Joshua Project Properties

Properties and concepts owned by Joshua Project, declared in the GC-Core ontology.

Namespace: https://ontology.global.church/joshuaproject# (prefix: jp:)

Contents

Properties

jp:affinityBlocDatatype Property#
affinity bloc
Joshua Project Affinity Bloc — a broad ethnolinguistic grouping of related people clusters (e.g. 'Arab World', 'South Asian Peoples').
Domain: PeopleGroup · Range: string
jp:bibleStatusDatatype Property#
Bible status
Bible translation status for this people group. 0 = Unspecified, 1 = Translation Needed, 2 = Translation Started, 3 = Portions Available, 4 = New Testament Available, 5 = Complete Bible Available.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: integer
jp:bibleYearDatatype Property#
Bible year
Year or year range of the most recent Bible translation for this people group (e.g. '2021', '1382-2020').
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:continentDatatype Property#
continent
Continent where this people group is located (e.g. 'Asia', 'Africa'), as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: string
jp:countOfCountriesDatatype Property#
count of countries
Number of countries where this people group is found, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: integer
jp:countryNameDatatype Property#
country name
Country where this people group is found, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: string
jp:evangelicalPercentageDatatype Property#
evangelical percentage
Estimated percentage of the people group population that is evangelical Christian, as reported by Joshua Project using Operation World methodology. A theological (not political) measure counting all people affiliated with denominations evangelical in theology. A people group below 2% evangelical is considered unreached on the JP Progress Scale. Value between 0.0 and 100.0.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: double
jp:frontierDatatype Property#
frontier
True if this is a Frontier People Group (FPG) — a subset of unreached peoples with 0.1% or fewer Christian adherents of any tradition and no evidence of a self-sustaining church movement. In frontier contexts, there are few if any indigenous believers for outside workers to partner with; pioneer church-planting strategies are needed to win the first households to faith.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean
jp:globalPopulationDatatype Property#
global population
Worldwide population of this people group across all countries, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: integer
jp:hasAudioRecordingsDatatype Property#
has audio recordings
True if gospel audio recordings exist in this people group's primary language.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean
jp:hasGospelRadioDatatype Property#
has gospel radio
True if gospel radio broadcasts are available in this people group's primary language.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean
jp:in1040WindowDatatype Property#
in 10/40 Window
True if the people group is located in the 10/40 Window, the region between 10 and 40 degrees north latitude spanning North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean
jp:jesusFilmCodeDatatype Property#
Jesus Film code
Jesus Film Project language or dub identifier for this people group's primary language.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:jpScaleObject Property#
JP Progress Scale
Joshua Project Progress Scale, linking an AssessmentResult to a concept in jp:JPProgressScaleScheme (jp:JPScale1 through jp:JPScale5). See the scheme for threshold definitions.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: Concept
jp:jpScaleDescriptionDatatype Property#
JP Progress Scale description
Human-readable label for the JP Progress Scale level of this people group in this country (e.g. 'Unreached', 'Significantly Reached'). Sourced from the Joshua Project API JPScalePC field.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:jpScaleGlobalDatatype Property#
JP Progress Scale global
Human-readable label for the JP Progress Scale level of this people group across all countries (e.g. 'Unreached', 'Partially Reached'). Sourced from the Joshua Project API JPScalePGAC field.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:leastReachedDatatype Property#
least reached
True if Joshua Project classifies this group as unreached — Progress Scale 1 or 2, meaning 2% or fewer evangelical and 5% or fewer Christian adherent. These groups may have small indigenous movements to faith but still need outside partnership to reach their own people.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean
jp:nameAcrossCountriesDatatype Property#
name across countries
Ethnic or language identity name used for this people group across all countries. May differ from the country-specific name.
Domain: PeopleGroup · Range: string
jp:ntYearDatatype Property#
New Testament year
Year or year range of the most recent New Testament translation for this people group.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:peopleClusterDatatype Property#
people cluster
Joshua Project People Cluster — a mid-level grouping of closely related people groups within an affinity bloc (e.g. 'Bengali', 'Berber-Saharan').
Domain: PeopleGroup · Range: string
jp:percentChristianDatatype Property#
percent Christian
Percentage of all Christians (all traditions — Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, etc.) in the people group population. Broader than evangelical percentage.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: decimal
jp:percentIslamDatatype Property#
percent Islam
Percentage of Muslim population in the people group, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: decimal
jp:photoUrlDatatype Property#
photo URL
URL to a representative photo of the people group on joshuaproject.net.
Domain: PeopleGroup · Range: anyURI
jp:populationDatatype Property#
population
In-country population of the people group as reported by Joshua Project. Updated annually using UN country population growth rates.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: integer
jp:primaryLanguageDatatype Property#
primary language
Primary spoken language name of the people group, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: string
jp:primaryReligionDatatype Property#
primary religion
Primary religion of the people group (e.g. 'Islam', 'Hinduism', 'Buddhism', 'Christianity'), as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string
jp:regionDatatype Property#
region
Geographic subregion within the continent where this people group is located, as reported by Joshua Project.
Domain: PeopleGroupPopulation · Range: string
jp:religionCodeDatatype Property#
religion code
Joshua Project RLG3 religion code — a numeric identifier for the primary religion of the people group.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: integer
jp:securityLevelDatatype Property#
security level
Security or sensitivity level for ministry work among this people group. 1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = high.
Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: integer

Concept Schemes

jp:JPProgressScaleSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#
JP Progress Scale

Concepts

jp:JPScale1SKOS Concept#
Unreached
Less than or equal to 2% evangelical AND less than or equal to 5% Christian adherent. Subdivides into Frontier (1a: <=0.1% Christian of any tradition, no self-sustaining church movement) and non-Frontier (1b) via the jp:frontier boolean.
jp:JPScale2SKOS Concept#
Minimally Reached
Less than or equal to 2% evangelical AND greater than 5% Christian adherent. Some Christian presence exists but evangelical witness is minimal.
jp:JPScale3SKOS Concept#
Superficially Reached
Less than or equal to 2% evangelical AND greater than 50% Christian adherent. A majority-Christian group by tradition but with very few evangelicals.
jp:JPScale4SKOS Concept#
Partially Reached
Greater than 2% AND less than or equal to 10% evangelical. A growing but still small evangelical community.
jp:JPScale5SKOS Concept#
Significantly Reached
Greater than 10% evangelical. A strong, self-sustaining evangelical community exists.

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