The Coffee Hour

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.

The Coffee Hour is underwritten by the Concordia University System. Learn more at cus.edu.

Show Time: Monday-Friday at 9:00 a.m. Central Time
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The Coffee Hour — Set Apart to Serve: Conversations in Formation

How does learning to witness the faith to others help form future church workers?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep.1: Ferdinand Winter

Why has sacred music always been important to the Lutheran church, and who is Ferdinand Winter?

The Coffee Hour — Serving the Suffering: The Church’s Role in Recovery

How does the LCMS prepare and train people to respond to disasters with the mercy of Christ?

The Coffee Hour — The Person of Christ in the Formula of Concord

Why does it matter that we understand that Jesus is both 100% God and 100% man? The Rev. Brady Finnern joins us to discuss the Formula of Concord reading plan he created for 2025, and what we will learn in August’s readings!

The Coffee Hour — LCMS YG: Set Apart to Serve and Church Worker Formation

It’s Set Apart to Serve at the LCMS Youth Gathering!

The Coffee Hour — LCMS YG: Session Speaker Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer

How do youth learn about applying the Lutheran faith to the culture around them in LCMS Youth Gathering sessions?

The Coffee Hour — LCMS YG: Session Speaker Dr. Jason Lane

How do youth learn about the Lutheran Confessions in LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions?

The Coffee Hour — LCMS YG: Meet Christian Rap Artist FLAME!

We caught up with FLAME at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering!

The Coffee Hour — LCMS YG: Mass Event Host Rev. Brady Finnern

Our very own Concord Matters host was also Mass Event Host at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! The Rev. Brady Finnern joins us from the KFUO stage.