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discipleship

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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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Parkinson usually plays things a bit straighter with the media, but his presence in the away dugout did provide the 20,056-capacity crowd — and an audience watching on TV on both sides of the Atlantic — with a fascinating clash of styles.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Speaking on-stage during a live episode of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast in London, Osman told the audience that The Celebrity Traitors will premiere on September 23.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

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Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
From his breakout starring role in 1975’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Curry brought his bulbous eyes and madcap energy to every performance.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

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This has resulted in massive social media followings, sometimes bigger than their husbands’ — Chanen has 770,000 followers on Instagram alone, which is 600,000 more than Juwan can claim on the platform.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
One time, Patenaude asked his online following for help finding a customer who needed to come get his stuff already.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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