What is another word for discipleship?

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈa͡ɪpə͡lʃˌɪp] (IPA)

Discipleship is a religious term that refers to the act of following the teachings of a leader or a religious figure. Some synonyms for the term include apprenticeship, spiritual journey, spiritual guidance, faith formation, and mentorship. These words express the concept of learning and growing in faith and obedience to a teacher or leader. Other similar phrases that could be used to describe discipleship include faith walk, discipleship journey, and faith-based training. Discipleship is considered an essential component of many religious traditions, and these synonyms help capture the idea of the process of learning and growing in one's faith.

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Usage examples for Discipleship

All this, too, notwithstanding their pretended sanctity and discipleship, together with the stringency of their priestly vows.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
On entering the place, I thought, when our dear Lord sent forth his disciples, he commanded them to take neither purse nor scrip; and that if this state of poverty of spirit was any badge of discipleship, some of us might claim to wear it.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
He expected that men would love Him more than father or mother, wife or child, and even made such a love a condition of what He called discipleship.
"The Empire of Love"
W. J. Dawson

Famous quotes with Discipleship

  • To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.
    Wendell Phillips
  • His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.
    Charles Stanley
  • I believe passionately that Christianity is a way of life, not a theological system with which one must be in intellectual agreement. I feel that Christ would admit into discipleship anyone who sincerely desired to follow him, and allow that disciple to make his creed out of his experience; to listen, to consider, to pray, to follow, and ultimately to believe only those convictions about which the experience of fellowship made him sure.
    Leslie Weatherhead
  • If Christ can—and he does—hold in utter loyalty the hearts of St. Francis and John Knox, of Calvin and St. Theresa, of General Booth and Pope John, of Billy Graham and Albert Schweitzer, who hold irreconcilably different beliefs about him, how can belief and uniformity of belief be vitally important? Further, where in the Gospels are we ever told that Christ demanded belief in some theological proposition before he would admit a seeker into discipleship?
    Leslie Weatherhead
  • Their religion is unfeasible, for one cannot richly meet the glancing present … without long discipleship and secure sustenance.
    Paul Goodman

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