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
Mental Health Monday: Emotions and the Gospel — Articulation
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Articulation, including how this fits in the emotional processing toolbox, how artic…
Advent Hymnody (Rebroadcast)
Paul Soulek, Director of Parish & School Music at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Advent hymnody! They discuss The King of Glory Comes (from One and A…
Bringing Advent Home (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Sean Daenzer, Director of Worship for the LCMS and International Center Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what the season of Advent is all about, how this season brings us comfort and…
"Return to the Manger" at Lord of Life in Chesterfield, MO
Sharon Delmore, Member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how telling the story of the nativity of our Lord in creative ways has been a part…
Christkindlesmarkt at Saint Paul in Concordia, MO
Dr. Jerrode Marsh, Director of Music at Saint Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes a Christkindlesmarkt unique from other Christmas events, …
Handel's Messiah with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
DeWayne Trainer, St. Louis Symphony Chorus Member, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the St. Louis Symphony's presentation of Handel's Messiah, including his first experience with this major work, h…
Christmas at Concordia (Wisconsin)
Dr. Louis A. Menchaca, Professor of Music and Music Department Chair at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Christmas at Concordia, including how this event has become …
Mental Health Monday: Emotions and the Gospel — Contemplation
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Contemplation, including how this fits in the Emotional Processing Toolbox, the bibl…
Set Apart To Serve: Discerning Vocation as First or Second Career Church Worker
Rev. Kevin Robson, Chief Mission Officer for the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about discerning vocation especially as a second-career church worker, including …
American Kantorei Presents J.S. Bach: Jesus as Our Prince of Peace
Dr. Maurice Boyer, Music Director of the American Kantorei, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the music of J.S. Bach and the American Kantorei's upcoming concert on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 3:o…
Serving and Learning as Summer Camp Staff
Kristine "Sparrow" Regalado — NLOMA summer staffer and current Concordia University Texas student, and Bruce Wall — Executive Director at Camp Luther in Nebraska, join Andy and Sarah to talk about ho…
LW Searching the Scriptures, November 2022: Ephesians 5:22-33
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the November 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "A Profou…
Mental Health Monday: Emotions and the Gospel — About Emotional Process
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Emotional Process, including what processing emotions has to do with health and well…
Set Apart To Serve: Seminary's Role in Young Church Worker Formation
Rev. Matthew Wietfeldt, Vice President of Admission and Director of Christ Academy at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to tal…
CFNA: Mercy Ministry with Immigrants and Refugees
Rev. Dr. Stanish Stanley — Executive Director of Christian Friends of New Americans, Rev. Dr. Allan Buckman — Chairperson for Christian Friends of New Americans, and Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison — Presi…
Te Deum Laudamus Stained Glass Windows at Concordia Seminary
Dr. David Schmitt — Professor of Practical Theology, Chairman of the Department of Practical Theology, and Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature at Concordia Seminary in St.…
KFUO Radio Church of the Week: Good Shepherd Lutheran in Arnold, MO
Rev. Warren Woerth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri, which is KFUO Radio's Church of the Week for November 6-12, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of Good She…
Mental Health Monday: Emotions and the Gospel — Regulation
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about regulation, including the difference between the noticeable emotions we recognize an…
Set Apart To Serve: Callings, Vocations, and Serving God's People
Dr. Jeffrey Leininger, campus pastor and pre-seminary director at Concordia University Chicago, and author of Callings for Life: God’s Plan, Your Purpose available from Concordia Publishing House, jo…
From Generation to Generation: 90 Years of God's Blessings
Rev. Jeffrey Nehrt, pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Greenville, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of Greenville and OUr Redeemer Lutheran Church, how the community an…