partners with resources and opportunities.

Global People Group Adoption Network

Registration Form

This form helps us understand mission engagement, connect adopting partners with like-minded organizations, and better support efforts to fulfill the Great Commission among the least-reached people groups.

Contact Information

Preferred Communication Channel

Mission Engagement

People Group Focus

Ministry Capacity

Prayer groups can focus on your specific adopted people group, frontier people groups in general, or broader unreached people group initiatives.

Network Participation

Your information will be shared only with verified adopting partners within our network, and will be handled with strict confidentiality.

Additional Comments

Privacy & Data Use: Your contact information will be used solely to connect you with the People Group Adoption Network and facilitate collaboration among adopting partners. We will not share your information with third parties outside of the network without your explicit consent, and we will never sell or misuse your data.

Connect to pray. Share their story. Explore partnership opportunities with others working on the field. Together, we can make Jesus known where He is not yet known.

Prayer Resources

Stand in the gap for people who have never heard the name of Jesus. Your prayers matter.

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Mobilization Resources

Support church planters, translation efforts, and more to advance the gospel.

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Clearing House

Click the link below to access the vision for the People Group Adoption Clearinghouse document

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about People Group Adoption

People Group Adoption is a prayer, advocacy, and partnership commitment to establish self-propagating church movements among least-reached peoples in every nation.

It facilitates intentional and measurable gospel breakthroughs among the least reached.

Christian families, churches, and mission organizations.

You can select from:

  • Frontier Peoples
  • Unreached Peoples
  • Unengaged Peoples
  • Peoples by Religion
  • Peoples by Region
  • Peoples by Population
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Diaspora Communities
  • Prayer commitment
  • Creating awareness
  • Building partnerships
  • Supporting missionaries
  • Funding field projects
  • Sustained Engagement

3 years | 5 years | Full adoption until there is a multiplying church movement among the people.

Yes. Collaboration is encouraged. Shared adoption reduces duplication, maximizes resources and accelerates impact.

Key indicators include:

  • Growth of local believers and house churches
  • Translation of Scriptures or discipleship materials
  • Indigenous leaders development

Yes, work with your level of grace per time. Start with one group until you have established capacity and systems to support more. Depth and quality of engagement matter more than quantity.

  • Share stories and prayer requests during gatherings.
  • Organize prayer meetings.
  • Host cultural immersion campaigns.
  • Invite missionaries to speak during services.
  • Fundraise for field projects.
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