Can you ever be a Christian without being a fisher of men (& women)?
Preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom is a requirement of being a Christian. If one doesn’t do what is required, they cannot be called a Christian. Not only did Jesus say that this good news of the kingdom would be preached to all the nations as a witness to all people, but all his disciples told others about what they had learned. Jesus’ final instructions to his followers were to preach and to teach. “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” (Matthew 28:19, 20) All the early Christians, not just Jesus’ apostles, were active in the ministry, both men and women. “And in the last days,” God says, “I shall pour out some of my spirit upon every sort of flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy and your young men will see visions a
