The Coffee Hour — Mental Health Monday: Finding A Mental Health Professional

What should someone look for when identifying a mental health professional for myself or a loved one? Dr. Stephen Saunders talks about it.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} How to Lutheran: Table Prayers

Rachel’s looking at table prayers: Why do we say them? Which ones do we pray? What’s so distinctively Lutheran about the way Lutherans say grace? And what’s so “common” about the so-called “Common Table Prayer.” 

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart To Serve: Relationships, Opportunities, and Invitations

How do relationships, opportunities, and invitations encourage young people to remain in the church and consider church work? Rev. Seth Flick shares his story.

The Coffee Hour — College Student International Mission Trip to the Czech Republic

What’s it like to lead a team of college students on an international mission trip to the Czech Republic? Rev. Richard Woelmer shares his story.

The Coffee Hour — History of the LCMS Ep. 9: The New Synod Enters Fellowship and Considers German Identity

How did the new “Missouri Synod” position itself in the midst of other synods? Was fellowship possible with other groups?

The Coffee Hour – “A Community of the Word” LW Searching Scripture, March 2024: 1 Peter 1:22–2:3

Rev. Carl Roth talks about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the March 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness.

The Coffee Hour — Mental Health Monday: Role of Pastors and Mental Health Professionals

What is the role and scope of a pastor or a mental health professional when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis? Dr. Stephen Saunders talks about it!

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Trusting the Lord

Sarah tells the stories of over a dozen different trust-based hymns, a list informed by listener polls conducted earlier in the Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group.  

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart To Serve: The Congregation’s Role in Formation

How does a church family and culture help to form and shape future church workers? Rev. Dr. Scott Murray shares his story.

The Coffee Hour — Black Ministry in the Lutheran Church Ep. 4: The Last 50 Years, 1970s Until Now

What progress has been made in Black Ministry in the last 50 years, and what challenges still remain?