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
Updates on the LCMS Youth Gathering
Rev. Mark Kiessling — Director of Youth Ministry for the LCMS, and DCE Julianna Shults — Program Manager with Youth Ministry for the LCMS, join Andy and Sarah to talk aout the theme and location of t…
Grand Rounds for Concordia Plans Members
Sara Correnti, MS RD LD, Manager of Health & Welfare – Member Wellness Products with Concordia Plans, joins Andy to talk about Grand Rounds available for Concordia Plans Members, how a second opinion…
National Lutheran Schools Week: Immanuel Lutheran School in Perryville, MO
St. Paul's Lutheran School Students Lilian and Bryant, along with Pastor Joseph Schlie, from Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in Perryville, MO, join Andy during National Lutheran Schools Week to …
Finding Hope — Childhood
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about childhood, how our family of origin shapes us, the role of belonging in family and other contexts, and hope for the broken childhood…
Concordia Seminary Film Festival Contest Finalists!
Rev. Dr. David Lewis — Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology and Director of Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route Programs at Concordia Seminary, and Rev. Dale Ward — Senior Media …
National Lutheran Schools Week: Faith Lutheran School in Plano, TX
Faith Lutheran High School Students Elizabeth, Julia, and Lance, along with Mrs. Christy Rivers, third grade teacher at Faith Lutheran School in Plano, TX, join Andy during National Lutheran Schools …
St. John Chrysostom: January 27
Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about who St. John Chrysostom was, the era in which he lived, how…
National Lutheran Schools Week: Lutheran High School of St. Charles County, MO
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Students Abby and Carter, along with Brian Scheller, Director of Music Activities & Spiritual Life Coordinator at Lutheran High School of St. Charles County…
St. Titus, Pastor and Confessor: January 26
Rev. Dr. Daniel Paavola, Professor of Theology and Theology Department Chair at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah on the Commemoration of St. Titus to talk about who St. Titus was,…
National Lutheran Schools Week: St. Paul's Lutheran School in Des Peres, MO
St. Paul's Lutheran School Students Juliana and Sam, along with Kantor Matthew Gerhardt, from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in Des Peres, MO, join Andy and Sarah during National Lutheran Scho…
The Conversion of St. Paul: January 25
Rev. Dr. Mark Seifrid, Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St Louis, MO, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, commemorated by the Church o…
National Lutheran Schools Week: Saint Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, MO
Saint Paul Lutheran High School Students Annika, Josiah, and Daniela, along with Dr. Jerrode Marsh, Director of Music at Saint Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, MO, join Andy and Sarah during N…
Mental Health Monday: Finding Hope — Safety and Knowing
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Safety and Knowing, including why safety is important in family life, why the word "knowing" is significant, the relationship betwee…
LCMS at the National March for Life
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why the LCMS marches in the National March for Life, the message we want to be heard …
1 John 3 Million Dollar Life Match
Deaconess Tiffany Manor — Director of LCMS Life Ministry, and Kristin Freeman — Manager of LCMS Life Ministry, join Andy and Sarah to talk about why the LCMS is involved in Life Ministry things such …
Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries in Chicago
Deaconess Lori Trinche — Stewardship, Administration and Human Care Liaison for the Northern Illinois District of the LCMS, Rev. Dr. Allan Buss — President of the Northern Illinois District of the LC…
Physical and Spiritual Care in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
Jamielynn (Tinkey) Flores, B.S.N., R.N., who serves the Lord as a missionary in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, joins Sarah to talk about her journey to the mission field, the work she …
Sharing the Gospel in Uruguay
Rev. James and Angela Sharp, who serve the Lord as missionaries in Uruguay, join Sarah to talk about how they build relationships with people in order to share the Gospel of Jesus with them, the diff…
Mental Health Monday: Messes in Family — Broken Intimacy
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Broken Intimacy, including how we define intimacy, the relationship between intimacy and safety, what makes it hard to care about su…
Robo Raiders and Maximus the Robot in Studio
Nathaniel, Gloria, Caroline, and Peter from the Robo Raiders FTC 7129 homeschool Christian robotics team from Southern Illinois join Sarah and guest co-host Rev. Doug Griebenaw to talk about their ro…