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| Ezekiel Stoddard |
At a time when most kids are preoccupied playing with action figures or watching cartoons, Ezekiel Stoddard is preaching to a congregation at Fullness of Time Church in Maryland.
The enthusiastic 11-year-old became an ordained minister at his family's Pentecostal church in May, but Ezekiel has been preparing sermons since he was at least 7 or 8, ABC News reports.
Though both of his parents are pastors, the young boy said he received his own special calling to preach the word of God.
"It doesn't matter the age that you can be licensed. It just matters ... how much word do you have and how much God has called you," Ezekiel told the Washington Post in a video profile.
But sometimes, he said, adults don't take him seriously.
"A lot of grown-ups will look at me like I'm just a joke and I need to sit down," Stoddard told the Washington Post.
When he's not studying the Bible or doing schoolwork, Ezekiel told ABC News he enjoys going to the movies and playing sports.
But as is evidenced by several YouTube videos, he's also managed to intertwine his love of music with his passion for preaching.
As far as his future plans go, Ezekiel is certain he's found his lifelong career.
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