The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Matthew Wietfeldt, Vice President of Admission and Director of Christ Academy at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about the seminary's role in forming future church workers, including his own journey to the seminary as a student and then to the Admission office, how Christ Academy serves young people, and why an...

Rev. Dr. Stanish Stanley — Executive Director of Christian Friends of New Americans, Rev. Dr. Allan Buckman — Chairperson for Christian Friends of New Americans, and Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison — President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how Christian Friends of New Americans began, the early years of ministry and how that ministry has changed over the years,...

Dr. David Schmitt — Professor of Practical Theology, Chairman of the Department of Practical Theology, and Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Sarah to talk about the new stained glass windows in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the Seminary's campus, including the history of the Chapel's windows prior to these stained...

Rev. Warren Woerth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri, which is KFUO Radio's Church of the Week for November 6-12, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, how the saints at Good Shepherd receive God's gifts every week, how these gifts equip the saints to serve in their daily vocations, upcoming special events, and how to connect wi...

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about regulation, including the difference between the noticeable emotions we recognize and the ones don't notice, how emotional regulation can be like nutritional regulation, why we need emotional regulation, the difference between control and modulation, what dysregulation might look like...

Dr. Jeffrey Leininger, campus pastor and pre-seminary director at Concordia University Chicago, and author of Callings for Life: God’s Plan, Your Purpose available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about our understanding of vocations and callings, his conversations with students about their own callings in life, the blessings and burde...

Rev. Jeffrey Nehrt, pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Greenville, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of Greenville and OUr Redeemer Lutheran Church, how the community and church have changed over the years, how the introduction of the Federal Corrections Facility has shaped the ministry of Our Redeemer, and how they are observing their 90th anniversary. Saturday, Nov....

Kantor Kevin Hildebrand from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the upcoming Good Shepherd Institute (November 6-8), including why it's important for pastors and church musicians to have this respite in their vocations, the exciting presentations on various topics in church music and hymnology, how learning from our past is edifying for our fut...

Rev. Sean Daenzer, LCMS Director of Worship and Chaplain for the LCMS International Center, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about All Saints' Day, including some historical context for how the church has celebrated days for saints, some differences between how Lutherans and other denominations observe saint days, what makes Lutheran observance of saint days and All Saints' Day unique, and the reading...

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Unified Facial Response, including what this term means, whether facial expressions of emotions are universal, how facial expressions communicate our emotions, how culture shapes our expression of emotion, and how we can navigate knowing what someone else is experiencing. Find your co...

Rev. Justin Panzer, President of the LCMS Kansas District, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his journey into church work, how he has seen pastors and other adults lead formation and vocation culture in their congregations, how this culture made a difference in his own journey, how the Kansas District is encouraging church work vocations, and how we can help yout...

Rev. Jeremy Schultz, Senior Pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arnold, MO, and Jason Christ, longtime member of St. John’s, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the 175th Anniversary of St. John's, including the founding of the church and school almost 175 years ago, some significant parts of St. John's history, how the church and school have served the community over the years, and how St. John...

Rev. Jonathan Manor, Director of PALS, Continuing Education, and PED Statistics and Data with LCMS Pastoral Education, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey to serving as a pastor, what PALS (Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support) is, how the program has been beneficial to ministry families including his own, how church workers participate in continuing education, and what he's looki...

Chaplain Brian Heller, Manager of Specialized Pastoral Ministry (SPM) in the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey into serving as a pastor and in chaplaincy, the difference between institutional chaplaincy and military chaplaincy, how chaplains serve, the training chaplains receive through Specialized Pastoral Ministry, and what he's looking forward to in...

Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah on the Church's commemoration of Dorcas, Lydia, and Phoebe to talk about who each of these women were in the Early Church, why their vocations mattered, and what we can learn from them in our current day. Read more at blog.cph.org/read/church-year/commemoration/dorcas-lydia-phoebe-faith...

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about  being "Too Emotional," including why we hear this phrase, why might be intended by it, why we are afraid of being "too emotional," how this is a misconception, how the Bible helps us understand emotion and the human experience, and how validation is an important thing in our relation...

Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, President of Concordia University St. Paul, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his journey into church work, the formational experiences he had when he was in elementary and high school, who encouraged him to consider church work, how Concordia St. Paul provides excellent formation for church work students, barriers that church work stude...

Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the October 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "Walk in the Light" on Ephesians 5:1-21. This year, "Searching the Scriptures" will study the book of Ephesians, so stay tuned each month for the next Bible study. Follow along and search the Scriptures with us!...

Dr. Ronald Mudge — provost, chief academic officer and professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey into church work, his time as a missionary in Africa, why theological education is important to him, what a provost actually does, and what he enjoys about serving the church. Read his full bio at csl.edu/directory/ronald-mudge and...

Rev. Nathan Sherrill, Executive Director of David’s Harp, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new and exciting things happening at David's Harp in the last several months, how a church can start a music conservatory, and the new resources available for children and families. Find resources and more from David's Harp at davidsharpmusic.org.

Rev. Stephen Kieser, Headmaster of Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about a brief history of Faith Lutheran School and the community it serves today, what makes CCLE (Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education) accreditation unique, why accreditation is an important step for schools, and how families can find Faith Plano. Learn more at flsplano.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Positive and Negative Emotions, including why we obsess over categorizing everything, what emotions are commonly perceived as good and bad, what language we can use to better describe wanted or unwanted emotions, and how our judgment of emotions impacts how we manage them. Find your c...

Kaye Wolff, LWML Nominations Chairman and featured speaker for various Synodical events, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about encouraging young Black Lutherans to consider church work vocations, including Kaye's own story of becoming involved in church work, the legacy of Rosa Young throughout the years, the need for church workers, and how individuals and congregat...

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins Sarah to talk about all the work being done to provide Ukrainian refugees and children with Lutheran publications, the ongoing partnership and new church fellowship between the LCMS and the ELCSS/S [Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan and Sudan], and the production of the new Spanish Hymnal and introduction in...

In the first half, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick joins Andy and Sarah to talk about where the idea for the MO Scholars Program began, what this program accomplishes, who is eligible to apply, how these scholarships are funded, and how Missouri residents can contribute. Find the State of Missouri resources at treasurer.mo.gov. In the second half, Leah Sieveking — Director of Mission Ad...