This document discusses reaching South Asian peoples in the DFW area. It notes that over 1 billion South Asians live in Asia, comprising 1/4 of the world's population. 50% of the world's unreached people groups are in South Asia, including 57 of the 100 largest unreached people groups. It discusses the large and growing South Asian populations in the United States and DFW specifically. The document proposes partnering churches to reach South Asian unreached people groups in DFW through prayer, equipping Christians, and church planting. Tables then discuss ideas to widen the funnel of lost people being reached through collaborative initiatives.

1. DFW Diaspora Roundtable
Reaching the South Asian people of DFW
www.UPG4DFW.org

2. Prayer Care Learn Share
DFW Diaspora Mission Alliance
Communicate
Connect
Coach
Collaborate
Tactics
For more information visit www.DFW4UPG.org

4. What does this mean for us?

5. Focus on South Asian Peoples
The highest population density in Asia

6. Focus on South Asian Peoples
1,241,491,960 -
176,745,364 30,485,798
738,267
150,493,658
20,869,000320,081 Maldives
One out of every 4 people on the planet live here

7. Unreached South Asian Peoples
2,365/2.2% -
453/0.0% 332/2.8%
28/1.8%
344/0.4%
43/1.2%Maldives – 6/0.1%
50% of the Unreached People Groups of the world live here

8. Unreached South Asian Peoples
Of the 100 largest “Least” Reached People Groups of the world,
57 are found in South Asia – 48 live in India

9. Poverty of South Asian Peoples
More than 35% of the population lives on less than $1 per day

10. South Asian Population - USA

11. South Asian Population - USA
South Asians are the fastest growing segment of
US population

12. South Asian Population - DFW
DFW ranks among the fastest growing
South Asian cities in the U.S.

13. South Asian Population - DFW
Nation City Rank- Top 5 DFW Population
Indian 125,000
Pakistani 5 50,000
Nepali 3 11,000
Bangladeshi 8.000
Bhutanese 1 ???
Sri Lankan 5 2,500
How many Unreached People Groups
are represented here?

14. Working
Lunch

15. What if God was bringing South Asians to DFW
the good life in Texas?

16. What if churches were to
partner together to reach
South Asian UPGs in DFW?
www.DFW4UPG.org

17. The Mobilization Funnel
Pray-ers
Equipped
CP
Many Christians
Will Pray
Some Christians
Will Get Equipped
(i.e. Perspectives)
A Few Christians will
become Church Planters
Yield of New Lost
Peoples Reached
Church
Attenders

18. Table Discussion
The vision goal is to widen the bottom of the
funnel. More lost people reached. Based upon
what we heard today….
What are the 3 most important things we could
do serving better together to see this happen?
Think creatively
@ Tables 20 minutes - Table Report 10 minutes - Group
Discuss

19. DFW Diaspora Mission Alliance 2013
Leadership Team – DFWDMA leadership team is open
Roundtable Meetings – DFWDMA will convene one more
Diaspora Roundtables in December
Affinity Groups - ongoing networking of affinity groups – i.e.
refugee, international students, Muslim outreach, Hindu
outreach, church planting, T4T
North America Diaspora Mission Consultation –September 17th
Collaborative Initiatives –a vision to see every people group of
DFW prayed for and engaged with the Gospel

20. 3 BIG Ideas For Collaboration
• Create a database of service opportunities and
resource providers specific to diaspora mission
• Create a local diaspora focused “short-term mission
trip” experiences for churches to send their folks into
the harvest
• Launch a disciple-making movement in DFW using
T4T principles

21. Ethnic Embrace USA
EtnicEmbraceUSA.net

22. North American Diaspora
Mission Consultation
September 17th
NORTHAMERICADIASPORAMISSION.INFO