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
- 289 minutes
- Episodes
- 2198
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
100 Years of LCMS Music History, Episode 1: 1847-1860
Benjamin Kolodziej, Church Organist and Musicologist, joins Andy and Sarah for our series on the first 100 years of LCMS Music History to talk about the research he's doing into LCMS Church Music fro…
LCMS Ukraine Refugee Grant Program
Deaconess Lorraine Roach, LCMS Ukraine Project Consultant, joins Andy and Sarah to give an update on the LCMS Ukraine Refugee Grant Program, including the need for U.S. sponsors for Ukrainian refugee…
Church of the Week: Good Shepherd Arnold
Rev. Warren Woerth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, MO, our Church of the Week for November 5-11, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Good Shepherd serves the local community in…
LW Searching Scripture "Imitation of Christ" November 2023: Philippians 3:17–4:7
Rev. Anthony Oliphant, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, IL, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the November 2023 issue of the Lutheran Witness titl…
Set Apart To Serve: Journey Into LCMS Pastoral Ministry
Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah for our …
The Pie Social!
We're celebrating PIE on The Coffee Hour! Pastor Matt Clark, Senior Pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis and Co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio, joins Andy and Sarah to ta…
Leadership Bonus Episode: Effective Executive and Administrative Leadership
Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy — Bishop of the LCMS English District and author of Pastoral Leadership, Shepherding and Caring for God’s People available from Concordia Publishing House, and Deaconess Doroth…
Palestinian Christian's View of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Rev. Nabil S. Nour — a Palestinian Christian from Nazareth, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartford, SD, and Fourth Vice President of the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his heritage a…
Sacred Music for Child-Loss Month
Rev. Brian Hamer, active duty Navy Chaplain and author of the Lifted Voice column in Around the Word: Theology for the Curious Christian, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Sacred Music for Child-Los…
Set Apart To Serve: Formation in Seminary Education
Rev. Dr. Charles Gieschen — Provost and Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, and Rev. Dr. Ronald Mudge — Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Professor of …
Humanitarianism in Culture Today (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Dr. John Bombaro, Associate Director of Eurasia for the LCMS and Chair of the Systematics Department for Luther Academy in Rīga, Latvia, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about today's age of Humanit…
Leadership Episode 10: Leadership as Pastoral Care
Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy, Bishop of the LCMS English District and author of Pastoral Leadership, Shepherding and Caring for God’s People available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah …
2025 LCMS Gathering Theme: Endure
Rev. Mark Kiessling — Director of LCMS Youth Ministry, Julianna Shults — Program Manager for LCMS Youth Ministry, and Meredith Smith — Communications Specialist for LCMS Youth Ministry, join Andy to …
Understanding Israel, Palestine, and Premillennial Dispensationalism
Rev. Dr. Reed Lessing, Professor of Theology & Ministry and Director of The Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University St. Paul, joins Andy to talk about questions surrounding Israel’s role …
Set Apart To Serve: Pre-Seminary Student at Concordia St. Paul
Robert Finch, pre-seminary student at Concordia University St. Paul, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his journey to Lutheranism and Concordia St. Paul, how he dis…
Serving the Neighborhood through Lutheran Education
Robert Lunak, Superintendent of Lutheran Neighborhood Schools in the LCMS South Wisconsin District, joins Andy to talk about Lutheran education in South Wisconsin, what makes Lutheran Neighborhood Sc…
Leadership Episode 9: Financial Matters and Why They Are Important
Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy, Bishop of the LCMS English District and author of Pastoral Leadership, Shepherding and Caring for God’s People available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah …
LCMS Mission Advancement: Blessed to Be a Blessing
Mike Fischer, Senior Gift Planning Advocate with LCMS Mission Advancement, and Mark Hofman, Executive Director of LCMS Mission Advancement, join Andy to talk about what LCMS Mission Advancement is an…
Higher Things: Retreat in a Box and 2024 Who Am I Conferences
Crysten Sanchez, Events Executive for Higher Things, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Retreat in a Box and the 2024 "Who Am I" Conferences, including what comes in the Retreat in a Box and how cong…
Set Apart To Serve: Forming Church Workers in Truth, Integrity, and Excellence
Dr. Russell Dawn, president of Concordia University Chicago (CUC), joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his interesting path to becoming a church worker, how his varie…