Obedience-Based Discipleship (OBD) is a controversial model central to Disciple Making Movements (DMM) that fundamentally redefines traditional discipleship and conversion processes. Unlike the conventional approach where conversion precedes discipleship, OBD insists on discipling individuals through strict obedience to Jesus’s commands as a precursor to conversion. This model claims to follow Jesus’s method with His apostles, asserting that discipleship involves teaching pre-converted individuals to obey everything Jesus commanded, thus leading them to eventual faith and baptism. Proponents of OBD argue that the traditional church model, which preaches for conversion and then disciples new believers, is flawed. They believe this model is contrary to Jesus’ approach, where He discipled His followers into conversion through prolonged obedience and revelation. OBD equates faith with continuous acts of obedience, a notion that undermines the essence of the biblical gospel. This approach has raised significant theological concerns, suggesting a works-based salvation model akin to Roman Catholicism’s concept of faith formed by love, rather than the Protestant understanding of faith as trust in Christ’s redemptive work, with obedience as its fruit. OBD’s emphasis on obedience as the basis for a relationship with Christ distorts the gospel and misrepresents the scriptural account of conversion and discipleship.