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Index
Cultivating a Life for God:
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Biographical Information
Foreword
Chapter 1:
Lesson in Lifesaving: Remember the Prime Directive
Chapter 2:
The Need for Life: Transforming Power
The Awesome Power of a Transformed Life
The Awesome Power of Multiplication
Chapter 3:
Principles for Passing the Baton
1. The Strengthening of the Church: Strong disciples make a strong church, growing disciples make a growing church.
2. The Stimulus of Real Growth: The carrot works better than the crop.
Natural Motivations:
Spiritual Motivations:
3. The Simplicity of the Process: We must pass the baton with ease!
Chapter 4:
Candidates for the Kingdom: Where Do We Start?
1. People who desperately need Jesus (Luke 5:30-32).
2. People who stay faithful to the process (2 Timothy 2:2).
God Recycles for His Disciples
Here are just a few of the many examples one can find in the Scriptures.
Jesus also used the same criteria for choosing His men.
He would remind them of their humble beginnings by telling them,
Chapter 5:
Breathing Life into New Disciples: Essential Ingredients to Transform Lives
1. Exhaling: the confession of sin (2 Tim. 2:19-22).
2. Inhaling: receiving and obeying God's word (2 Tim. 3:16-17).
Chapter 6:
The Best Context for Transforming Lives
1. Community
2. Accountability
3. Confidentiality
4. Flexibility
5. Reproducibility
Chapter 7:
Living Examples—Our Story
Chapter 8:
The Life Transformation Groups System
1. Sin is Confessed
2. Scripture is Planted
3. Souls are Strategically Prayed For
Summary of the System
Chapter 9:
Advantages of the LTG System – A Parable for the Church Today
1. LTGs plant the seed, not a seed substitute.
2. LTGs remove the middleman
3. LTGs integrate evangelism with the spiritual formation process.
4. LTGs form life-long spiritual disciplines.
5. LTGs allow the Holy Spirit His rightful place in spiritual formation.
6. LTGs empower common Christians to obey the Great Commission for the rest of their lives!
7. LTGs mobilize lay people for ministry
8. LTGs provide tangible evidence of an emerging leader
9. LTGs release the cell leader and pastor for more focused ministry.
10. LTGs tap the internal motivation of the disciples.
11. LTGs release spontaneous multiplication into the church at the grass-roots level.
Chapter 10:
Common Objections to the LTG System
1. They are out of control!
2. The questions are too personal to expect new believers to answer.
3. The amount of suggested reading is too much for a busy person to do.
4. The groups are too legalistic; they'll make the Bible a chore to read.
5. The groups will allow heresy to run rampant in the church!
Chapter 11:
Common Questions to the LTG System
1. Can I reduce the reading and still be effective?
2. Can I change the accountability questions?
3. How do they answer the questions that arise from the reading?
4. What do they talk about at a typical LTG meeting?
5. How do I get these groups started in my church?
6. How long will these groups last?
Chapter 12:
Troubleshooting Unproductive Groups
1. Reduced Scripture Intake Syndrome
2. Poor Disciple Selection Syndrome
3. Leadership Intrusion Syndrome
4. Programmatic Implementation Syndrome
Chapter 13:
Conclusion — Church according to Jesus
1. Jesus builds the church.
2. Jesus owns the church.
3. The church is meant to be growing.
4. The church that is growing will face opposition.
5. The church that Jesus builds is unstoppable!
Summary
Appendix 1:
Sample Character Conversation Questions for Life Transformation Groups
Legalism
Open-ended vs. Closed-ended Questions
Evangelism Incorporated in Spiritual Formation
Listening to God's Voice
Sample Accountability Questions:
Wesley's Band Meeting Questions:
Chuck Swindoll’s Pastoral Accountability Questions:
Renovare Questions:
Sample LTG questions adapted since the original publication:
Appendix 2:
Other Names Given to Life Transformation Groups around the World
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End Notes:
Life Transformation Group Card
Character
Strategic
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