The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

We caught up with FLAME at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Grammy-nominated Christian rap artist Flame (author of Extra Nos and Because Jesus Taught It, Mass Event Speaker and Mass Event Plus performer) joins Andy and Sarah at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering to talk about what he's been experiencing at this summer's Gathering, his preparation for being a Mass Event Speaker and Mass Event Plus performer, what it's like to perform for 20,000 Lutherans, why a gathering like this is important for youth, the best part of meeting and talking with so many youth, and how an experience like this informs his artistic work. You can find Flame's work at extranosacademy.com and his books from Concordia Publishing House at cph.org/flame.

Our very own Concord Matters host was also Mass Event Host at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Brady Finnern (President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and Host of Concord Matters on KFUO Radio) joins Andy and Sarah at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering to talk about his experiences at previous Gatherings, how he got selected to host Mass Events at this summer's Gathering, what a Mass Event is, the preparation behind each night's Mass Event, and what he wants youth to gain from the Gathering. Learn more about the LCMS Youth Gathering at lcmsgathering.com.

In May, we studied Exodus 12:1–14, which introduced the idea of substitution: In order to escape the destroyer, who would kill the firstborn male of every family as a judgment on Egypt, an unblemished male lamb had to be killed and its blood sprinkled on the lintels and doorposts of Israelite houses. The Passover lamb was a substitute for the firstborn males of Israel, and St. Paul makes the connection with Jesus explicit when he says, “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7). Later in the same Epistle, St. Paul emphasizes the substitutionary work of Jesus, teaching that it was “of first importance … that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). In addition to the Passover lamb, there are other substitutes in the Old Testament that point to the person and work of Jesus Christ. These will be the subject of this study.
 
 Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the August 2025 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “Substitutes” on Genesis 17:15–21 and 22:1–18. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Opening the Old Testament” and will walk through ways that the Old Testament witnesses to Jesus Christ and His grace, mercy and peace, delivered through the holy Christian church. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us!
 
 Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

How is LCMS Disaster Response responding to the tragic flooding in Texas Hill Country? Julie Tucker (Emergency Management Director, LCMS Texas District) and the Rev. Dan Mueller (Pastor at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Kerrville, TX) join Andy and Sarah to talk about what the situation currently looks like in Texas Hill Country, how the flooding affected the Kerrville community and the members of Hosanna Lutheran Church, how churches in Texas have responded in mercy, and ways we can support LCMS Disaster Response and the LCMS churches across Texas in the relief effort. Give now to support the relief effort at lcms.org/disaster.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

It's Bach Week! How can we successfully teach Bach to our children and youth? Dr. Jerrode Marsh (Director of Music at St. Paul Lutheran High School, Concordia, MO; Executive Director of Concordia Music Conservatory; and artistic director and conductor for the Sedalia Symphony Orchestra), joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve series to talk about how Bach has influenced her life and work, formative experiences as a musician where Bach played a role in her love of music, why it's important to her that children and youth learn Bach, her approach to teaching Bach in German to children and youth, the benefits of learning to sing Bach in German for her students, how students also learn about the life and history of J.S. Bach, and what benefits her former students have shared with her about their experience of learning Bach. Learn more about St. Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, MO at splhs.org.
 
 Find all Bach Week episodes at kfuo.org/tag/bach-week.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

It's Bach Week! How can the works of J.S. Bach be used in support of our vocations at home and in our worship? The Rev. Brian Hamer (U.S. Navy Chaplain) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Omnibus Bach: “All of Bach” with the Netherlands Bach Society and Bach in the Parish: “Bach through the Year,” a resource for incorporating Bach music into the three-year lectionary. They discuss how Bach has influenced Chaplain Hamer's life and faith, examples of how listening to Bach at home can be helpful, the amazing project "All of Bach" from the Netherlands Bach Society, how Bach’s compositions were intended to support faithful liturgical life in the Church, the lectionary in use at the time of J.S. Bach, how this lectionary is similar and different from the lectionary used by many churches today, and what has helped him utilize the works of Bach in support of a faithful liturgical life for those he serves. Find All of Bach from The Netherlands Bach Society at bachvereniging.nl/en/allofbach and "Bach Through the Year" by John S. Setterlund at kirkhousepublishers.com/product-page/bach-through-the-year-by-john-s-setterlund.
 
 Find all Bach Week episodes at kfuo.org/tag/bach-week.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

It's Bach Week! How can someone learn to listen to Bach? Kantor Kevin Hildebrand (Kantor of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Bach has influenced his work and faith, how Bach played a role in his love of music, how we can marvel at the beauty of Bach's music and also let it wash over us as something good and beautiful, insights for understanding the significance of Bach's music, what is key when listening to Bach's organ and choral music, and examples of where to start a listening journey.
 
 Find all Bach Week episodes at kfuo.org/tag/bach-week.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

It's Bach Week! What was the liturgical life of the church like at the time of J.S. Bach? Benjamin Kolodziej (Church Organist and Musicologist) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Bach has influenced his life and work, formative experiences where Bach played a role in his learning music, the liturgical life of the church in Leipzig at the time of J.S. Bach, the external influences impacting churches at this time, how orthodox Lutheran chorales were included in the services of the church, how the work of Bach influenced or shaped liturgical life even through to today, and how he encounters theological symbolism in Bach's music as a church organist.
 
 Find all Bach Week episodes at kfuo.org/tag/bach-week.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

It's Bach Week! Is J.S. Bach considered a "Fifth Evangelist"? Dr. Martin Dicke (former LCMS missionary, Member of Board of Directors for David’s Harp, Composer of settings for Hymns of the Reformation from David’s Harp) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Bach has influenced his life and work, formative experiences as a musician and missionary where Bach played a role in his love of music, where the phrase “the fifth evangelist” began as a description of J.S. Bach, how Bach approached scripture and who influenced his understanding and handling of the Word of God, and how his understanding of scripture is apparent in his compositions. Learn more about David's Harp at davidsharpmusic.org, including the Hymns for the Reformation at davidsharpmusic.org/product/hymns-of-the-reformation-occasional-series.
 
 Find all Bach Week episodes at kfuo.org/tag/bach-week.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

We're talking church work recruitment and worker wellness at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor (Managing Director, LCMS Office of National Mission) and the Rev. Dr. James Baneck (Executive Director of Pastoral Education and Set Apart to Serve) join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about the role of the lay person in worker wellness, how worker wellness is a part of Set Apart to Serve, what concerns we have about the wellness of church workers, what we mean by personal stewardship, and some examples of excellent worker wellness and personal stewardship from the parish and Deaconess Tiffany and Rev. Baneck's prior service.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Meet the President at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison (President of the LCMS) joins Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about his experiences at the LCMS Gathering, youth ministry in the Synod, and what he's hopeful of for the youth of the Lutheran Church.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Meet international participants at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! James from Korea and Lilly from Hong Kong join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about their home countries and the church bodies in each country, what makes their Lutheran church body unique, what they want their friends and family back home to know about the LCMS Youth Gathering, how they got the privilege of serving as an international representative, and their favorite foods from their home countries!
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Meet international participants at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Isabel from Brazil, Elisabeth from Germany, Lulu from Shanghai, and Andreas from Belgium join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about their home countries and the church bodies in each country, what makes their Lutheran church body unique, what they want their friends and family back home to know about the LCMS Youth Gathering, how they got the privilege of serving as an international representative, and their favorite foods from their home countries!
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Meet the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering Media Team! Members of the Media Team Lauren Humphrey (LCMS Gathering Facebook host), Nina Chuang (LCMS Gathering TikTok host), and PJ Aarsvold (LCMS Gathering Instagram host) join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about how they first got involved with the LCMS Youth Gathering, what the work of the Media Team is, how the many members of the media team work together to produce a wide variety of content, what they've learned about creating content for viewers on social media, and what they want their viewers to know about the LCMS Youth Gathering. Find LCMS Gathering on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok and learn more about the LCMS Youth Gathering at lcmsgathering.com.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

We chat with the Concordia University System at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy (President of Concordia University System) and the Rev. Dr. Douglas Spittel (Vice President of Concordia University System) join Andy and Sarah on the KFUO Stage to talk about how the Concordia Universities are involved in the LCMS Youth Gathering, the highlights of the Gathering for both of them, how their visits to LCMS District Conventions increased relationships, the scholarships now available for church work students, and exciting new developments about regional micro campuses. Learn more about the Concordia Universities at cus.edu.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How does the seminary provide clothing and food for seminary students and their families? Deaconess Katherine Rittner, director of the Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne food and clothing co-ops, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve series to talk about her path to becoming director of the food and clothing co-ops, the anxieties that students and their spouses experience about seminary life, how God provides for seminarians and their families through the food and clothing co-ops, and CTSFW's plans for a new food and clothing co-op building. Learn about CTSFW at ctsfw.edu.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Do you know the history of Lutheranism in Brazil? The Rev. Dr. Daniel Harmelink, Executive Director of Concordia Historical Institute (CHI), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about a new exhibit coming to CHI celebrating 125 years of Lutheranism in Brazil, including the planning process to create the exhibit, the history of the LCMS's mission work in Brazil, the challenges missionaries faced, how these missionaries were connected to Lutherans in the United States, and what to expect in this exciting exhibit. Learn more about Concordia Historical Institute and how to visit at concordiahistoricalinstitute.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How can Lutheran congregations support military service members and veterans through Operation Barnabas? Jill Tendler — Operation Barnabas volunteer at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Eureka, MO, and Lee Hinton — Administrative Coordinator for LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, join Andy and Sarah to talk about Jill's military family story, why Operation Barnabas is important to her, and how small actions make a huge difference for veterans and military families. Learn more at 314-996-1337 and lcms.org/ministry-to-the-armed-forces/operation-barnabas.
 
 
 This episode originally aired on January 9, 2024.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What is it like to teach middle school at a Lutheran school in Taiwan? Andrew and Noel Schaff, serving the Lord in Chiayi, Taiwan, as middle school teachers at Concordia Middle and High School, join Sarah to talk about their journey to the mission field, what life has been like for them over their many years of service, what makes Concordia Middle and High School a unique place for students and teachers, and how they serve in their community in Taiwan. Learn more about the Schaffs and how to support their work at lcms.org/schaff.
 
 Photo credit: LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Did you know that the oldest Lutheran church in the Americas is an LCMS congregation in New York City? The Rev. Peter A.D. Deebrah (Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew in New York City) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey from Guyana to New York City, how he became pastor of St. Matthew, the incredible history of St. Matthew beginning in the 1600s, how the congregation has both changed and stayed the same over 360 years, and how St. Matthew serves the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. Read more about the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew in Lutherans Engage: engage.lcms.org/oldest-congregation-summer-2025.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What does someone on the Seminary's Board of Regents do, and why is this work important? Matt Kenitzer, a member of the Board of Regents for Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his upbringing in the church, what drew him to the LCMS, why faithful leadership in the church is important to him, how he became a member of the Board of Regents, and all the critical work the Regents do for the good of the Seminary.
 
 This episode originally aired on January 24, 2025.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What is Worship Anew, and how does it help people experience the love of Jesus? Matthew Leighty (Executive Director, Worship Anew) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of Worship Anew (formerly Worship for Shut-Ins), who is reached by Worship Anew today and how it makes a difference for them, who makes the work of Worship Anew possible, and the new partnership between Worship Anew and KFUO Radio. You can learn more about Worship Anew by visiting worshipanew.org.
 
 Worship Anew will be partnering with KFUO Radio to bring more opportunities to hear God’s Word on Sunday mornings beginning in September. Listen at 7:30 a.m. CT and 1:00 p.m. CT.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr, President of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, joins Andy and Sarah for our History of Lutheranism in America series to talk about the formation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, including the people who began the ground work for forming what became The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the challenges that they faced, how the creation of our Synod happened, and what we can we learn from our history that would be helpful as we gather for convention this year.
 
 Find all three episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/history-of-lutheranism-in-america.
 
 This episode originally aired on July 5, 2023.
 
 Note: Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr. is now former president of Concordia Theological Seminary.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr, President of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, joins Andy and Sarah for our History of Lutheranism in America series to talk about how churches began to organize into large synods, how language played a role in the development of these synods, challenges these Lutherans faced, and two important characters in this story: C.F.W. Walther and Martin Stephan.
 
 Find all three episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/history-of-lutheranism-in-america.
 
 This episode originally aired on June 28, 2023.
 
 Note: Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr. is now former president of Concordia Theological Seminary.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr, President of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, joins Andy and Sarah for our History of Lutheranism in America series to talk about the different groups leaving the Holy Roman Empire German states for America, how things like Pietism and Rationalism affected their decision to leave, the variety of groups that immigrated to America, and Rev. Muhlenburg and the Pennsylvania Ministerium.
 
 Find all three episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/history-of-lutheranism-in-america.
 
 This episode originally aired on June 21, 2023.
 
 Note: Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, Jr. is now former president of Concordia Theological Seminary.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How do relationships, opportunities, and invitations encourage young people to remain in the church and consider church work? Rev. Seth Flick, pastor of Divine Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hartland, WI , joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his formation as a pastor and who encouraged him in this pursuit, his congregation's emphasis on their duty to raise up future church workers, how they use relationships and opportunities and invitations to encourage children in the faith, and the roles of other church workers and parents in their approach.
 
 Learn more about the Set Apart to Serve Initiative at lcms.org/setaparttoserve.
 
 This episode originally aired on March 8, 2024.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Do we still need the law? What were the controversies concerning the Lord’s Supper? The Rev. Brady Finnern, President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and host of KFUO Radio’s Concord Matters, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Formula of Concord reading plan he created for 2025, including the questions concerning the Third Use of the Law and The Lord's Supper that are addressed in June and July's readings. What is the Third Use of the Law? What were the controversies of those days surrounding the Third Use? Do we still need the law? What do we believe concerning the Lord's Supper according to the Word of God? Are the controversies concerning the Lord’s Supper still prevalent? Why is it important for us to be very clear on the Scriptural Truth of the Lord's Supper?
 
 Find the full reading plan from The Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org/2024/reading-plan, and find correlating Concord Matters episodes at kfuo.org/formulaofconcord.
 
 June | Third Use of the Law
 
 Week 1:
 Ep VI 1 (p. 485–486)
 SC Table of Duties (p. 346–348)
 
 Week 2:
 Ep VI 2–7 (p. 486–487)
 Gal. 5:1–26
 
 Week 3:
 SD VI (p. 557–561)
 
 Week 4:
 Ep VI 8 (p. 487)
 
 July | The Lord's Supper
 
 Week 1:
 Ep VII 1–5 (p. 487–488)
 AC X (p. 35)
 AC XXII (p. 45–46)
 
 Week 2:
 Ep VII 6–20 (p. 488–489)
 Ap X (p. 153–155)
 Ap XXII (p. 208–210)
 
 Week 3:
 SD VII 91–128 (p. 576–581)
 
 Week 4:
 Ep VII 21–42 (p. 489–491)
 
 
 
 
 This episode originally aired on June 2, 2025. 
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Lutherans for Life has a new Executive Director! The Rev. Dr. Aric Fenske (Executive Director, Lutherans for Life) joins Andy and Sarah from the 2025 LWML National Convention to talk about his service prior to joining Lutherans for Life, what prompted his continuing education and earning a Doctor of Ministry, why advocating for life is so important to him and his family, why he appreciates Lutherans for Life's Gospel approach to life issues, and the upcoming Lutherans for Life conference happening September 24-26 in Colorado Springs, CO. Learn more about Lutherans for Life at lutheransforlife.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What can after-school care look like for teens with disabilities? Addie Johnson (Founder and Executive Director, Our Place After School Care) and Wade Johnson (DCE at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings, NE, and volunteer with Our Place After School Care) join Andy and Sarah at the 2025 LWML National Convention to talk about what prompted Addie to start Our Place After School Care, why this work is so important to Addie and Wade, the teens and families Our Place serves, what people may not know about this kind of care, what happens in a typical day at Our Place, and how teens and families hear the Good News of Jesus. You can learn more about Our Place After School Care at ourplacecare.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What is the latest exciting news from Lutheran Heritage Foundation? The Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise and the Rev. Mark Moss from Lutheran Heritage Foundation join Andy and Sarah from the 2025 LWML National Convention to talk about the 25th anniversary of LHF work in Africa, the translation efforts in Germany for Lutheran materials in Farsi, work being done in England, and how LHF partners with missionaries on the ground to further the mission of LHF. You can learn more about Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How does an educator become a Lutheran School Principal? Dr. Alan Freeman (Director of School Ministry, LCMS Office of National Mission) joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve series to talk about how he became a school administrator, what kind of “leadership training program” for Lutheran schools existed when he became an administrator, the need for Lutheran school administrators today, the correlation existing between the shortage of Lutheran school teachers and the shortage of Lutheran school administrators, how Lutheran educators are trained for leadership through the SLED (School Leadership Development) program, and what SLED training looks like. Learn more about Lutheran Schools and Lutheran School Leadership at lcms.org/schools.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What is it like to serve as missionaries in the Kingdom of Cambodia? The Rev. Dr. JP and Aimee Cima (Serving the Lord in the Kingdom of Cambodia) join Andy and Sarah to talk about their journey to the mission field in Cambodia, what they've been learning about the culture where they serve, what both of them get to do in Cambodia, and the partners who make this work possible. They also share some exciting things that have happened on the mission field and in family life, and what they are looking forward to when they return to Cambodia. Learn more about the Cimas and how to support their work at cimafam.com and LCMS.org/cima.
 
 Find out how you can serve at servenow.lcms.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Serving as a sacred music educator in Taiwan is no ordinary job—what is it like? Becky Bartelt (Sacred Music Educator, Serving the Lord in Taiwan) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her path toward service in Taiwan, what a Sacred Music Educator is, what it's like teaching music in a variety of countries and cultures, what is unique about music in Taiwan, how she finds ways to share Jesus while teaching music, and the community where she lives and works in Taiwan. Learn more about Becky and how to support her work at LCMS.org/bartelt.
 
 Find how you can serve at servenow.lcms.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Where is Lutheranism flourishing in Spain? The Rev. Roy Askins (Managing Director, Editorial and Theological Content with LCMS Communications) joins Andy and Sarah to share a special Lutheran Witness Podcast crossover episode. In this episode, Rev. Askins talks with the Rev. Isaac Machado and the Rev. Allison Henn, alliance missionaries in Spain. Alliance missionaries are called by LCMS partner church bodies to serve as missionaries for the LCMS in an LCMS mission field, with the full support and guidance of the LCMS.
 
 For the full story, please read the summer edition of Lutherans Engage the World at engage.lcms.org.
 
 To learn more about alliance missionaries, read this downloadable FAQ.
 
 Find all Lutheran Witness Podcasts at kfuo.org/witness.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Where is Lutheranism flourishing in Italy? The Rev. Roy Askins (Managing Director, Editorial and Theological Content with LCMS Communications) joins Andy and Sarah to share a special Lutheran Witness Podcast crossover episode. In this episode, Rev. Askins talks with the Rev. Tyler McMiller, LCMS missionary in Italy, to learn about the work of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy (CLCI). McMiller serves a number of house churches across the peninsula and recent developments — the ordination of two new local pastors — have greatly expanded the ability of the CLCI to proclaim the Gospel across the nation.
 
 Watch engage.lcms.org for the full story in the fall issue of Lutherans Engage.
 
 Find all Lutheran Witness Podcasts at kfuo.org/witness.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How do servant leaders in Lutheran schools model leadership for future church workers? The Rev. Mark Bushuiakovish, pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nashville, TN, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his journey into pastoral ministry, how his faith was formed as a child and through Lutheran schools, the servant leaders who served as models through his years in Lutheran school, his experiences at seminary, and how his congregation forms and encourages both youth and adults to consider full-time church work.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How can Lutherans faithfully respond to an increasingly pagan society? The Rev. Dr. Matt Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, North Dakota, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about a recent insightful visit to his local post office and what he witnessed there. He shares what this experience brought to light for him regarding America's spiritual condition, how atheism and spirituality play a role in American culture, what syncretism is and why it's problematic, and how Lutherans can faithfully respond to an increasingly pagan society. Read about Pastor Richard's experience at facebook.com/share/p/15e6sxnrpH and find more from Pastor Richard at pastormattrichard.com/2025/06/let-world-rage-christ-is-enough.html.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Why does worker wellness matter—and how can your congregation get involved in a pilot project to support it? Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor (Managing Director of the LCMS Office of National Mission) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why congregational leaders should care about the well-being of church workers. She shares who we consider to be church workers, what “worker wellness” really means, what participation in the pilot project looks like, how it benefits both congregations and workers, and what steps leaders can take to get started.
 
 Visit https://reporter.lcms.org/2025/congregations-needed-for-worker-wellness-pilot-project to find more information as well as the questionnaire for the Pilot Program.
 
 Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How does understanding archaeology help us to understand Biblical history? The Rev. Dr. Kevin Golden (Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Dean of Theological Research and Publication, Director of Resident Field Education, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about an upcoming lecture in Biblical Archaeology at Concordia Seminary titled "Judah in the Time of David." They discuss the time frame being considered in the lecture, what was unique about the context of David's reign, how an archeological understanding of Judah is helpful in understanding Biblical history, and who the expert lecturer will be for this event. You can learn more and register by visiting csl.edu/event/these-stones-will-shout-annual-lecture-in-biblical-archaeology.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

Rev. Dr. John Sias gives today's sermon based on John 3:1-15 (16-17).
 
 >> The broadcast of chapel services is brought to you by LCMS International Mission and Ministry to Armed Forces.
 >> Learn more at international.lcms.org and lcms.org/armedforces.
 >> To learn more about long and short-term opportunities to serve, visit servenow.lcms.org.
 
 
 Tune in weekdays at 10:00 a.m. CT to hear daily chapel services from the LCMS International Center. Find service information including the lectionary, hymn, and homilist for the day at kfuo.org/daily-chapel-schedule.

The 69th Regular Convention of the LCMS is next summer! Rev. Dr. John Sias, Secretary of the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about where we are in the convention cycle, including the details for nominations across various synodical positions, the offices nominations are being sought for, how nominations are submitted, and encouragement for nominations. Visit lcms.org/nominate for nominations and documents, and lcms.org/convention/governance for convention overtures.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

How is church worker formation cemented as culture in the church? The Rev. Dr. Mike Von Behren (President of the LCMS Northwest District and Regent at Concordia University Irvine) and the Rev. Dr. Bill Harmon (President of the LCMS Southeastern District and Assistant Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Williamsburg, VA) join Andy for our Set Apart to Serve series to talk about their journeys to becoming pastors and then District Presidents, their chief duties as a District President, what each of their districts are doing to form and recruit church workers and why this work is so important to each of them, and what they think will cement church worker formation and recruitment into the culture of our LCMS congregations, schools, districts, and entities.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.

How does a church family care for a community in the name of Jesus after a disaster? The Rev. Dr. Gerard Bolling (Lead Pastor, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St Louis, MO) and the Rev. Chris Knepper (Pastor of Community Engagement, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO) join Andy and Sarah to talk about the recent tornado that impacted the St. Louis community, how community members and the area around Bethlehem Lutheran were affected, how Bethlehem Lutheran has been able to meet the needs of the community, what new things have come out of the disaster response, and how they've ben able to bring the comfort of Christ to those who are hurting. Learn more about how you can help at bethlehemstlouis.org.

What does it truly mean to live a receptive life? The Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Waldemar A. and June Schuette Professor of Systematic Theology and author of Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah for a series on what Sabbath means for us. In this final episode on chapter 7, they discuss what re-enchantment in God’s Word looks like, how we can appreciate the metaphysical realities of this world, what truth, goodness, and beauty have to do with living a receptive life, and what it means to live in the fullness of God’s Sabbath.
 
 Find Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play at cph.org/day-7-for-work-rest-or-play.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

The 2025 LWML National Convention is coming up June 26-29 in Omaha, NE, under the theme “Growing in God’s Grace” (2 Peter 3:18). President of the LWML Eden Keefe joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what the 2025 LWML Convention will look like this summer, the story behind the theme “Growing in God’s Grace,” what this theme means for her and all Lutheran women, how planning happens for the National conventions every other year, the objectives for the convention, and what we can expect this summer in Omaha. Learn more at lwml.org/convention.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

The 2025 LWML National Convention is coming up June 26-29 in Omaha, NE, under the theme “Growing in God’s Grace” (2 Peter 3:18). President of the LWML Eden Keefe joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what the 2025 LWML Convention will look like this summer, the story behind the theme “Growing in God’s Grace,” what this theme means for her and all Lutheran women, how planning happens for the National conventions every other year, the objectives for the convention, and what we can expect this summer in Omaha. Learn more at lwml.org/convention.

What is a FORO? The Rev. Dr. Brian Gauthier (Managing Director, Global Mission Operations, LCMS Office of International Mission) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the structure of the LCMS approach to international mission, how missionaries and support staff are organized, how these missionaries and support staff are supported from outside the International Center, what a FORO is and how it supports mission work efforts, why church planting is such an important strategic priority, and how you can support the work of a FORO. Learn more at lcms.org/international and international.lcms.org.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].

What does it take to establish a strong foundation for church work formation and recruitment in the culture of our congregations, schools, and the larger church body? The Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford (President of the LCMS Minnesota South District, Regent at Concordia University St. Paul, and Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Farmington, MN) and the Rev. David Nehrenz (President of the LCMS Oklahoma District and Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, OK) join Andy and Sarah to talk about their paths to becoming a pastor and district president, how each of their districts is forming and recruiting church workers, why a mindset for formation and recruitment is important, why collaboration on growing a culture of church work formation across the LCMS is important, why it's particularly crucial to have the support and collaboration of schools in this culture, and the benefits each has seen so far from these collaborative efforts in Set Apart to Serve in their districts and across Synod.
 
 Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.
 
 Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.
 
 Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:
 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.
 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.
 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.
 
 To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.
 
 Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].
 
 Today's episode of The Coffee Hour is underwritten in part by Concordia University, Nebraska. You can learn more about Concordia University, Nebraska at cune.edu

We have now come through Lent and the Easter season, including the Ascension of Jesus to His Father’s right hand, and in June we celebrate Pentecost. In these studies, we have explored messianic prophecies in January through April, with an introduction to messianic typology last month. This month’s study will deal with a prophecy that is not exactly messianic, but features prominently in the New Testament: in Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. We also will explore the Old and New Testaments’ witness to the Holy Spirit and His work then and now.
 
 Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the June/July 2025 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “The Promised Spirit” on Joel 2:28–32 and Acts 2:1–22. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Opening the Old Testament” and will walk through ways that the Old Testament witnesses to Jesus Christ and His grace, mercy and peace, delivered through the holy Christian church. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us!
 
 Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Is play really that important? The Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Waldemar A. and June Schuette Professor of Systematic Theology and author of Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah for a series on what Sabbath means for us. In this episode on chapter 6, they discuss how we distinguish between work and play, whether work counts as work if we really enjoy it, why play is actually very important (even for adults!), whether worship is play, how sleep forces us to understand our humanity and the nature of God, and the theological connection between sleep and death.
 
 Find Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play at cph.org/day-7-for-work-rest-or-play.
 
 As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].