The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Shelly Carlson— LCMS Servant Event Committee, Craig Bertram—Project Coordinator with Heart of a Servant, and Patti Jordan— Project Coordinator with Servants in the City, join Andy to talk about what a Servant Event is, the needs of each of their communities, and how a Servant Event meets those needs. Learn more and find your Servant Event at servantevents.lcms.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about loss and life experience stressors during the holidays, including coping with grief, loneliness, and the mental weight of reflection during the holidays. Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT! Find all episode with the tag “Mental Health Monday.” View Deaconess Heidi’s Mental Health Playlist on Youtube and find all of her writings at heidigoehmann.com.

Rev. Matt Heise, Executive Director for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to share stories from his visits to countries around the world, including Finland, Germany, and Thailand. Learn more about LHF’s work around the world at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. James and Angela Sharp, who serve as LCMS missionaries in Uruguay, join Andy and Sarah to talk about their work in Uruguay, the uniqueness of the community where they serve, and how they share the Gospel among the people they serve. Read their story and how to support their work at lcms.org/sharp.

Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, and author of several books available at tyrelbramwell.com, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the themes we hear about in 1 and 3 year lectionary for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, the unique meaning of “Gaudete” Sunday, and the hymn of the day we’ll get to sing. Find more about Lutheran lectionaries and hymns at lcms.org/worship.

Rev. Robert Zagore, Executive Director of the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the vast expanse of how the Office of National Mission serves synod-wide, how the new Internet Resource Center will serve those who access it, and the upcoming Making Disciples for Life conferences. Learn more and register for the conference at lcms.org.

Kelly Schumacher, liturgical artist with Agnus Dei Liturgical Arts, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the tradition of sending Christmas cards, how we share the Gospel through these cards, and the cards Kelly has available through Agnus Dei Liturgical Arts. See her artwork at AgnusDeiArts.com.

Rev. James Thomas, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church & School in Orchard Farm (St Charles), Missouri, which is KFUO Radio’s Church of the Week, joins Andy and Sarah to share some history of Trinity Lutheran Church & School, how the school is a key part of their ministry to St. Charles, and special events going on at Trinity. Learn more about Trinity at trinityorchardfarm.com and learn how your church can become a Church of the Week at kfuo.org/partner-with-us.

Randy Ronning— LCMS Servant Event Committee, Deanna Cheadle—Project Coordinator with TODAY in Appalachia, Andrea Vest—Community Life Leader with Riches in Richmond, and Terry Yahr— Community Life Leader with TODAY in Appalachia, join Andy to talk about what a Servant Event is, the needs of each of their communities, and how a Servant Event meets those needs. Learn more and find your Servant Event at servantevents.lcms.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the holidays and mental health. In part 2 of 4, they discuss people and relationship stressors, including who we spending time with, the impact of family dynamics and expectations, and what kind of decompression do we need. Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT! Find all episode with the tag “Mental Health Monday.” View Deaconess Heidi’s Mental Health Playlist on Youtube and find all of her writings at heidigoehmann.com.