People who are not faithful in the little tasks will never have opportunity to prove themselves faithful in the big tasks. Start where you are; do what must be done; and let God open the way. Perhaps the leaders of your church will want to license you to preach. A license to preach is to ordination what an engagement ring is to marriage: it’s the first step, and it can always be revoked. Paul warns church leaders, “Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands” (1 Tim. 5:22). Before the church lays hands