The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Dr. Rick Marrs, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Sarah and guest host Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, to talk about the difference between pastoral care and counseling, when you should talk to your pastor, and why pastors need to know what you’re going through. This is part one of this conversation, and you can hear part two here! Today’s program is a rebroadcast from March 12, 2018.

Rev. William Weedon, Director of Worship with the LCMS, joins Sarah and guest co-host Rachel Bomberger, managing editor of the Lutheran Witness, to talk about the difference between Christmas and Epiphany and a few of the themes we find in the season of Epiphany. Find worship resources at lcms.org/worship.

Rachel Bomberger, managing editor of the Lutheran Witness, joins Sarah to talk about how the theme of the January Lutheran Witness also applies in the home, including how parents influence their children in the Word of God and how spouses also encourage each other in the Word. Find the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe at cph.org/witness.

Emmy Woock, Director of Music Ministries at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, Illinois, joins Sarah and guest co-host Rev. William Weedon, LCMS Director of Worship, to talk about the importance of training young people in the music and liturgy of the church, the program she created to teach young people to play organ, and how other churches can do the same. Follow Redeemer at facebook.com/RedeemerElmhurst. This is a rebroadcast from July 23, 2018.

Rev. Dr. John Sias, Secretary of the LCMS, joins Sarah to talk about the upcoming deadlines regarding the 2019 National Synodical Convention (including nominations for president!), presidential election voter registration, and the overtures that will be considered at convention. Learn more about the upcoming convention at lcms.org/convention.

Cheryl Magness, Managing Editor of Reporter Online with LCMS Communications, joins Sarah for an overview of the January edition of the Reporter, including a photo spread from Erik Lunsford, an special insert on Worker Wellness, and many stories on important things going on around the Synod. Find online stories and subscribe to the Reporter at reporter.lcms.org.

Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, KFUO Radio’s Church of the Week, joins Sarah to talk about who St. Mark’s is, and also the rich theology of the Baptism of Jesus. Learn more about St. Mark’s at stmarksferndale.com.

Rev. Adam and Deaconess Melissa DeGroot, domestic missionaries in Albuquerque, New Mexico, join Sarah to talk about their work in New Mexico, the congregation they’re serving at St. Andrew, and their hope for St. Andrew in the coming months. Follow their story in their Facebook Group DeGroots in ABQ and find information about St. Andrew Lutheran Church at saintandrewlutheran.church and facebook.com/standrewabq. If you’d like to support their work as missionaries, visit lcms.org/degroot.

Dr. David Scaer, The David P. Scaer Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology and Chairman of Systematic Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Sarah to talk about the upcoming Symposia Series, including the exegetical symposium on themes in the Gospel of John and the systematic symposium focusing on the meaning of Biblical authority. Find details and register at ctsfw.edu/ctsfw-events/symposia.

Deaconess Betsy Karkan, university deaconess at Concordia University Chicago, joins Sarah and guest co-host Peter Slayton, LCMS social media manager, to talk about some survival tips for the March for Life, including what to expect, things to pack, and what to look forward to. If you’re planning on joining the LCMS groups at the 2019 Chicago or DC marches, look for fluorescent yellow hats and meet at Federal Plaza in Chicago, and on 12th street between Jefferson and Madison in DC. Find details about the Chicago March at marchforlife-chicago.org and the DC March at marchforlife.org/mfl-2019.