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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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The series made that departure without sacrificing character depth – each member of the ensemble was given distinct motivation and a narrative arc, allowing audiences to build investment across the run.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Closing out her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival in Southern California, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter united and amplified an audience of tens of thousands.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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Of course, by their very definition, cult films almost always flop upon release then slowly build a devoted following whose passion seems to grow in inverse proportion to any original rejection by mainstream audiences.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
In the sequel, set 25 years after the 1998 cult classic, Joey King and Maisie Williams replace Evan Rachel Wood and Alexandra Artrip as the daughters of Bullock’s Sally Owens.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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Founded in China in 2012, Shein leveraged its Chinese production base and aggressive social media campaigns to build up a loyal following, particularly among teenagers and young adults.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
It was meant to be a deliberate attempt to commit commercial suicide to have a legacy that would maybe get a following that would last with you, as opposed to being a disposable pop act, which the record company really wanted to change us into.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

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