Whilst it was shepherds who took a starring role in the story of his birth, and other aspects of Galilean village life worked their way into his ministry, there’s no doubt that ‘the aphorisms, parables and metaphors, anecdotes, and social network of Jesus are all heavily influenced by the Sea of Galilee and its fish, fishing, fishermen, and fishing-villages.’ (K. C. Hanson). On listening to and learning with fishermen; and replacing the  devitalising model of one person being paid to do the church's ministry on behalf of the whole community may with the vigorous gospel approach modelled by Jesus and his Capernaum fishing friends in which ‘teams of gifted people, ordained and lay, together carry out God's work.’ (Total Ministry)

A talk for The Fourth Sunday before Lent, 6 February 2022.

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