PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.
Chapter6: ANALYZING A PEOPLE GROUP.
The people of the world are divided by a number of barriers which may affect the spread of the Gospel. Cultural barriers have resulted in the development of various people groups through out the world. A people group is any group of people where marriage and intimate life generally takes place only within the society – a tribe, caste, clan or lineage. When you analyze a people group, you study a specific group of individuals who are part of the same tribe, can or lineage. You study them socially, culturally, politically and spiritually. You also analyze external forces from outside the group which affect their acceptance of the Gospel. The purposes of analyzing a group is to reach the people with the gospel. You will be able to know; what people are to be reached, what they are like, who should reach them and how they should be reached. To gather information, pray, study written materials, observe and interview.