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
Catechesis and the Catechism
Rev. Peter Bender, Director of the Concordia Catechetical Academy, and Rev. Dr. Al Espinosa, member of the board of directors for the Concordia Catechetical Academy, join Andy and Sarah to talk about…
Classical Lutheran Education
Rev. Stephen Kieser, Headmaster of Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about classical Lutheran education, the marks of classical Lutheran education, why classical edu…
Set Apart To Serve: Black Ministry and the Black Clergy Caucus
Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray, LCMS Director of LCMS Black Ministry, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his journey to the LCMS and then to the pastoral ministry, his expe…
Missionary Kid Program for Short-Term Mission
Rev. Kevin Graudin — volunteer for missionary kid programming at the Eurasia Region missionary conference, and Anne Gonzalez — Manager of Short-Term Mission Training and Engagement with the LCMS Offi…
Leadership Episode 4: Clear Purpose and Taking Action
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 …
Serving in the Czech Republic
Chelsea Irwin, serving the Lord in the Eurasia Region as missionary coordinator for volunteer opportunities based out of the Czech Republic, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what she does as coordi…
Lutheran Education Coordination in Taiwan
Mindy Thews, serving as Lutheran Education Coordinator in Taiwan with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her new role as Lutheran Education Coordinator for t…
Set Apart To Serve: Serving as a Director of Church Ministries
Rev Dr. Kurt Taylor, Director of Church Ministries program director for Concordia Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about the role and job description of an av…
Ukraine Refugee Grant Program for LCMS Congregations
Deaconess Lorraine Roach — LCMS Ukraine Project Consultant - U.S., and Rev. Mark Sell — pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fenton, MO, join Andy to talk about how Our Savior in Fenton became spo…
Timothy Autumn Concert on September 16th
Dr. Jinah Yoo Knapp, Music Director at Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO, along with violinist Amadi Azikiwe and pianist Min Ji Kwon, join Andy to talk about the upcoming concert at Timothy Lu…
Leadership Episode 3: Struggles and Difficulties
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 …
LW Searching Scripture “All Is Rubbish Compared to Christ” September 2023: Philippians 3:7-11
Rev. Anthony Oliphant, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, IL, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the September 2023 issue of the Lutheran Witness tit…
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…
Set Apart To Serve: Town Hall for Resources and Tools
Rev. Dr. James Baneck — LCMS Executive Director of Pastoral Education and the Set Apart to Serve Initiative, and Michael Ten Clay — Manager with Standing Partnership, join Andy and Sarah for our Set …
Heresies Ancient and Modern
Rev. Roy Askins, managing editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about some of the heresies explained in the August 2023 LW “Heresies: Ancient and Modern,” including Gnosticism,…
Leadership Episode 2: Jethro, Moses, and Leadership Structure
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 …
Missions Unpacked for Kids: The Church Lives!
Anne Gonzalez, DCE — Manager of Short-term Mission Training & Engagement with the LCMS Office of International Mission, and Stephanie Hovland — Deaconess Intern with the LCMS Office of International …
New Opportunities for Music and Volunteering at Lutheran Senior Services
Emily Sitzes, Director of Community Wellness at LSS Laclede Groves in Webster Groves, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new Harmony Garden at LSS Laclede Groves, including how music pl…
Facilitating Lutheran Resources and Relationships in Japan
Rev. Dr. Daniel Jastram, serving the Lord in Asia in Tokyo, Japan, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey to serving as a missionary, the work he does while in Japan, how his time growing up …
Set Apart To Serve: Hispanic Ministry in the United States
Rev. Juan Zamora — Assistant Pastor and Apostolic Missionary at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Irving, TX, Lead Mission Developer for T2C2 (Together Transforming Churches and Communities), and Presi…