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
Church of the Week: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Liberty, MO
Rev. Joe Rodriguez, pastor of St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Liberty, Missouri, KFUO Radio's Church of the Week, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of the Liberty community, how St. Steph…
Carillon Concert Series at Concordia Seminary
Dr. Kent Burreson, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology & Dean of the Chapel at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes a carillon a unique instrument, the c…
Mental Health Monday: Empathy on Social Media
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how to have empathy on social media, including these five points:
- Find Their Face
- Know When to Abort or Relocate
- Utilize the Facebook D…
Resources for Virtual VBS
Deaconess Anna Johnson, Senior Manager of Marketing with Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how churches are trying to do VBS even in the midst of social distancing and gl…
Hymns of Ordinary Time: Propers 6-8
Dr. Jim Marriott, Director of Musical Arts at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about a few hymns for Ordinary Time, or the Season after Pentecost, or the Season after Tri…
Making Disciples For Life in the Face of Pandemic
Rev. Dr. Dien Ashley Taylor, pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Bronx, New York, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what it means to be a disciple for life, what our Lord would hav…
Partners for the Gospel in North St. Louis
Rev. Gerard Bolling and Rev. John Schmidtke from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, join Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Bethlehem a unique congregation, the challenges that Be…
Partners for the Gospel in North St. Louis
Rev. Gerard Bolling and Rev. John Schmidtke from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, join Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Bethlehem a unique congregation, the challenges that Be…
Online Faith and Writing Workshop
Dr. Travis Scholl, managing editor of the Concordia Journal, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the 2020 Faith and Writing Workshop presented by Concordia Seminary St. Louis, including his background…
'Here I Write' Conference: Back to Basics: Professional Writing 101
Cheryl Magness, managing editor of the LCMS Reporter, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what a writer's job actually is, how a writer can make a reader's job easier, and some things that make for go…
Mental Health Monday: Interacting with Empathy
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what empathy is and why it matters for mental health, what it actually means to have cognitive or emotional empathy, and how we inte…
Serving the Homeless During COVID-19 Pandemic
Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave, Executive Director of Humanitri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about who Humanitri serves, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected these families, and some unexpected blessing…
Lutheran Witness June/July: By Faith, Not By Sight
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor, of the Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the June/July issue of LW, including the theme surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the various perspect…
'Here I Write' Conference: The Art of Illustrating
Kelly Schumacher, creator and artist of Agnus Dei Liturgical Arts, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how illustration affects how a reader reads a book, the influence visual art has when paired with…
'Here I Write' Conference: Networking Readers & Writers
Mary J. Moerbe, LCMS deaconess and writer, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why community is important for creatives, some ways to find community online and in person, and how community helps creat…
Confronting Social Injustice and Loving Our Neighbors
Rev. Roosevelt Gray— LCMS Director of Black Ministry, and Rev. Dr. Steven Schave— LCMS Director of Urban & Inner City Mission and Church Planting, and Host of Mission Field USA, join Andy and Sarah t…
'Here I Write' Conference: The Author as a Speaker
Donna (Pyle) Snow, author of over 35 Bible studies for Concordia Publishing House and the LWML, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why being comfortable with public speaking is an important skill to …
'Here I Write' Conference: Rhetorical Architecture 101
Heather Smith, writer for several publications and one of our Lutheran education experts, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how the art of rhetoric informs writing, what persuasion actually is, and …
Mental Health Monday: Physical Movement for Mental Health
Dr. John Eckrich, Founder of Grace Place Wellness, fills in for Deaconess Heidi Goehmann on this episode of Mental Health Monday to talk about the relationship between physical activity and mental he…
Wedding Vows: The Voice of Love
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Wieting, author of 'The Blessings of Weekly Communion,' joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how God's Word is different from cultural inventions or feelings in informing our vocations…