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
- 267 minutes
- Episodes
- 2200
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Mental Health Monday: Remembrance and Growth (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what God’s memory has to do with growth, what God remembers (i.e. His character, His children, truth), how God's memory is wonderful…
Farewell to Pastor Cleland
Rev. James Cleland, Production Specialist with KFUO Radio and Associate Pastor-Elect for St. Mark Lutheran Church & School in Houston, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah during his final days with KFUO Radi…
Prof Insights Workshops with Concordia Seminary
Erika Bennett, Director of Continuing Education with Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how continuing education supports the layperson as well as the churc…
Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord
Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about when the historic church began observing the Feast of the Ascension of O…
Mercy Medical Work in Sierra Leone
Steph Schulte — regional coordinator for mercy medical work in West and Central Africa with LCMS International Mission, and David Watt — Volunteer for the Mercy Medical team to Sierra Leone join Sara…
Short-Term Mission in the Dominican Republic
Erin Mackenzie — LCMS missionary in the Latin America and Caribbean region based in the Dominican Republic, Rev. Dr. Brian Gauthier — Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Nebraska,…
Mental Health Monday: Intentionality and Conflict on Social Media
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…
Indelible Grace: Hymns and Stories Tour
Rev. Kevin Twit (PCA), Founder of Indelible Grace Music and Campus Minister at Reformed University Fellowship in Belmont, TN, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his vocation as campus minister in the…
Serving Those in Remote Regions of Canada
Rev. Dr. Steven Schave, Executive Director of LAMP, joins Andy to talk about the work of LAMP in remote regions of Canada, the people who LAMP is able to serve, opportunities to volunteer, and how th…
Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Services
Rev. Dr. Paul Grime — Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Mission, Dean of Chapel Dean of Spiritual Formation, and Co-Director of the Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort …
De-coding the Apocalypse (Revelation)
Dr. David Peter, Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Faculty at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes the book of Revelation unique, some examples of …
Behaving Like a Christian on Social Media (Rebroadcast)
Peter Slayton, Social Media Manager for the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how context collapse affects how we interact with each other on social media, what scripture says about how we tal…
Vocatio at Concordia Seminary
Rev. Micah Glenn, Director of Recruitment and Enrollment for Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Joins Sarah to talk about why the Seminary hosts a program for high school youth, what students learn at …
Mental Health Monday: Role of Emotions in Our Lives (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Dr. Richard Marrs, Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the M.Div. and Residential Alternate Route (RAR) Programs at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to…
Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany
Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Weber, Director of the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why we have an International Lutheran Center in the Old Latin School, what happens …
New Chinese Translation of the Book of Concord
Rev. Dr. Michael Paul — theological educator in Asia with LCMS International Mission, serving in Taiwan, and Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise — Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, join Andy and…
Every One His Witness - For Everyone!
Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, Director of Witness & Outreach and Revitalization with LCMS National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Every One His Witness, how the Every One His Witness website is he…
LW Searching the Scriptures, May 2022: Ephesians 3:1-13
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the May 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "The Mystery of Christ" …
Mental Health Monday: Benefits of Social Media
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah during our mini-series on Social Media to talk about the potential benefits of social media such as connection, support, and a sense of commu…
“Church Raising” at St. John’s, New Minden
Rev. Tim Mueller, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in New Minden, Illinois, joins Andy to talk about the history of St. John's (a charter congregation of the LCMS), the original timber-frame struct…