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
- 330 minutes
- Episodes
- 2199
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Sharathon 2023: Christian Boehlke, LCMS Office of International Mission
Christian Boehlke, Interim Director of the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2023 to talk about where LCMS Missionaries serve today, how these missionaries s…
Preparing For Your Garden (Rebroadcast)
Delano and Linda Meyer, Jacques Breman, and Gwen Zagore join Andy and Sarah to talk about preparing for your garden. They discuss establishing a garden plan, choosing a site, preparing soil, and sele…
Outdoor Adventures at Lutheran Summer Camp
Signe White, executive director of Camp Perkins in Stanley, Idaho, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what happens at NLOMA camps each day during the summer, how summer staff make this experience a r…
Mental Health Monday: Mental Health Professionals and Where to Find Them (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the role psychologists play in mental health care, how the variety of mental health professionals interact in our lives, and how to …
Set Apart To Serve: From Broadcast Media to Pastoral Office
Rev. Joshua Brakhage, Associate Pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his career in television broadcasting …
Easter Hymnody: Death Is Swallowed Up By Death (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Sandra Rhein, Sacred Music Educator in Asia for the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Easter hymns! Learn about Lutheran Service Book 458 "Christ Jesu…
On the Mission Field in Uruguay
Rev. James Sharp, Serving the Lord in Uruguay with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the church fellowship talks between the LCMS and the Lutheran Church in…
Seasons of Catechetical Formation (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Tim Droegemueller, Pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church in Cumming, Georgia, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the importance of adult catechesis and how the seasons of the church year play i…
Preview of Sharathon 2023!
Mary Schmidt — Manager of Development for KFUO Radio, and Rev. Doug Griebenaw — Mission Advocate for KFUO Radio, join Andy and Sarah to preview Sharathon 2023, including why we have this time every y…
Mental Health Monday: Life in Transition and Mental Health Professionals (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how to be mentally well during a time of transition, the different categories of mental health professionals, and how to decide whic…
Set Apart To Serve: Preschool and Middle School Lutheran Teachers
Myrna Baneck — Preschool Teacher at Our Savior Lutheran Church & School in Fenton, MO, and Brett Mueller — Middle School Teacher at Our Savior Lutheran Church & School in Fenton, MO, join Andy and Sa…
Serving Our Refugee Neighbors with CFNA
Rev. Dr. Stanish Stanley — Executive Director of Christian Friends of New Americans (CFNA) in St. Louis, and Marlene Schroeder — Friend A Family Mentor with Christian Friends of New Americans in St. …
New KFUO Radio Team Members Emily and Ian!
Emily Worthmore — KFUO Radio Intern, and Ian Burger — KFUO Production Associate, join Andy and Sarah as our newest KFUO Radio team members to talk about how they came to be KFUO Radio team members, h…
Preserving History of the India Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rev. Dr. Daniel Harmelink — Executive Director of Concordia Historical Institute, and Molly Lackey — Social Media and Special Projects Assistant at Concordia Historical Institute, join Andy and Sarah…
Mental Health Monday: Intentionality and Conflict on Social Media (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah during our mini-series on Social Media to talk about intentionality and conflict, including what we need to understand about ourselves in ord…
Holy Week with J.S. Bach (Rebroadcast)
Chaplain Brian Hamer, active duty Navy Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the importance of Good Friday in the rhythm of the Church Year, how the Passion has been a part of Holy Week since …
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Rev. Sean Daenzer, Director of Worship for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and International Center Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the services of the Triduum during Holy Week, the o…
LW Searching Scripture "The Example of Christ" April 2023: Philippians 2:1–11
Rev. Anthony Oliphant, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, IL, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the April 2023 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled …
Mental Health Monday: A Night of Hope
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, and Tanner Olson of Written to Speak, join Andy and Sarah to talk about "A Night of Hope" that they have created as an experience for groups, including what this …
Set Apart To Serve: Lutheran Teacher Education at Concordia Nebraska
Dr. Shanna Opfer — Associate Professor of Education and Elementary Education Director at Concordia University Nebraska (CUNE), and Macy Gebhardt — elementary education student at Concordia University…