“I want to study Revelations…” said TCU Junior Darren from Malaysia when he and Roy first started a Life Transformation Group (LTG) at Einstein’s Bagels next to TCU. ISI DFW has adopted LTG’s as a significant part of its discipleship strategy. This is because it teaches students to grow on their own, mixing the concept of community and the the Body of Christ in their Christian DNA. Roy & Darren have been meeting for the last couple of months and it has been an incredible time of learning and growing. It has been fun watching Darren ask difficult questions and really look at his life in light of the scripture that we have read.

According to the literature, Life Transformation Groups are “groups of 2-3 people that get face to face weekly for discussing the Bible, accountability, and prayer. LTGs are self-governing, are not controlled by any outside leadership, and follow no specific curriculum. By design, LTGs encourage the participants to discover the Word of God by themselves, with the Holy Spirit and one another to guide them.” In these groups students read 20-30 chapters of scripture a week in an accountability relationship. In addition they share their struggles and hold each other accountable and pray for each others and their lost friends.

There are at least 5 groups at UTA with more forming all the time and one more at TCU. In each case, we have seen significant growth and greater involvement in the students involved.