UUPG (Unreached Unengaged People Groups) are people who have been unreached with the gospel and unengaged by the global Church. Nobody told them about God's character, purpose, plan, provision, or people. They don't know about the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, sin, judgment, separation, or anything about salvation through faith. They have no Bible translation.
The Bible is a big book. Where do you start when teaching people who have no previous exposure to the Bible?
People already have their own firmly held beliefs about reality and the world around them. Can their worldview be displaced? Probably not suddenly. Entrenched worldviews can be replaced by God's Holy Spirit as the truth from God's written word displaces false ideas. We start at the beginning where God started with revealing Himself.
When teaching, we must lay foundations carefully so that people place their trust in the only object of faith who is able to save them from God's wrath: Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:10)
God introduces a lot of ideas in the Old Testament that are foundational to understanding and adopting God's worldview in the New Testament.
Our objective is to establish thriving communities of obedient Christ-followers as local churches who are equipped to disciple others, prepare leaders, and reach out to the world beyond their borders. So, we want to teach toward maturity from the very beginning.
We want to begin with unveiling God's identity, showing His character, and revealing His authority. God is the hero of the story of His glory. We want people to know Him. (John 17:3)