Thesaurus results for DISCIPLESHIP

discipleship

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as in audience

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Recent Examples of discipleship Founded in 1951 as Campus Crusade for Christ, Cru has traditionally focused on evangelism and discipleship among college students and other young people, but in recent years has ventured into video games and, now, virtual reality. — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026 Redemption begins when confession becomes culture — when churches embody transparency as routine, leadership as accountable, and protection of women as part of discipleship. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 But as Trinity became more of a resource to the wider Karenni community, its congregation and school grew, said Carl Lehenbauer, a discipleship pastor at Trinity. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026

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For 70 years, the festival has brought really the best of the year in cinema to audiences.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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Among Barravento’s additional projects in development is an English-language remake of Kanteo Shindo’s cult horror classic Onibaba.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Later, she’s taken in by a tinkerer with a tiny cult, and bonds with another woman there.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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The gruesome 2023 murder of Choi, who rubbed shoulders with showbiz elites at fashion events and had a significant following online, sent shockwaves through the wealthy financial hub and made global headlines.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Snake Killer launched in January, with the four-parter followings a notorious Copenhagen narcotics police unit, Uropatruljen, a heavy-handed force that operated with relative autonomy between 1965 and 2001.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

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