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.

Show Time: Monday-Friday at 9:00 a.m. Central Time
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The Coffee Hour – Serving the Community of Chesterfield and Beyond

Andy and Sarah talk with Deaconess Sarah Longmire, Early Childhood Center and Children’s Ministry Director at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, Missouri.

The Coffee Hour – One Holy Christian Church

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Jason Lane, Associate Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin.

The Coffee Hour – Serving the Church in Latin America

Andy and Sarah talk with Deaconess Danelle Putnam and her husband Rev. Carlos Schumann.

The Coffee Hour – Theological Education in Latvia and the Eurasia Region

Andy talks with Rev. Dr. John Bombaro, Serving the Lord in Latvia as Associate Director for Eurasia Region.

The Coffee Hour – Coaching Future Olympians: Bowe Becker and Faith Lutheran HS

Andy talks with Stephen Blank, Head Varsity Swimming Coach at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Bowe Becker, competing for Team USA in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 

The Coffee Hour – Hymnody, Liturgy, Catechesis in Francophone Africa (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Phillip Magness, Sacred Music Educator serving the Lord in French-speaking West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission.

The Coffee Hour – Green Season Hymns: LSB 717, 615 & 645 (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Benjamin Kolodziej, member of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, TX, and contributor to the Lutheran Service Book Hymnal Companion

The Coffee Hour – On the Mission Field in the Cayman Islands

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Gerald Paul, who serves the Lord in the Cayman Islands.