After nearly a quarter of a century in ministry I get asked a couple of questions more than others. Probably the most common is, " How do I get started in full-time ministry? " Let me attempt to answer that question by telling my story. It was 1990, I was an incoming freshman at Kent Christian College in Dover, DE. I was excited and young, and thought I was ready to take the world. We were all being asked the area of ministry we felt called to. After a lot of debate, and trying not do what I felt God calling me to do, I gave some vague answer, it would take me another year or so, and a few bumps in the road, to submit to God's call on my life to be a pastor. Having then made it known that I was going to pursue full-time pastoral ministry, my pastor told me to do something that was a bit off-putting. He handed me a vacuum cleaner and told me to vacuum the church hallway and clean the restrooms every day. Then, as he walked away he said, "Welcome to m