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.

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Update frequency: every day
Average duration: 289 minutes
Episodes: 2198
Years Active: 2019 - 2025

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Searching the Scriptures: April Lutheran Witness

Rev. Weslie Odom, pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Arlington, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the April issue of the Lutheran Witness.…

17:01:50 | Fri 03 Apr 2020

STL Lutheran Schools Serve During Pandemic

Sue Nahmensen, CEO of Lutheran Elementary School Association in St. Louis, joins Andy to talk about how Lutheran schools are partnering with parents during this time of significant change, how the wo…

17:01:50 | Thu 02 Apr 2020

Missionary Life in Uruguay during COVID-19 Pandemic

Rev. James Sharp, who serves with his wife Angela and their children as LCMS missionaries in Uruguay, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how their work as been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, what …

17:01:50 | Thu 02 Apr 2020

Lutheran Heritage Foundation Updates from the Field

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the children’s Bible storybooks for Muslims in Indonesia, other translation projec…

17:01:50 | Wed 01 Apr 2020

CPH FaithCourses

Joe Willmann, Senior Instructional Designer with Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the available CPH FaithCourses, how you can use them during your time social distancing…

17:01:50 | Wed 01 Apr 2020

Resources from Concordia Plan Services during COVID-19 Pandemic

Jim Sanft, CEO of Concordia Plan Services (CPS), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what CPS has been focusing on since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, what members and ministries need to know abou…

17:01:50 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Translating God’s Word in Times of Pestilence

Paul Federwitz, Chief Information Officer & Assistant Director for Program Ministries with Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his family’s experience with the corona…

17:01:50 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Mental Health Monday: Food, Outdoors, and Physical Touch

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about small things like food, being outside, and hugs (or physical touch) that can calm our anxiety and connect us to God in everyday life…

17:01:50 | Mon 30 Mar 2020

Camp Stories: Walcamp, Kingston, IL

Bill Indelli, Executive Director of Walcamp in Kingston, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Walcamp a destination for families, how outdoor ministry makes a difference in the liv…

17:01:50 | Fri 27 Mar 2020

CUW Contributing 3D-Printed Masks

Dr. Dan Sem, Dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the 3D printers at the Makerspace Lab at CUW, how this lab is contributing …

17:01:50 | Fri 27 Mar 2020

Camp Stories: Camp Concordia, Gowen MI

Dr. Craig Oldenburg, Camp Director at Camp Concordia in Gowen, Michigan, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Camp Concordia a destination for families this summer, stories from campers who …

17:01:50 | Thu 26 Mar 2020

Camp Stories: Lutheran Valley Retreat, Woodland Park, CO

Steve Johnson, Executive Director of Lutheran Valley Retreat in Woodland Park, Colorado, and President of National Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Association (NLOMA), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about h…

17:01:50 | Thu 26 Mar 2020

Camp Stories: Camp Lutherhaven, Albion, IN

Tim Jank, Executive Director of Camp Lutherhaven in Albion, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Camp Lutherhaven a destination for families this summer, what a typical summer camp …

17:01:50 | Wed 25 Mar 2020

Camp Stories: Heit’s Point, MO

Mark Nolte, Executive Director of Heit’s Point in Lincoln, Missouri (Lake of the Ozarks), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what makes Heit’s Point a destination for families, what a typical summer …

17:01:50 | Tue 24 Mar 2020

Rumor Has it Jesus Forgives Gossipers

Rev. Chris Hull, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what gossip is, what God commands us about gossip, and how Jesus takes on gossip. Read Pastor Hul…

17:01:50 | Tue 24 Mar 2020

Mental Health Monday: Small Things to Calm Anxiety

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah on this first “at-home edition” during coronavirus to talk about small things we can do to calm our anxiety and connect us to God in everyday life…

17:01:50 | Mon 23 Mar 2020

Deaconess Students visit the Dominican Republic

Christina Shaffer & Janie Schlie, Deaconess students at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, join Andy and Sarah to talk about their participation in the Mission Education team from Concordia Seminary th…

17:01:50 | Fri 20 Mar 2020

Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge takes over!

The Lutheran Ladies Erin Alter, Bri Gerzevske, and Rachel Bomberger, join Sarah on this special Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge takeover episode of The Coffee Hour to share how the Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge po…

17:01:50 | Thu 19 Mar 2020

Quick Tips for New Homeschoolers

Cheryl Swope, educator and author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about quick tips for homeschoolers for parents who all of a sudden find themse…

17:01:50 | Wed 18 Mar 2020

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Dr. Wanda Routier, Director of Special Education at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new Teacher of the Visually Impaired program at Concordia University Wiscons…