Panel Discussion 101

“Bible Teachers as Global Leaders”
(Ezra 7:10)
Our God, in his sovereignty, has chosen us to be children of missionaries and through the work of the Holy Spirit, called us to be bible teachers.
Paul and the apostels taught the word of God and so were bible teachers. But also the ancestors of faith like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua and all the prophets and all the evangelists somehow taught the word of God and so also were bible teachers. The bible shows us in many ways that those bible teachers can be considered in our terms as global leaders of their times.
During the first night of our ENGL we could see through the life of Mother Sarah Barry that in fact bible teachers are global leaders. Hence tonight we want to have a discussion with the theme “Bible Teachers and Global Leaders” and think about the “identity” and “vision” we should have.
1. What is the identity of a bible teacher? And what the vision?
2. Why is this clear identity and vision so important for a 2nd gen missionary?
3. What are the characteristics of such a bible teacher?
4. What is a global leader, what are the qualities of such a person? And in which way can a bible teacher be seen as a global leader?
5. Which meaning has the spiritual heritage of the first Generation in UBF for those New Generations who live with the identity and vision as bible teachers and global leaders?
6. Who are examples living with the identity and vision as bible teachers and global leaders?
7. Do you live with the identity as a bible teacher called by God? Furthermore do you have the identity and vision to be used as a global leader serving this generation?
8. And why is it so important to live with this identity and vision?

Panel Discussion 102

„Global Leadership Network“

Networks and Communities emerge when the same identity and vision are shared. In other words, in order to grow in having an identity and a vision, networks and communities are necessary. Thus spiritual networks form a community, many communities build a society and when spiritual societies gather a whole spiritual nation will arise. By saying this, World Mission is fulfilled through spiritual networking.
The topic of tonights panel discussion is „Global Leadership Network“. As we think about this topic, let us pray to build a network as bible teachers and global leaders, by following Jesus’ world mission command and by taking hostship and stewardship in actively participating and serving world mission.

1. Why is it important to build networks for UBF 2nd Genernation Missionaries, who live with the identity and vision as bible teachers and global leaders? Why is it important to build spiritual networks?
2. What is the relation between these networks and Jesus’ World Mission Command?
3. Do you think that UBF 2nd Generation Missionaries can serve our ministry with stewardship, moreover churches and other mission organizations through building global leadership networks? If yes, than why? If no, than why not?
4. Talk about the benefits of building networks among UBF New Generations. Talk also about the disadvantages.
5. Give „in life“ examples of how UBF 2nd Generations can participate in World Mission through global networks.
6. Do you know bible passages mentioning global leadership networks?
7. Why is it important to keep and maintain those networks?
8. What are the specific challenges in building a global leadership network of the New Generation?

the questionaries of the forum are online here. We’d like to ask you to prepare them and pray a lot for the forum:

1. COME AND SEE! (Fishing and Outreach)
2. PAUL’S BIBLE STUDY (One to One Ministry)
3. REMAIN IN JESUS (Discipleship Training)
4. EXEMPLARY HOUSE CHURCH (World mission through house church ministry)

The program is available here: Program for the Forum.

http://www.bonnubf.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Programm-update-8.pdf

For those who speak no German these are the English questionaries: Biblestudy 1 and Biblestudy 2.

The program of the conference is available here.

We are looking forward to meet you and celebrate a wonderful conference with you!

First, let us watch a short presentation about UBF Europe.

Yesterday, Pastor Yoo talked about the mighty work of God in Korea through discipleship training in SaRang Community Church and the great potential of those who are ready to go out as missionaries.

I would like to report about what God has been doing through sacrificial self-supporting lay missionaries around the world and especially in Europe. The ministry in Europe started 40 years ago with three nurse missionaries. Last year, 1,200 attended the European Summer Bible Conference in Germany. So, a fruitful disciple making ministry in Europe is possible. I hope and pray that through our brief presentations the character of this ministry may be revealed.

1. Following Jesus’ example of incarnation

Yesterday, Johann Lukasse talked about the basics of discipleship stressing the importance of a philosophy for the ministry above all strategies and methods. Let me read one verse from John 1:14: „The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.“ We may call this the philosophy: raising disciples by following Jesus’ example of incarnation.

Out of those who followed this example I would like to mention Sarah Barry, one of the two founders of UBF. She was an American missionary from the Southern Presbytarian Church. She came from a wealthy home and looked like a “Mississippi Princess”. At that time, in the early 1960s in Korea, Americans were regarded as superior and were expected to enjoy a privileged life even as a missionary. But she served Korean students with one-to-one Bible study, while living humbly in a Korean style coal-heated single rented room, sleeping on the floor with just a blanket – instead of living in the missionary compound with air-condition and Korean servants. She is now 81 years old and is still living humbly and serving college students with one-to-one Bible study. This humble life touched the hearts of young college students and moved them to seek Jesus earnestly. Later, many of them were following this example in living a humble life of imitating Jesus’ example of incarnation.

The missionaries who came to Europe, starting with those three women missionaries had the same philosophy, the same spirit. The life-giving spirit. The first German to atttend their conference was a young man with long hair, a green parka and red leather boots. He was served like a heavenly prince. He says he can never forget the serving of the missionaries. He became a humble servant himself and the father of four. His first son, Titus, is here with us.

As you can imagine, from a human point of view, it was impossible for Koreans to teach the Bible to European intellectuals and to help them to sacrifice themselves to Jesus. The missionaries faced disdain even from many Christians. However, they accepted God’s broken heart for the local students and by faith they were looking for a way to reach the lost and to obey Jesus’ command. They denied their own culture and studied the foreign language. They knelt down before God and thought of Jesus and overcame the cultural barrier and disdain and finally found a way to raise disciples by imitating Jesus’ grace iof ncarnation.

I was invited to Bible study in my 4th year of university. Before, I had rejeceted twice because they were foreigners. When I was asked again, the missionary who adressed me, could not even speak proper German, so I could hardly understand, what he was saying. I accepted his invitation because I felt pity for him. But on the way, as we dropped by my place and he sat down and prayed. I was moved. So I began to have a basic trust in the love and sincerety of the missionaries. When the pastor delivered the message on Romans 13 I could accept Jesus as the Lord in my heart and that was the turning point and the beginning of a new life. So what convinced me and helped me to learn from the missionaries was their sacrifical life-style. Because of this I was ready to accept admonition based on the word of God and discipleship training. Now I am working full time as a company lawyer, however I offer my heart and strength and time to make an effort to learn Jesus and to embrace one person to grow as a disciple of Jesus, not just me but other leaders who are working fulltime and are serving the ministry.

For both, missionaries and natives in the ministry, being self-supporting means working full-time and – at the same time – study and prepare Bible materials, taking care of the children, preparing the Sunday message etc. Through this they proclaim the Lord Jesus. Some of them share common life with some students who have spiritual desire and help them to grow as Jesus’ disciples. In order to do so they offer not just a part of their time, but also sacrifice their private life. In order to preach the gospel to students they are following the example of Jesus’ incarnation of self denial and sacrifice.

2. World Mission through self-supporting Missionaries

Self-supporting World mission is the fruit of the disciple making ministry. Currently, there are about 2,000 self-supporting lay missionaries in 90 countries. Self-supporting means financial independence. It means working to cover their own expenses. Sometimes it means to take over menial jobs. Some missionaries with a college degree were working as sewing machine operators or chicken killer. One missionary was a Lawyer in Korea, but he delivered newspapers in his mission field. Recently his ministry held a conference with 300 attendants, including 80 newly invited students.

One Missionary went to India as a dispatched employee of a large Korean company. He preached the gospel to many students and raised them as disciples. As he lived a devoted life by faith and prayer, he could also show an outstanding performance at his job. In this way he could prolong his contract for 3 times. As he was promoted to a manager position, he was asked to return to Korea. Going back to Korea meant a comfortable life with a secure future. However he left his job and decided to remain in India to serve the local students and leaders, who were growing as the fruits of the ministry. He opened his own business and currently he is the president of a company with many local employees. This ministry is a blessed ministry. The grace of Jesus is in this ministry. And just like him, his disciples were blessed, 5 of them becomking professors. This Missionary is an excellent example of a self-supporting missionary. He is a missionary first, then an employee or worker in his profession. Many of the disciples have Muslim or Hindu background. He raised up disciples of Jesus in a country where evangelizing Muslim or Hindu people is not allowed.

3. Disciple making through one-to-one Bible study

The strategy and method of raising disciples is one-to-one Bible study but this is not just a method, but rather the expression of an incarnated life-style. Because the missionaries imitated Jesus’ incarnated life-style their Bible study was very effective. One missionary in England studied the Bible with a very intellectual young man, who liked to discuss for hours and hours. The missionary learned to accept the pride of this young man. He overcame his own urge to answer back and continued to teach the Bible. The grace of Jesus worked in the heart of this young man. He now is a lecturer at a famous university in England, but most of all became a Bible teacher himself, practicing what he learned from the missionaries. When he met a proud lawyer, he embraced him and helped him, until he, too, grew as a disciple of Jesus.

Currently, we are experiencing a transfer of the spiritual leadership to native leaders. When native leaders accepted Jesus through the sacrificial life of the missionaries, they adopted the principles of the ministry: disciple making through one-to-one Bible study and World Mission through self-supporting lay missionaries. At the European Summer Bible Conference 2009, the main speakers were native leaders from Germany, France, England and Bulgaria, there were testimony speakers from Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, France, Czech Republic and Romania, all of them commiting their life to the ministry of disciple making. Also, a growing number of native leaders who accepted Jesus through UBF missionaries and received discipleship training were sent out as self-supporting missionaries like Evelyn from Mexico to Peru, Vladmir from Ukraine to Turkey, Oyor from Sudan to Egypt, Matthew from India to Portugal and more, around 30 in total.

Moreover, as we saw at the European Conference, the Second Generation now is growing as responsible stewards for the ministry. They do not identify themselves as „Missionary kids“ but rather as New Generation Missionaries. Among them, Titus Keller is leading an exemplary life as President of the New Generation in Europe. After the European Conference he initiated the „Hope Explorer Bible Study“. He will talk about that in a moment.

In conclusion, raising true disciples of Jesus in modern Europe is possible. It is possible through a sacrifical life following Jesus’ example of incartation. It is our prayer that Europe – like in the past – may become a missionary sending continent once again.

First. Thank God for the house church of M.Peter and Maria Guak whose devotion to God and the work of faith.

Though their pioneering work has not reached 10 years yet, there 3 sheep (Christian, Claubdia, Chen) are growing in as the main figures of Munchen UBF campus ministry through one to one Bible study and Sunday worship service as well. Currently they are having Exodus Bible study and actively inviting students to one to one Bible study. They are praying for thepioneering 12 colleges in the state of Bieren including Univ of Munchen.

Last month God provided a Sunday worship hall (40pyoung/1323,320 Square feet) near the center and now is the time of transition from home church ministry to disciple training ministry.

M. Maria Kwak has been taking pain relieve daily and co working with M.Peter Kwak to pioneer Univ of Munchen with her whole heart. Please pray for M. Maria Kwak to be healed and to serve God with her healthy body.

Second Gen. Peter jr and Ju Eun Kwak have grown well physically and spiritually and became good co workers with their parents and are making good spirtual envirenment for the pioneering ministry.

There M. Timotheous and Angela Lee are beautiful co working with them. They had raised a house church and bore their first son last year.(the son name is Talent).They are working for a branch of Korean company as an responsible director in Munchen and preparing to pioneer 12campuses in the State of Bieren.

I thank God that second Gen. missionary Johannes Chang is joining this precious work of faith.

He is living in a rented apartment about 200 meters away from the Munchen UBF. At the first night I rested at his apartment with him and the next day I had a Bible study with him from Genesis 26:1-6 and encouraged him to hold on to the promised word of God and blessed him to grow to be like Isaac who was an influential man of faith to all generation.

There are many young people who want to achieve their human dreams instead of devotion to God and of glory to God. so I encouraged him not to conform a tendency of this generation but to learn obedience to God like Isaac who lived with faith.

I earnestly pray that many second Gens. may love the word of God in their youth and become like great trees planted by the streams of water and which yields its fruit in season. May God raise many world scale spiritual leaders among UBF second Gens beyond a church , a society and a nation. In your prayer please remember M. Maria Suh to restore her health.
In Christ Dr. Peter Chang

The place we go fishing is good for making friends with students since it is close to a dorm, so we see the same students often. We are going to go fishing more frequently once my car arrives from the US. My wife Susie and Monica Chung also have made plans to go fishing together.

We were overjoyed when Alin (Biology), who I met just last Friday, came to GBS on Saturday and our Easter worship service. At first, I was reluctant to invite him because I noticed he had an earring. But I repented of my favoritism before God and asked him to come. He really has a good-soil heart.

I pray that my family will go fishing, co-work well with John Chung’s family, and raise disciples. Please continually pray for us.

When I left for Romania from Korea, Abraham Chung gave me God’s word from Matthew 24:45, “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?” I was burdened as I listened to him because it felt like he was rebuking me for my laziness as a shepherd. But I accepted the word of God and decided to serve the work of God with my heart in Romania. Please pray for me to serve God as a wise servant.

Prayer topics:

1. To faithfully go fishing and co-work together
2. To raise disciples
3. For writing testimonies with absolute attitude
In Christ,
Peter Han

Thank you for your prayers. Dr. Johanna Cho (Frankfurt I)

Key Verse: “So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet – a vast army” (Ezekiel 37:10).

I thank Almighty God for blessing his mission in Czech in the year 2009. I thank God for his grace in 2009 and I pray that in 2010 we can be successful in our ministry with his given vision and direction.

1. 2009 Mission Report

1. The work of the Word

When I look back on the year 2009, I especially give thanks to God. Ales Maca was raised as an Abraham of faith. He`s my first fruit since my husband M. Isaac Shin passed away and I took over his responsibility. For 2 and a half years I`ve been serving one person, Ales Maca, regularly with 1:1 Bible study. While serving Ales, I`ve learned how much time and heart it takes to raise one Abraham of faith. When I didn`t know God`s heart and didn`t take care of one sheep preciously, but wanted to serve many sheep, I didn`t have any fruit and I didn`t grow in faith. I prayed for Ales when serving and accepting him as a spiritual son. And God planted his word in Ales so that he accepted Jesus as Christ and decided to become a campus shepherd, a source of blessing to Czech students. In 2009, I served our ministry with the Word from John and Acts. From Acts, I learned from Paul that even in the time of persecution, he didn`t give up, but preached the Word of God with his pure life of faith and desire. So I repented of my inactive attitude in preaching the gospel. I worked hard till Friday and gave little time to my Sunday message. In June 2009, I slipped, broke my right ankle, and got surgery. For 3 months I had my leg in a cast, and for 5 months, I couldn`t walk. After this accident, God gave my tired body time to rest. While I was resting, I meditated on God`s Words and had a personal relationship with God. And through this accident, God helped me to take care of myself more and exercise.

2. The work of the conference

From May 29-31, we had our Spring conference on Immanuel. The preachers were Ales Maca on “Unless he is born again,“ (John 3), Stefan Elsholz from Bonn, Germany on “It is finished“ (John 19), and M. Hannah Shin on “Jesus the bread of life.“ (John 6). In order to serve the upcoming International European conference, almost all the missionaries and second generation missionaries from Central Europe attended our conference to practice our dance. Ministries from all 6 countries of Czech, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, and Slovakia have usually only one or two missionary families, but we gave our time, money, and heart to Jesus. Dr. Peter Chang came to our conference. He encouraged and supported us by coming, though he was very busy preparing for the ESBC. M. Josef and Maria Bae from Croatia drove 10 hours and attended our conference to serve the ESBC. And from Poland, M. Elijah Park came as he comes every time when we have a conference to serve us with a message full of grace. M. James Han from Austria came with six second generation missionaries and served the conference with Bible study. M. Esra and Hannah Yoon from Ostrava, M. Rebeka Ahn from Hungary, and M. Henrik Lee from Krakow all joined our dance. We wanted to dance a central European dance, but we didn´t have a teacher and nobody knew how to dance ballet. But God blessed our fellowship and sent us a ballet teacher, Kristina. She studied ballet at the art academy and worked in the State opera house as a ballet dancer. She new we were amateurs, but when she saw our faith and that we were practicing hard, she taught us more diligently.

We prayed that through 1000 times of prayer more than 1000 attendants could come to our ESBC. I thank God that he accepted our prayers. From Aug. 13-16, 2009, blessed our ESBC in Germany Eringerfeld. Through this ESBC, I realized God´s hope for Europe. Forty years ago, God sent 3 nurse missionaries and through their 5 loaves for mission, God blessed Europe. I realized that missionaries, second gen missionaries, and native shepherds are the hope of God. I could see that all of them gave their hearts and strength for this ESBC so that this conference was the best prepared starting from messages, videos, presentations, orchestra to dancing. Ales Maca shared a testimony on “Jesus is my Mesiah“ in the evening of the European mission night. When M. Joshua Kang and I went to the dormitory and met brother Ales, he didn`t hesitate, but said that he will come to our Sunday worship service. I invited him, but I didn`t believe that he would come. He apologized that he wouldn’t be able to attend this week, but that he would the week after. And so he came and through regular 1:1 Bible study with him, he learned about Jesus and accepted him as Christ and decided to live as a shepherd for Czech souls. And at the central European morning devotion time, second generation missionary David Shin preached on Ezekiel 37, “Dry bones into a vast army.“ M. David Shin served the Central European dance and the Czech mission by faith and with all his heart, though he had to prepare for his university entrance exam. God blessed him and he entered the most popular economic school in Czech. After his father passed away, he was rebellious toward God and lived a party life with his friends. He stole his mother`s money and followed the pleasures of this world and lived as a dry bone. But the Holy Spirit worked in him while he was at the Yonhee center in Korea. At the conference in Yonhe center, he was born again through the message of Jesus` cross. I praise God that he led him to live as a vast army preaching the Word of God in the economic university. God also blessed sister Eva and Michael to join our ESBC and receive the word of God. After, ESBC mission journey teams from US, Canada, and Korea, and the orchestra, New Jersey, and Hanjang team and other families came as servants of prayers to Prague. We served about 155 people and were full of joy.

From Nov. 13-15, 2009, we had an Autumn Bible conference. Ales Maca was baptised and we had a sacramental ceremony. Dr. Peter Chang and Stefan Elsholz joined our conference and served our shepherd establishing and sacramental ceremony. Also from Bern, M. Johannes and Susana Kim from Slovakia and M. Esther Chang attended our conference. It was the first time for us in Czech UBF to have a last supper and sacramental ceremony. Ales and second generations Moses Kang, Somang Kang, and Joan Yoon all wrote good testimonies and shared them before they were baptized. M. Esra Yoon from Ostrava served the opening message based on Mark 9, “Everything is possible for him who believes.“ He repented of his lack of faith through his message. He realized that he prayed only in the good times of hope, but when he didn`t have hope, he fell into deep depression. Therefore, he repented of his unbelief. He prayed to raise one ancestor of faith in Ostrava like Abraham. M. Hannah Yoon prayed to live as a profesor shepherd. Both prayed for their two daughters, Joan Yoon and Yeun Yoon, that God may raise them in his best way. While Msn. Esra Yoon was preparing his message, he received the Word himself and was happy. Through this Autumn Bible conference, we studied Romans 16. From the house church of Priscilla and Aquila, we learned the importance of the work of the house church in the ministry.

On Dec. 20, 2009 in Czech UBF, we had a Christmas worship service. We invited our sheep and employees that we were in contact with. In total, 21 people attended our Christmas worship service. With much grace, Ales served a message based on Luke 2, “Christ is born for you.“ He moved hearts through sharing how he accepted Christ. M. Joshua Kang and M. David Shin sang Christmas praises with much grace. Moreover, sister Hana and brother Pavel came and we shared our joy with each other.

2. Co-work and self-support report

M. Joshua and Maria Kang co-worked with me with their whole hearts in the year 2009. M. Joshua Kang especially served Czech UBF humbly, loyally, and sacrificially. M. Maria Kang joyfully served our guests with good food. They are the most precious in the Czech ministry.

The year 2009 was the year of the world crisis. Many companies went bankrupt, but I was very busy all the time in taking up my five crosses. For 5 months, my leg hurt and I couldn`t walk. I had to delay everything. I prayed for God`s compassion and left the work to others. God has blessed us and has increased our harvest by 30%. I worked hard with my 10 employees like we were one family. With only a small amount of money, it wasn`t easy to succeed, but with God`s help and the diligent work of my employees, it was possible.

From the Chunan chapter in Korea, Samuel Park is waiting for a visa. We pray that God may allow him to study from February at the Charle`s university in Czech and work at Arirang and serve with us at Czech UBF. We pray that his wife Somang Park may get a cohabitation visa.

I thank God for allowing us self-supporting fellowship in Europe. Through this fellowship, we shared many opinions and prayed to serve the European mission. M. Johanes Kim from Bern, M. David Suk from Kingston, UK, M. Johan Ju from Sweden, M. Barnabas Kang from Macedonia, and I pray to co-work well and serve this work with grace. May God help all of us missionaries from Central Europe to serve and support each other. I also pray to support and co-work well with Dr. Peter Chang who serves the whole Europe mission.

1. 2010 Vision strategy

Prague Chapter

2010 Key Verse: “So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet – a vast army“ (Ezekiel 37:10).

I pray that God`s breath may work in all the dry bones of our co-workers in Czech UBF so that we may come to life to become God`s vast army and bring many Czech students to God.

Prayer topics:

1. M. Hannah Shin to prepare messages well from Genesis and Romans
2. Raise 12 apostles and 12 Marys of faith from UK, CVUT, CZU, and VSE campuses by 2015
3. Thirty 1:1 Bible studies, 30 Sunday worship service attendees
4. Ales Maca and M. David Shin to become messengers

Ostrava Chapter

2010 Key Verse: “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the LORD by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right“ (Samuel 12:23).

Prayer topics:

1. Through prayer at dawn, be used as a prayer home
2. One 1:1 Bible student from Ostrava Technology University
3. Raise Joan and Je eun as second generation missionaries
4. Conquer the language and work at the company
5. Rescue brothers and sisters from heresy