Discipleship

What is discipleship?? Curiously absent from most of my church life, I am suddenly realizing that being a disciple is more than accepting the gift of salvation, but to what end? Who then shall be my discipler should it be fellow traveler in the faith, a mentor figure? or the Holy Spirit?

How do I become a disciple? Can I disciple someone else, at what point in my faith journey? What role does the church play in this?