Skip to content
Artwork for Lead Time
Lead Time · Tuesday · 43 min

Is the LCMS Playing It Too Safe with Prayer?

Is the LCMS playing it too safe with prayer? We believe God can do the miraculous—but are we actually asking Him to? ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ A little Lead Time+ came to everyone this week. We originally planned to continue with a private Lead Time+ conversation—but the discussion was so good, we kept going and gave you the whole thing right here. As Tim puts it at the end, “You just got your plus, listener.” If you value this kind of honest conversation about faith, leadership, and the future of the LCMS, join Lead Time+. You’ll help support the mission of Lead Time and get access to private episodes, monthly Zoom calls with Tim and Jack, and a community for deeper dialogue. Join Lead Time+ ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ Pastor Chris Paavola joins Tim Ahlman for an honest conversation about bold prayer, Lutheran theology, and what it takes to build a congregation that’s growing in prayer. Chris serves as senior pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, and is the author of 52 Prayers for Your Church. Explore Chris’s prayer resources: https://prayforyourchurch.com What’s something you’ve been hesitant to ask God for? Share your thoughts in the comments, and subscribe for more conversations about theology, leadership, and mission. Support the show ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Care about the future of the LCMS? Join the LCMS Current! (LCMS Current Events Newsletter) ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ To learn more, visit uniteleadership.org

0:00-43:46

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

Is the LCMS playing it too safe with prayer? We believe God can do the miraculous—but are we actually asking Him to?

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
A little Lead Time+ came to everyone this week.

We originally planned to continue with a private Lead Time+ conversation—but the discussion was so good, we kept going and gave you the whole thing right here. As Tim puts it at the end, “You just got your plus, listener.”

If you value this kind of honest conversation about faith, leadership, and the future of the LCMS, join Lead Time+. You’ll help support the mission of Lead Time and get access to private episodes, monthly Zoom calls with Tim and Jack, and a community for deeper dialogue.

Join Lead Time+
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

Pastor Chris Paavola joins Tim Ahlman for an honest conversation about bold prayer, Lutheran theology, and what it takes to build a congregation that’s growing in prayer. Chris serves as senior pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, and is the author of 52 Prayers for Your Church.

Explore Chris’s prayer resources: https://prayforyourchurch.com

What’s something you’ve been hesitant to ask God for? Share your thoughts in the comments, and subscribe for more conversations about theology, leadership, and mission.

Support the show

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Care about the future of the LCMS?
Join the LCMS Current! (LCMS Current Events Newsletter)
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

To learn more, visit uniteleadership.org

links5