About

Summary of Work

1. 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.

2. Publications

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.

3. Relief Work

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.

4. Scholarships

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.