SIM Vietnam

By faith, we see Vietnamese communities where Christ is least known being engaged with the gospel by a multi-ethnic team, reflecting Christ through character, word and action; and God’s people belonging to growing, maturing, indigenous and mission-minded churches, being and making disciples of Jesus in Vietnam and beyond.

 

 

Key Ministries

  • Developing church leaders through theological education and training for biblical relationships in the home, church and community.
  • Training Vietnamese chaplains to help those in trauma by providing them with God’s love and comfort.
  • Being witnesses in the workplace through various missional business methods.
  • Establishing in-country support services for a growing team of workers.

Spiritual Landscape in Vietnam

There is a complex blend of Buddhism, folk beliefs and other faiths. Buddhism, with Mahayana Buddhism being dominant, is the largest organised religion, but ancestor worship is deeply ingrained in cultural practices. Catholicism and Caodaism are also significant religious groups in the country. There is almost no significant evangelical Christianity.

Communities Where Christ is Least Known

Minority people groups

There are approximately 68 unreached people groups in Vietnam. Of those, 30 have fewer than one per cent professing Christians and 15 have no Christ followers. In these communities, when a person receives Jesus Christ as Saviour, he or she is eager to follow the biblical mandate to lead others to Christ by making, baptising, and teaching disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). The new believer’s response is often to plant and shepherd a church in his or her community. These pastors have low education and Bible knowledge levels. Their risk of persecution is high. Their journey can be lonely, with no one available to guide them to grow in their new faith.

Majority people group

The Kinh people make up 86 per cent of the population. They have Christian resources but only 1.2 per cent of the more than 84 million Viet-Kinh, the largest unreached people group in south east Asia, are Christ followers.

Contact SIM Vietnam

Email: Connect@sim.org

Please pray

  • For minority pastors and those they shepherd, that they can hear and understand God’s word and teach others accurately so more can hear the good news
  • For the Kinh majority community to be awakened to the good news of Jesus and share it boldly with others
  • For believers to have a growing vision to reach out boldly to those in their communities who do not know Jesus
  • For churches without a pastor to find one with adequate Bible knowledge
  • For those facing persecution for their faith to have courage and perseverance
  • For the training of Vietnamese Christians so they can equip their people and develop leaders who can teach biblical principles for godly living
  • For the nation to be tolerant of Christianity and outreach
  • For Communist Party members, government officials and military personnel, who are pillars of Vietnamese society
  • For a permanent presence to be established in the country to support workers
  • For workers who will live here and make disciples in culturally appropriate ways

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