The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio
Grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest) and join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you all the stories you want to hear from around the LCMS. Catch the inside scoop from your favorite Lutheran-famous people, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live confidently and counter-culturally Lutheran in a secular world. You won’t find these stories anywhere else!
The Coffee Hour is underwritten by the Concordia University System. Learn more at cus.edu.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 280 minutes
- Episodes
- 2193
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
LCMS YG: Set Apart to Serve and Church Worker Formation
It's Set Apart to Serve at the LCMS Youth Gathering! Ben Honkomp (Pre-Seminary student entering his first year at Concordia University, Nebraska) joins Andy and Sarah at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering…
LCMS YG: Session Speaker Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer
How do youth learn about applying the Lutheran faith to the culture around them in LCMS Youth Gathering sessions? We sit down with the Rev. Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer (professor of theology, church histor…
LCMS YG: Session Speaker Dr. Jason Lane
How do youth learn about the Lutheran Confessions in LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions? We sit down with the Rev. Dr. Jason Lane (Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Lou…
LCMS YG: Meet Christian Rap Artist FLAME!
We caught up with FLAME at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Grammy-nominated Christian rap artist Flame (author of Extra Nos and Because Jesus Taught It, Mass Event Speaker and Mass Event Plus performe…
LCMS YG: Mass Event Host Rev. Brady Finnern
Our very own Concord Matters host was also Mass Event Host at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Brady Finnern (President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and Host of Concord Matters on KFUO…
“Substitutes” LW Searching Scripture, August 2025: Genesis 17:15–21 and 22:1–18
In May, we studied Exodus 12:1–14, which introduced the idea of substitution: In order to escape the destroyer, who would kill the firstborn male of every family as a judgment on Egypt, an unblemishe…
Showing Mercy after Texas Floods
How is LCMS Disaster Response responding to the tragic flooding in Texas Hill Country? Julie Tucker (Emergency Management Director, LCMS Texas District) and the Rev. Dan Mueller (Pastor at Hosanna Lu…
Set Apart to Serve + Bach Week: Teaching Bach to Young People
It's Bach Week! How can we successfully teach Bach to our children and youth? Dr. Jerrode Marsh (Director of Music at St. Paul Lutheran High School, Concordia, MO; Executive Director of Concordia Mus…
Bach Week: Bach at Home and in the Church
It's Bach Week! How can the works of J.S. Bach be used in support of our vocations at home and in our worship? The Rev. Brian Hamer (U.S. Navy Chaplain) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Omnibus Bac…
Bach Week: How to Listen to Bach
It's Bach Week! How can someone learn to listen to Bach? Kantor Kevin Hildebrand (Kantor of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Bach has influenced …
Back Week: Liturgical Life and Bach
It's Bach Week! What was the liturgical life of the church like at the time of J.S. Bach? Benjamin Kolodziej (Church Organist and Musicologist) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Bach has influen…
Bach Week: J.S. Bach - The Fifth Evangelist
It's Bach Week! Is J.S. Bach considered a "Fifth Evangelist"? Dr. Martin Dicke (former LCMS missionary, Member of Board of Directors for David’s Harp, Composer of settings for Hymns of the Reformatio…
LCMS YG: Set Apart to Serve and Worker Wellness
We're talking church work recruitment and worker wellness at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor (Managing Director, LCMS Office of National Mission) and the Rev. Dr. James Ban…
LCMS YG: Meet President Harrison!
Meet the President at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison (President of the LCMS) joins Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about his experiences at the LCMS Gatherin…
LCMS YG: International Gathering Participants - Part 3
Meet international participants at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! James from Korea and Lilly from Hong Kong join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about their home countries and the church bod…
LCMS YG: International Gathering Participants - Part 1 & 2
Meet international participants at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Isabel from Brazil, Elisabeth from Germany, Lulu from Shanghai, and Andreas from Belgium join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to tal…
LCMS YG: Meet the Gathering Media Team!
Meet the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering Media Team! Members of the Media Team Lauren Humphrey (LCMS Gathering Facebook host), Nina Chuang (LCMS Gathering TikTok host), and PJ Aarsvold (LCMS Gathering Inst…
LCMS YG: The Concordia University System
We chat with the Concordia University System at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy (President of Concordia University System) and the Rev. Dr. Douglas Spittel (Vice President o…
Set Apart to Serve: Providing First Article Gifts for Seminary Students
How does the seminary provide clothing and food for seminary students and their families? Deaconess Katherine Rittner, director of the Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne food and clothing co-o…
Celebrating 120 Years of Lutheranism in Brazil
Do you know the history of Lutheranism in Brazil? The Rev. Dr. Daniel Harmelink, Executive Director of Concordia Historical Institute (CHI), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about a new exhibit coming to…