If all UBF people worked 100% for mission, in 20 years UBF could have over 1 million disciples of Jesus raised up into missionaries. Each leader just has to raise 2 people.

This sounds so easy. But UBF leaders have come to understand that most shepherds are not going to be able to raise 2 people. So they think that if even 10% of UBF leaders raise 2 people each, then 100,000 missionaries would be so easy to raise up within 20 years. Since 10% seems like such a small amount of work, the conclusion is that most UBF leaders under them must be really lazy.

I used to think like this even a few years ago. I used to think that I was one of the only leaders “doing the work” and that others were really lazy. I repent of this false pyramid-math approach to disciple-making now :)

Could a UBF trained leader lead in another church? Could UBF training be transferred to other denominations? The answer is a resounding “no”, not without major re-training using the ancient creeds, a healthy dose of correct gospel-teaching and a solid review of the great preachers of both old and new fabric.

@Chad: Why limit what God can do, indeed! That is the point. In fact, every time we rely on ourself, we limit what God can do. The all-surpassing joy and peace and love only can be found when we stop, and know that He is Lord. By doing nothing, we do everything. That is the great paradox of Jesus. We fail and become destructive when we attempt to resolve this paradox with some form of conformance to an ideology.