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
Missionary Update from the Wolfs in Nairobi during COVID-19 Pandemic
John and Jenn Wolf, who serve the Lord as missionaries in Kenya, where John serves as the Africa region’s project manager, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how life has changed in Nairobi during the…
Summer Recipes for the Family
Sara Correnti, MS RD LD, Manager of Health and Welfare Member Wellness Products for Concordia Plan Services, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes a great summer recipe, staples to keep on ha…
Grace Day
Rev. Greg Barto, Pastor-Elect at Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, Missouri, and Tim Krysl, congregation president at Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, Missouri, join Andy and Sarah to talk about w…
Mental Health Monday: Play and Growth
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about play and growth, including the six ways how we grow in play:
- attachment
- movement
- problem-solving
- social understanding
- sense of self/self-…
Sharathon 2020: Blessings of Daily Chapel
Rev. Sean Daenzer, LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about the blessings of daily chapel, why we provide daily chapel at t…
Sharathon 2020: Message of Hope from Lutherans for Life
Rev. Michael Salemink, Executive Director of Mission and Ministry with Lutherans for Life, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about the shared mission of KFUO Radio and Lutherans for …
Sharathon 2020: Teaching Creation from an Early Age
Pastor Warren Woerth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about the importance of teaching creation to children, how Biblic…
Sharathon 2020: Katie Schuermann and the KFUO Library
Katie Schuermann, Author of several books from both Emmanuel Press and Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about why giving voice to Lutheran creatives is i…
Sharathon 2020: LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins Andy during Sharathon 2020 to talk about why the LCMS has a radio station/broadcast ministry, why hearing God’s Wo…
Sharathon 2020: Partnership with LCEF
Rev. Bart Day, President & CEO of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about the work of LCEF today, how partnerships are critical to the work…
Sharathon 2020: Benefits of Bible Study
Rev. Dr. Glen Thomas, senior pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about how Bible Study on KFUO Radio is helpful to the sain…
Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2020 to talk about the history surrounding the Presentation of the Augsburg Confess…
It's Not Fair!
Rev. Merritt Demski, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about understanding things that don't seem fair to us (like a global pandemic), how God and…
Missionary Update from the Philippines during COVID-19 Pandemic
Rev. Roger James, who serves the Lord in the Philippines as theological educator at the Lutheran Theological Seminary & Training Center in Baguio City, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how the Semi…
Vicarage during a Pandemic
Rev. Dr. Kevin Golden, pastor of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Misouri, and Dan Greg, Vicar at Village Lutheran Church, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the role of vicars in congregational lif…
Mental Health Monday: What is Play?
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new series on Play, including what play is and the seven properties of play (plus a bonus):
- purposeless
- attractive
- voluntary
- freedom…
Un-Conference for Lutheran Educators
Concordia University Chicago faculty members Dr. Anne Thies— Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Elementary Education, Professor Amy Stradtmann— Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Middle Grade…
God the (Perfect) Father
Rev. Jeff Hemmer, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois, and author of Man Up: The Quest for Masculinity available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to t…
Healing Racial Divides in America
Rev. Keith Haney— Assistant to the President Missions, Human Care & Stewardship, LCMS Iowa District West, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his Bible Study One Nation under God: Healing Racial Divid…
Teaching Sacred Music in Asia
Deaconess Sandra Rhein, Sacred Music Educator in Asia through the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what being a Sacred Music Educator really means, how she wil…