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Lead Time

by Unite Leadership Collective

Lead Time is a podcast of the Unite Leadership Collective, hosted by Tim Ahlman and Jack Kalleberg. The ULC envisions a future in which all congregations fully equip the priesthood of all believers through world-class leadership development at the local level. Lead Time taps into biblical wisdom for practical solutions to today's burning issues. Each podcast confronts real-time struggles facing the local church in a post-Christian culture. Step into the action with the ULC. This is Lead Time

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1
First Article Gifts: A Leadership Framework for the LCMS
1:03:23 Mar 17, 2026
2
Is the LCMS Ignoring Its Biggest Crisis? | Implications of Officer Nomination Vote Totals
44:20 Mar 10, 2026
3
Is the LCMS in an “American Interim”? A Gospel-Centered Response
1:01:21 Mar 3, 2026
4
Priesthood of All Believers: The Debate That Still Shapes the LCMS
47:37 Feb 24, 2026
5
Joy, Curiosity, and Hard Conversations in the LCMS
48:49 Feb 18, 2026
6
Is This “Seminex 2.0”? Dr. Jim Voelz Responds to the Controversy
1:15:10 Feb 13, 2026
7
How Real-Time Insight Can Strengthen the Local Church
41:15 Feb 10, 2026
8
Confessing Jesus’ Mission in a Fragmented Church
43:13 Feb 2, 2026
9
BARNA Findings: Why Gen Z Is More Open to Faith Than You Think
46:36 Jan 27, 2026
10
Can the LCMS Truly Be Confessional and Missional?
1:00:47 Jan 20, 2026
11
Why Lutherans Can’t Afford to Lose the Sacraments
50:00 Jan 13, 2026
12
How Governance Shapes the Health of the LCMS (More Than You Think)
1:07:53 Jan 6, 2026
13
How AI Is Reshaping Humanity, Faith, and the Church
1:08:43 Dec 30, 2025
14
Is Engaging Culture “Selling Out” the Gospel? | LCMS Response...
47:41 Dec 22, 2025
15
Can Faithful Lutherans Disagree? | Adiaphora, Doctrine; Where Should the Lines Be Drawn?
54:45 Dec 16, 2025
16
Could Music Help Heal Our Synod? (A Vision for Unity)
50:26 Dec 9, 2025
17
Discussing the Ramifications of the New SMP Changes
49:41 Dec 2, 2025
18
Does Pastoral Formation Really ‘Threaten the Synod’? Joe Responds.
32:10 Nov 28, 2025
19
Is It Time to Redefine Lutheran Identity?
53:10 Nov 25, 2025
20
LCMS Health Crisis? Pastor Marcis on Conflict, Culture & What’s Next
49:27 Nov 18, 2025
21
Dr. Jamison Hardy on the Future of LCMS Education
49:00 Nov 11, 2025
22
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: PSD President Mike Gibson Talks Koinonia Gathering
14:34 Nov 7, 2025
23
What the Data Reveals: LCMS Districts, Growth, and the Future of the Church
48:50 Nov 4, 2025
24
Square vs. Tower: Why the LCMS Needs Both
58:37 Oct 28, 2025
25
LCMS Barrier Breakers Revisited: How Far Should We Go?
58:13 Oct 21, 2025
26
LCMS Pressure Point: Are SMP Pastors the Future or a Threat?
49:30 Oct 14, 2025
27
Faith vs. Feelings: Why the LCMS Might Have It Wrong...
54:49 Oct 7, 2025
28
Pastoral Leadership in a Divided Church
49:23 Sep 30, 2025
29
LCMS in Freefall? Hard Truths About Pastors, Pews, and the Future
44:48 Sep 23, 2025
30
LCMS Circuit Success Story: How Collaboration Can Actually Work
51:59 Sep 16, 2025
31
Responding to Evil: A Christian Reflection on the Charlie Kirk Assassination
27:41 Sep 12, 2025
32
Barrier Breakers or Distinction Keepers? The Tension Shaping the LCMS
46:55 Sep 9, 2025
33
Why Most Lutheran Congregations Are Stuck at 50 Members
56:53 Sep 2, 2025
34
LCMS at a Breaking Point? What We Learned at the PSD Convention
50:43 Aug 27, 2025
35
Why Most Lutherans Still Struggle With Identity
52:33 Aug 19, 2025
36
LCMS at a Crossroads: Decline, Growth… or Something Else?
30:25 Aug 13, 2025
37
The LCMS Political Engine: Who Really Gets a Voice?
49:16 Aug 5, 2025
38
The LCMS Has a Toxic Feedback Problem—And It's Killing Church Culture.
47:10 Jul 29, 2025
39
Why the LCMS Fails at Evangelism
50:28 Jul 22, 2025
40
10,000 Voices Silenced? Why Commissioned Ministers Still Can’t Vote
44:40 Jul 15, 2025
41
You Can’t Afford to Be a "Small" Church Anymore—Here’s the Math
54:34 Jul 8, 2025
42
The Messy Early Years of the LCMS...No One Talks About
51:40 Jul 1, 2025
43
The LCMS Almost Lost This Pastor...
56:05 Jun 24, 2025
44
Is the Term "Servant Leadership" Worth Using in the LCMS?
54:12 Jun 20, 2025
45
Is the LCMS Emotionally Healthy?
53:52 Jun 13, 2025
46
Bridging LCMS Theology: Intellectual Tradition Meets Digital Mission
56:29 Jun 6, 2025
47
Are We Using Too Much Secular Language?
53:10 May 30, 2025
48
The Genius of Jesus in Leadership
40:14 May 20, 2025
49
How Freedom Shapes Faith: Lessons from the AFLC
44:39 May 13, 2025
50
Conviction and Cause: The Lutheran Balance
55:04 May 6, 2025
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