Grow as Disciples to Make Disciples

Community Light School of Discipleship (CLSD) is an online Bible study designed to help each of us grow as disciples to make disciples. This free series equips participants with the resources to go and make disciples wherever God has planted them. You can attend online via livestream or in person at Cross View Lutheran Church in Edina, MN.


Click here for the CLSD Wednesday livestream.
Pastor Reed Lessing speaking at Cross View.

The 2025  season of Community Light School of Discipleship runs from September 10 through November 19. Sessions are on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 7:25 P.M. (8:00 P.M. on-site CST). 


Onsite – Attend Community Light School of Discipleship on Wednesday nights at Cross View Edina for the lecture, question and answer session, and small group discussion. 


Online – Lectures and Q&A with the presenter are livestreamed here on Wednesday nights.


On-Demand Archive (Current Season) – Lectures, lecture notes, and discussion guides from the current CLSD season are archived online and may be viewed or downloaded. Click here for the current season archive.


On-Demand Archive (Previous Seasons) – Lectures, lecture notes, and discussion guides from previous CLSD seasons are archived online and may be viewed or downloaded. Click here for the past season archive.

2025 Overview


Genesis 1–11: From Creation to Confusion  
September 10 – November 19 (No class on October 15)

The first eleven chapters of the Bible lay the foundation for the rest of Holy Scripture. Plan to be fascinated and filled with faith as you learn how they relate to everything that follows—especially the Gospel according to John. 
Presenter — Dr. Reed Lessing, The Edwin F. and Esther L. Laatsch Chair of Old Testament Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul. Pastor Reed is also Cross View's Associate Pastor.


WEEKLY SESSION FORMAT
6:30 – 6:35 PM | Opening
6:35 – 7:15 PM | Presenter Lecture
7:15 – 7:25 PM | Q & A with Presenter
All times are United States Central Time.


Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20


2025 Fall Session (Starts Sept. 10th)

Current Session Resources Click here for the CLSD Archive.

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Community Light School of Discipleship is a ministry of Cross View Lutheran Church, Edina, MN, in partnership with Concordia University, St. Paul, and the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.


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