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If you hold
to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you free
John 8:31,32 |
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 Summary
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Campus Mission
A. Disciple Making Ministry
1 The Preaching of the Gospel
We seek to share the gospel with non-believing college
students and teenagers and invite students and others to study
the Bible.
2 One-to-One Bible study
U.B.F. emphasizes one-to-one Bible study. One who has
studied a lesson or a passage prepares by prayer and personal
study, then he/she invites another student to study the Bible
with him/her. They agree on a mutually convenient place and
time, using prepared Bible study question sheets and read and
discuss the Bible passage together. They seek to understand
the message of the passage, pray together and encourage each
other to apply the Bible teaching to personal life. After each
Bible study, students are encouraged to write their own testimonies
about what they have learned. By writing a testimony, the word
of God can be planted in their hearts.
3 Fellowship and Small Group Bible Studies
Group Bible study is also encouraged. Group Bible studies
are sometimes held on campuses and sometimes in the Bible houses.
Frequently the Sunday passage is studied in advance. Then, after
the Sunday Worship service, members write and share testimonies.
Large chapters are divided into small Fellowship groups. These
Fellowships meet to study the Bible pray for one another and
for God's work throughout the world. These Fellowships are also
a place for leadership training.
4 Campus Prayer Meeting
In every university in every country, daily prayer meetings
on campus are encouraged. Students who meet to pray for their
own campuses can grow in a sense of stewardship for their campus.
The campus prayer meetings also pray for the nation and for
the world.
5 Morning Prayer Meeting and Quiet Time
Most chapters have early morning prayer meetings using
a Daily Bread booklet published by UBF. Members meditate on
the word of God and write their personal testimonies based on
the Bible passage. Through this discipline, they can find spiritual
direction and receive spiritual power for each day.
6 Bible schools or Academies
Bible schools or Bible Academies are held during vacation
time or on week-ends. The Bible passages for the Academies are
selected according to the campus situation and the social problems
prevalent at the time, and the messages are delivered by student
leaders or graduates. This also provides a good opportunity
for messengers to grow spiritually.
7 Summer Bible Conferences
International Summer Bible Conferences are held every
4 years. On other years, there are regional conferences, chapter
conferences and fellowship conferences. There are also conferences
for high school students. The preparation for these conferences
is intense. It is an excellent opportunity for spiritual training
through united prayer, message writing, training in message
delivery, diligent visiting of members. The Summer Bible Conferences
include national folk dances (for world mission vision) drama
and musical performances. At these conferences, the gospel is
clearly presented and there is opportunity for non-Christians
to accept Christ as Savior and Lord.
8 U.B.F. Leadership Training
In addition to the Summer Bible Conferences, there are
short Bible conferences such as weekend conferences in the spring
and fall, New Year and/or year-end conferences, as well as conferences
for U.B.F. staff and members in charge of World Missions, etc.
9 Summer and Winter Tutoring
Some UBF centers provide opportunities for students to
study SAT, ACT, foreign languages, math, etc, through classes
or tutoring during vacation periods.
B. Missionary Training
1 Training for Missionary Applicants
From the beginning, UBF students realized that Jesus'
command to make disciples of all nations was a command to all
Christians. Students who have accepted Jesus Christ and studied
the Bible faithfully throughout their college years establish
their value systems according to the teachings of the Scriptures.
God calls some to go as cross-cultural missionaries. So many
students who have grown in their faith and commitment to Jesus
prayerfully consider the mission field. UBF is a layman's missionary
movement, so those who go as lay missionaries must be financially
self-supporting. When God calls a person or a family to go out
as missionaries, the whole community is involved. We train prospective
missionaries in the Bible and in stewardship and various skills
necessary to making a good environment in a UBF center. Decisions
to go out to pioneer must be solidly based on the guidance of
the Holy Spirit as well as sound faith. We are continuing to
develop our missionary and staff training program.
2 Tent Maker Missionaries
As tent-maker missionaries, U.B.F. evangelists hold professional
jobs while engaging in missionary activities, following the
Biblical example of the Apostle Paul. Tent-maker missionaries
have advantages as follows:
First,
As students or workers, there are many opportunities which
arise naturally to make friends with nationals, to witness to
them and/or and to invite them to Bible study.
Second,
Even in anti-Christian countries, tent-maker missionaries
can enter as factory workers, doctors, nurses, business men,
embassy workers, students, English teachers, professors, engineers,
etc.
Third,
Tent-maker missionaries do not need to make huge fund-raising
efforts. They require prayer support and occasional material
help in the purchase of Bible houses.
3 In Service Training
When it is necessary, missionaries may return to Korea
or go to Chicago for Bible study, medical help, further study,
etc.
4 World Mission Reports
Missionaries and the national leaders whom they raised
as disciples of Jesus are encouraged to make reports on their
ministries, including life testimonies which reveal the glory
of God who is working in their midst.
5 Visiting the Mission Field
Staff members in the U.S.A. and Korea visit the mission
field from time to time and encourage missionaries through the
word of God and prayer.
A. Texts for Studying the Bible
Texts and question sheets for Bible study are constantly
being developed and published.
B. Daily Bread
Since 1968, U.B.F. has published the Daily Bread (daily
Bible lesson booklet) on a quarterly basis. The Daily Bread
is designed to help Christians study the whole Bible in four
years. The Daily Bread is now widely circulated even outside
of U.B.F. The Daily Bread in Korean, German, Spanish, Japanese
and other languages are also available. This booklet is used
for Q.T. (Quiet Time) text in church meetings and also in home
worship services.
C. Other Books
A number of books written by our U.B.F. staff (current
and past) and affiliates have been published: "A Kingdom of
Priests-A Study of Exodus" by Sarah Barry; "You Will Be My Witnesses-The
Acts of the Apostles" by Ron Ward; "God's Mission to a Lost
World-The Epistle to the Romans" by Samuel Lee, Ph.D., Ltt.D.;
"Genesis".
The following books have been published in Korean: "Romans",
"The Gospel of John," "Compilation of Expositional Sermons,"
and "Integrity and Faith" by Dr. John Jun; "Laymen Mission I,"
"Laymen Mission II", and "Principles of the UBF Mission Work"
by Samuel H. Lee; "A Short History of University Bible Fellowship"
by Dr. Moses Chung; "Make Disciples of All Nations" by Daniel
Rhee; "Bible Study Material (4 Gospels, Acts)"; "Summary of
Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, Finding God in
the classic, searching for self-identify, Theological principles
of Calvinism" and "The Biblical and Historical Root of Testimony
Writing" by Dr. Kwang-Phil Koh; "History of Christian Student
Movement" and "Christians in the eyes of Classics and great
christian scholars" by Dr. Moses Chung.
In addition, the U.B.F. publishing company has translated,
from English into Korean, books such as: "The Perfector of the
World, Jesus," "The Power of Forgiveness," "Sermon with the
Congregation," "Study on the 23 Missionaries," "William Carey,"
and "Thoughts on Christianity."
D. U.B.F.
"World Mission" Newsletter The U.B.F. "World Mission"
newsletter is published quarterly in the U.S.A. and monthly
in Korea. The newsletter vividly describes the recent activities
of our missionaries and helps us to know their specific prayer
topics.
From its early stages, U.B.F. has carried out many philanthropic
activities. Every year, U.B.F. has been helping orphanages,
nursing homes, homes for tuberculosis patients, sanatoriums
and other good causes. In 1971, we sent $1,100 to Bangladesh
refugees after the flood in that country. In 1976, $11,000 was
sent to World Vision and the Christian Charity Institution in
Bangladesh. In 1985, $22,000 was sent to Mexican refugees after
the earthquake. In 1992, $5,500 was sent to help Korean residents
in Los Angeles after riots swept across the area. In 1993, $33,000
was given to Somalia and $6,600 for medical equipment to the
C.I.S. and Sudan. In 1995, $6,600 was sent to Rwanda and as
many as fifty volunteers were sent to Kobe, Japan after a sudden
earthquake struck that city. In 1999, $4,200 was sent to Turkey
after the earthquake. From 1999-2002, about $35,000 was annually
sent to North Korea for tuberculosis patients through the Eugene-bell
organization.
In more recent years, we have also made considerable
amounts of offering for relief as our prayer for God's word
to reach the ends of the earth. In January of 2002, we gave
$80,000 to the Christian Friends of North Korea and another
$80,000 to World Vision-Afghanistan. From 2003-2004, we offered
$78,500 to N. Korea through the Christian Friends of N. Korea
and World Vision. A donation of $5000 was made to Uganda Relief
(for medical equipment) in February 2005. We also offered aid
in the amount of $58,617.28 to World Vision for relief work
related to the tsunami disaster in February of 2005. And we
sent $3,000 in March 2005 for relief work in N. Korea.
U.B.F. awards scholarships to needy students. Each semester,
we have been granting scholarships to one student per seminary
in 8 well-known seminaries in Korea, and we have also been supporting
several university students who are either Korean residents
or natives in developing countries in Asia.
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