A Life Transformation Group (LTG) is made up of two or three people, all of the same gender, who meet weekly for personal accountability for their spiritual growth and development. It is recommended that a group not grow past three but rather multiply into two groups of two once the fourth participant has proven faithful to the process.
WHY MEET IN SUCH A GROUP?
- Community: Life change does not occur in a vacuum; it happens in relationship with others. From the beginning God has said that it is not good to be alone. We need each other for strength and support (Eccl. 4:9-12, Prov. 27:17).
- Accountability: Few things would get done in life without some degree of accountability. The New Testament lists at least twenty eight “one another” commands. There’s no doubt we need one another to live the life Christ intends for us.
- Confidentiality: It is easier to maintain confidentiality in a group of only two or three rather than a larger group. And Jesus taught his disciples that sin should be addressed and confessed in as small a group as possible (Matt. 18:15-17).
- Flexibility: It is much easier to coordinate the calendars of only two or three rather than a typical small group. An LTG can meet anywhere!
- Reproducibility: It is easier to reproduce a smaller, simpler group than a larger and more complex entity. Perhaps that is why the Lord commanded us to make more disciples rather than cell groups or churches (Matt. 28:18-20). Transformed disciples in community are the base unit for the kingdom of God.