Nathan and Thomas continue the conversation about preaching when you are not the pastor. 

1. When you want to preach more
   1. Be patient. Trust takes time to build. And you might be a great preacher, but you probably need some rough edges worked off. 
   2. Be prepared and take it seriously. If it is teen church every time the youth pastor preaches, he will likely get limited opportunities.
   3. Take every opportunity (Youth group, Sunday school, nursing home, jail ministry) and use each to communicate God’s word clearly. No “it is just” attitudes.
2. Preaching irregularly is not conducive to my style 
   1. Spend the time to be ready anyway.
   2. Embrace the struggle and craft a series that build but do not require consecutive weeks. 
3. Seek feedback
   1. From your pastor. You might not like it or agree but it is good for you to hear where you can do better.
   2. If your pastor is not interested in giving feedback, find some honest friends and help each other.
   3. Listen to your own messages. 
   4. Be humble!
4. Be careful reusing messages
   1. Don’t broadcast that you are repreaching something.
   2. Do the work to make it fresh.
5. Be yourself when you preach. 
6. Be grateful for every opportunity. God called your pastor to that pulpit, he doesn’t have to share.  

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Music:
Inspiring Advertising by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5515-inspiring-advertising-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0