Global.Church Core Ontology v0.29.5
https://ontology.global.church/joshuaproject#JPProgressScaleScheme
Five-level classification (1-5) of the progress of church planting among a people group. Derived from percent evangelical and percent Christian adherent. Used by Joshua Project to assess reachedness.
| Code | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|
1 |
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. The largest category — approximately 7,400 people groups globally. Frontier peoples (1a) are the least reached subset: few if any indigenous believers, no established churches to build upon, requiring pioneer church-planting strategies. |
2 |
Minimally Reached | Less than or equal to 2% evangelical AND greater than 5% Christian adherent. Some Christian presence exists but evangelical witness is minimal. Often groups with historic Catholic or Orthodox presence but little evangelical activity. |
3 |
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. Typically nominal Christian populations where evangelical witness has not taken root. |
4 |
Partially Reached | Greater than 2% AND less than or equal to 10% evangelical. A growing but still small evangelical community. These groups have a viable indigenous church but still need external partnership and resources. |
5 |
Significantly Reached | Greater than 10% evangelical. A strong, self-sustaining evangelical community exists. These groups generally have established churches, trained leaders, and access to Scripture in their language. |