The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Andy Bates, Sarah Gulseth

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Booking Overview

A Lutheran Christian interview podcast focused on LCMS life, ministry, missions, church vocations, and practical Christian living, it typically features pastors, church leaders, chaplains, missionaries, and other people with firsthand ministry or faith-vocation experience. PR agencies could credibly pitch Lutheran clergy, denominational leaders, theological educators, missionaries, Christian authors, and experts addressing church work or Christian life; booking difficulty is generally low to medium because the show favors relevant niche expertise over broad celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 2438

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3k subscribers

Instagram: 3.4k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Andy Bates - Co-host of KFUO Radio's The Coffee Hour, covering Lutheran life, ministry, missions, and Christian living.

Sarah Gulseth - Co-host of KFUO Radio's The Coffee Hour, covering Lutheran life, ministry, missions, and Christian living.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
LCMS pastors, district or denominational leaders, chaplains, missionaries, seminarians, theological educators, church workers, and Christian authors with relevant firsthand experience.
Required Achievements:  
Pastoral or denominational leadership, Missionary or chaplaincy service, Theological education or ministry training, Authorship or specialized Christian subject-matter expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Zachary Jacob - Conversion To Lutheranism, Seminary Life, Church-work Vocations, And Balancing Ministry Preparation With Family Responsibilities.

Brian Hamer - Sacred Music Theological Education, Mission Work In Kenya, Cross-cultural Ministry, Language Barriers, And The Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Kenya.

Kevin Wilson - His Path To Ministry, Pastoral Service, Church Leadership, The Ohio District, And Life As An LCMS Pastor.

Recent Topics

Lutheranism, Christianity, Missions, Theology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio
:

LCMS Convention: Cristo en el Centro

July 21, 2026

How is a podcast in Puerto Rico reaching Spanish-speaking people seeking Christianity? The Rev. Sergio Maita (LCMS missionary serving in Puerto Rico) joins Andy and Sarah at the LCMS Synodical Convention to talk about his path to becoming a pastor and missionary, the community where he serves today, how he has been able to connect the community to Word and Sacrament Ministry, how the podcast "Cristo en el Centro" began, the topics they've discussed and the audiences they're reaching, and how ...

LCMS Convention: Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways Participants

July 20, 2026

Children and youth are serving with the Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways project at the LCMS Convention, and we talk with them in this episode. Students Zoe, Ginny, JT, Matthew, and Luke who are serving with the choir, altar guild or acolytes join Andy to talk about what they like about serving at the convention, how they prepared for their work, and the people they've met. In the second half of the episode, Olivia Gaschler (Project Coordinator for Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways, LCMS Office of Nat...

Set Apart to Serve: From Mechanical Engineering to Summer Greek

July 17, 2026

How does someone journey from a career in mechanical engineering to enrolling in seminary? Zachary Jacob (former mechanical engineer, now first year seminarian at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his path to Lutheranism, his conviction about and passion for being a faithful Christian husband and father, his career in mechanical engineering and what led to his decision to apply to seminary, the role his wife's continual support has played in th...

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