The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Robert Zagore, Executive Director of the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new initiative Making Disciples for Life, where this idea came from, and the several Making Disciples for Life Conferences happening around the country. The first Conference is January 9-11, 2020, in St. Louis. Find details and register at lcms.org.

Rev. Sean Smith, host of Concord Matters on KFUO Radio and pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what a Call or Divine Call, what a pastor considers when a Call is extended, and the process through which churches and pastors go through during the deliberation process.

Peter Slayton, Social Media Manager for the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the emphasis of most social media and what it capitalizes on, how the LCMS has utilized social media, and how to church can go about being “church” on social media. Read Peter’s article on LCMS social media in the November issue of the Lutheran Witness. Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

On this special Veterans Day edition of Mental Health Monday, Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, and Chaplain Mike Moreno, CDR, OIC, NR RELSUP HQMC, Commander in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy and now a Pastoral counselor with Lutheran Family Services of Iowa, join Andy and Sarah to talk about mental health and veterans, specifically how the demands placed on our service men and women impact their mental health, how both deployment and return home have different wellness effects, how military families are also affected by end of service, and how the church is well-suited to care for veterans and their families. Find resources at lcms.org/wellness, lcms.org/armedforces, and lcms.org/operationbarnabas. 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. Mark Hawkinson, host of KFUO Radio’s Moments of Assurance, joins Andy to talk about his first encounter with broadcasting, his journey through education and first job in broadcasting, and how technology and the broadcasting industry has changed over his career.

Kip Allen, host of KFUO Radio programs World Lutheran News Digest, KFUO News Updates, Free to Be Faithful, and Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In), joins Andy to talk about his first encounter with broadcasting, his journey through education and first job in broadcasting, and how technology and the broadcasting industry has changed over his career.

Bill Fankhauser— manager of Sacred Groundz Coffee, Rev. Ron Millard— pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in WingHaven, located in O’Fallon, Missouri, and Matt— barista with Sacred Groundz, join Andy and Sarah in this special edition of The Coffee Hour from the parking lot of the LCMS International Center. (Please forgive some gaps in the podcast. We are thankful for the technology setup provided by the IT team that allowed us to broadcast live from the parking lot via WiFi!) Our guests talk about the idea behind Sacred Groundz, the relationships that have been built throughout this process, how this Coffee Truck has helped build community, and the process for training the baristas. Learn more about Sacred Groundz, where the truck is going to be, and request the truck for your location or event at facebook.com/SacredGroundzSTL and sacredgroundzstl.com.

Jim Meyer, DCE, serving at Community Lutheran Church in Escondido, California, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about serving abroad with a youth group, including how he started doing these trips, concerns with taking youth on international trips, and what his youth groups learn while serving. Find your opportunity to serve at servenow.lcms.org.

David Bangert, Executive Director of Dallas Lutheran School, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the impact of the recent tornado on the Dallas community and Dallas Lutheran School, how this weather event affected the daily life of DLS, and how the school and community are moving forward. Read about this at blogs.lcms.org/2019/dallas-lutheran-school-to-rebuild-after-october-tornado.

Matt Whitman, host of the Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why he visits churches of various denominations to make YouTube videos, his experiences visiting an LCMS church (St. Paul in Hamel, IL) for the first time, and the things he learned about Lutheranism that makes Lutherans unique. Find his videos from his visit with Rev. William Weedon at St. Paul along with all of his other content at thetenminutebiblehour.com and The Ten Minute Bible Hour on Youtube.