The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Kevin Robson — Chief Mission Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and Mark Hofman — Executive Director of LCMS Mission Advancement, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the National Offering, how past National Offerings have served the mission of the LCMS, the purpose of the 2023-2026 LCMS National Offering, and how congregations can prepare for and participate in the LCMS National Offering. Learn more at lcms.org/convention/national/offering.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Contempt, including the forms of contempt we may experience in this life, what contempt might feel like, what happens when it's left unchecked, how it's different from other emotions, and the relationship of contempt to honor.Find your copy of Emotions and the Gospel: Created for Connection at books.cph.org/emotions-and-the-gospel. Listen to all episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/emotions-and-the-gospel.Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT, or listen to all episodes at kfuo.org/tag/mental-health-monday.View Deaconess Heidi's Mental Health Playlist on Youtube, listen to the Life in Relationship Podcast, and find all of her writings and resources at heidigoehmann.com.

Ruth Meyer — author of Our Faith From A to Z, and the Sola Series from Concordia Publishing House (ruthmeyerbooks.com/books), Sarah Baughman — author of A Flame in the Dark from Concordia Publishing House (sarahbaughman.org), Pastor Chris Kennedy — author of Jesus Said What?,Grace Under Pressure, and Equipped from Concordia Publishing House (pastorchriskennedy.com/books), and Donna Snow — author of several books from Concordia Publishing House including Chosen, Perseverance, Forgiveness, and the forthcoming book Meant for Good, a study of Joseph (artesianministries.org/books), join Andy and Sarah live from the Texas Lutheran Writers Round Up to talk about how they became authors, how their writing intersects their other vocations, a practice they've found helpful for successful writing, how their reading influences their writing, and what they're working on right now. Find all of their books at cph.org.

Mike Behr, Executive Director of LCMS Communications, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey into this role at the LCMS International Center, what LCMS Communications does on a daily basis (hint: it's a lot!), how LCMS Communications serves the Church at large, and what he's looking forward to in this new role.

Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah for Episode 4 in our series on The English Reformation. In this episode, hear about what happened under the leadership of King Henry VIII and the stories of Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, and Anne of Cleaves.Listen to all episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/the-english-reformation. Find "The Reformation" by Dr. MacKenzie at cph.org/the-reformation and Amazon.com.

Dr. Al Freeman, Director of LCMS School Ministry, joins Andy and Jordan to talk about his journey into church work, how LCMS School Ministry serves the LCMS at large, important things that LCMS Schools does for our Lutheran schools, what he's looking forward to in his new role. Learn more about LCMS Schools at lcms.org/school-ministry and LCMS School Resources at luthed.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, MSW, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on "Emotions and the Gospel" to talk about Indignation, including how indignation is related to other things like anger and grief, how grief plays into indignation, the role of justice when we feel indignation, how indignation moves us forward in service to our neighbor, and the difference between Jesus’ indignance and ours?Find your copy of Emotions and the Gospel: Created for Connection at books.cph.org/emotions-and-the-gospel. Listen to all episodes in this series at kfuo.org/tag/emotions-and-the-gospel.Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT, or listen to all episodes at kfuo.org/tag/mental-health-monday.View Deaconess Heidi's Mental Health Playlist on Youtube, listen to the Life in Relationship Podcast, and find all of her writings and resources at heidigoehmann.com.

Rev. James Cleland, Associate Pastor at St. Mark Lutheran Church & School in Houston, TX, and Student Recruitment Ambassador with Concordia Seminary in St Louis, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his winding journey into church work, how his experience as an educator has served him in his pastoral formation and now as a full-time pastor, and his encouragement to others who are considering church work. Find more information about Concordia Seminary at csl.edu/admissions.Learn more about the Set Apart to Serve Initiative at lcms.org/setaparttoserve.Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers.Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations.Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS:1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers.2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers.3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation.To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve.

Rev. Jim and Pearl Rhiver, Lutheran Older Adult Retreat planners, join Andy to talk about the Lutheran Older Adult Retreat sponsored by the Missouri and Southern Illinois Districts of the LCMS, including why they hold a retreat for older adults, what kinds of activities happen at this retreat, who is eligible to attend, and how to register. Learn more at sidlcms.org/2023/02/13/lutheran-older-adult-retreat-2023.

Mike Fischer, Gift Planner with LCMS Mission Advancement, joins Andy to talk about how a gift planner serves people in the church, how recent legislation may affect charitable giving, who this affects, and how to receive professional advice about future charitable gifts. Learn more about LCMS Gift Planning at giftplanning.lcms.org.