ChristianDiscipleship.com was originally launched in 2001. At the time, the plan for the site was to be a venue to express my passion for the word of God through writing topical monthly, online Bible studies, devotionals and articles for one purpose: building up the body of Christ. The Lord met me in so many ways in those years as I dug into His word and poured back out into Christian Discipleship what He was teaching me. We were so encouraged in these early years of web ministry, as we heard from lay people, pastors and ministry leaders all over the world. We truly began to see how the internet could be a powerful force used for the advancement of the Kingdom of God and the strengthening of His people.
All of these studies shared with our readers, God used to make me more effective in the work of counseling. In a bittersweet way, the demands of face to face counseling on time and energy required more of my attention, requiring me to let Christian Discipleship fall by the wayside. I always hoped that the Lord would allow me to come back to writing and sharing through this platform.
For the past 8 years my priority has been to focus on developing and providing quality Christ Centered one-on-one and couples counseling primarily in my local community. During this time Christian-Counseling-Online.com was developed to share not only about my professional services and workshops, but also to offer a wide range of free Christian counseling resources. Additionally Christian Counseling Online provides an extensive array of resources to assist professional counselors in developing their businesses or ministries.
Now, 10 years later, almost to the day, the Lord is bringing me back to my first love as it were. A growing desire and a shift in ministry and life mindset have resulted in a renewal of this site. Whereas the focus of Christian Counseling Online is to provide professional counseling resources to both clients, visitors and other counselors, Christian Discipleship’s mission is bent on discipleship and spiritual formation.
Surely there will be some overlap in the kinds of material you might find on either site however the formats will be completely different. Christian Discipleship is being relaunched as a blog which is an easier format in which to share and supply new resources to you, the reader. If you are alumni of ChristianDiscipleship.com, in time you will discover the old topical studies appearing back on the site in more accessible and usable formats, along with new materials for building up of the body of Christ.
In 10 years, the Lord has done a lot of work in our lives. We humbly hope and pray whether you are an alumni of Christian Discipleship or you are a new visitor, that God would use this site to “fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing [the fruit of love] in every good work.” Colossians 1:9-10.
Jean and Alan LeStourgeon
