The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor — Director of LCMS Life Ministry, and Nicole Chappell — Deaconess Intern with LCMS Life Ministry, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the purpose of the Million Dollar Life Match, the types of ministries that have received grants, the goals of the projects that have received this grant, remaining opportunities to apply, and what’s on the horizon for Life Ministry in 2023. Learn more about the Million Dollar Life Match and local Life Marches at lcms.org/life and lcmslife.org.

Nick Sargent, Vice President of Standing Partnership, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about the work of Standing Partnership as they partner with organizations to create campaigns like Set Apart to Serve, why it's important to him that we talk to our youth about church work as a potential vocation, the upcoming Pilot Program with Set Apart to Serve, and how this Pilot Program will help create more conversations about church work vocations.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. Bart Day, President and CEO of Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how LCEF has fared with the rocky economy, ways that LCEF is planning for a sustainable future, and how building relationships has been important throughout the years. Learn more about LCEF at lcef.org.

Roger Kaza, Principal Horn player with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Christmas celebrations with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, including Gospel Christmas, Mercy Holiday Celebration, film score concert and movie nights, and New Year’s Eve concerts. Learn more at slso.org!

Rev. Weslie Odom, Associate Pastor and Headmaster at Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about St. Lucia on her commemoration day, including what we know about her life and upbringing, the state of the Roman Empire during this time, what led to her martyrdom, and our traditions associated with her commemoration.

Steve Johnson — Director of Lutheran Valley Retreat and host of an LCMS Servant Event, Jo Ellen Miskoksi — Project Coordinator for an LCMS Servant Event, and Randy Ronning— Project Coordinator for an LCMS Servant Event, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how LCMS Servant Events began, what their individual first Servant Events were and how they got involved in the program, some projects completed at past Servant Events, how communities have benefited from LCMS Servant Events in the past, who can participate in an LCMS Servant Event, and where Servant Events will be held in 2023. Learn more and register at servantevents.lcms.org.

Rev. Dr. Theodore Hopkins — Associate Professor of Theology, and Program Director for Pre-Seminary and Family Life Ministry at Concordia University Ann Arbor, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about what a Director of Family Life Ministry (DFLM) is trained to do, how this work is important in the lives of families both in the church and home, how this vocation complements other church work vocations, and how students are prepared to serve in this vocation. Learn more about Concordia Ann Arbor and the DFLM program at cuaa.edu/academics/programs/family-life-bachelors/index.html.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.

Dr. Elizabeth Grimpo, Professor of Music at Concordia University Nebraska and contributor to David’s Harp, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her involvement in creating the David's Harp "Hymns of the Season" piano books for students of multiple levels, how she arranged hymns for a wide range of skill levels, what has resulted from this partnership, and what is in the latest Volume 4 of "Hymns of the Season." Find these books and more from David's Harp at davidsharpmusic.org/resources.php.

Leah S. Sieveking — Director of Mission Advancement for the LCMS Missouri District, and Josh Swartz — Director of School Ministry for the LCMS Missouri District, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the MO Scholars program through the State of Missouri, how the LCMS Missouri District is involved in this program, how many students have applied for the program, the needs that are still remaining, and how people can make a contribution using tax credits. Learn more at mo.lcms.org/mo-scholars.

Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah on the commemoration of St. Ambrose of Milan to talk about this saint's history, what we know about his early life and family, Ambrose's position on the Arianism, his relationship to the Roman emperor, and where we see him in our Lutheran traditions (specifically hymnody) today.