[Happy Summer and hope you enjoy our 9-part summer series, Seacoast Podcast's "In the Summer." For the next 9 weeks, we'll do deeper dives on very particular subject area that in many cases are very unique subject area for this podcast. As the summer brings a unique season of hopefully relaxation and peace to your life, we're delivering to you some unique content] Host, Joey Svendsen is joined by his wife, Pricilla; Worship Pastor, Tara Banks; and Seacoaster, Amy Alderman to talk about women and...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 11 min
[Happy Summer and hope you enjoy our 9-part summer series, Seacoast Podcast's "In the Summer." For the next 9 weeks, we'll do deeper dives on very particular subject area that in many cases are very unique subject area for this podcast. As the summer brings a unique season of hopefully relaxation and peace to your life, we're delivering to you some unique content] Darren Allarde , CEO of Seedling (Salt + Light) joins the podcast to discuss artificial intelligence and share some perspective and p...
Jul 01, 2025•59 min
[Happy Summer and hope you enjoy our 9-part summer series, Seacoast Podcast's "In the Summer." For the next 9 weeks, we'll do deeper dives on very particular subject area that in many cases are very unique subject area for this podcast. As the summer brings a unique season of hopefully relaxation and peace to your life, we're delivering to you some unique content] Lead Pastors Josh and Lisa Surratt share their thoughts, opinions and convictions on the consumption of alcohol, especially in regard...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min
[Happy Summer and hope you enjoy our 9-part summer series, Seacoast Podcast's "In the Summer." For the next 9 weeks, we'll do deeper dives on very particular subject area that in many cases are very unique subject area for this podcast. As the summer brings a unique season of hopefully relaxation and peace to your life, we're delivering to you some unique content] While summer is still in the air, Joey gathered three other men to reflect on the summer, including how summer movies used to be epic...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 11 min
[Happy Summer! For the next 9 weeks, we'll dive deep into specific topics that in many cases are very unique—even for the Seacoast Podcast. This 9-part summer series— In the Summer, will deliver fresh content for what we hope is a relaxing and peaceful summer for you] On this episode, Leenetta and Kip Smalls sit down with Roy Jacques and Lynne Stroy to recount the most nightmarish day of their lives. Twelve years ago, their son Adarius went swimming with friends and never made it home. The paren...
Jun 10, 2025•48 min
[Happy Summer! For the next 9 weeks, we'll dive deep into specific topics that in many cases are very unique—even for the Seacoast Podcast. This 9-part summer series—In the Summer, will deliver fresh content for what we hope is a relaxing and peaceful summer for you] On this episode, the host crew discusses their childhood summers, Charleston (Southern hot) summers, and leak a few future topics from our summer series, In The Summer. The four also reflect on the tragedy that occurred ten years ag...
Jun 03, 2025•47 min
Pastor Naeem Fazal, Lead Pastor at Mosaic Church and author of his second book, Tomorrow Needs You , joins hosts Roy Jacques, Abbie Love, and Joey Svendsen to talk about the book and a little about his time as a former pastor at Seacoast Church. In Tomorrow Needs You , Naeem accounts for his own pain, as well as the pain he has seen others walk through recently—some from senseless tragedy. Naeem empathizes with anyone who doubts whether the world is better tomorrow and encourages us all with the...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, we’ll hear from five individuals who have unlocked their God-given potential through the small group program, Unstoppable Growth . Created by Pastors Tim and Rebecca Lindsay, Unstoppable Growth helps people take steps toward clarity on relationships, career, and leadership. We’ll hear from an American pilot—the last to fly out of post-war Afghanistan, a young adult hoping for a future in America, a woman with top-level experience in collegiate sports, and a wife who almost lost ...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 59 min
Four of the Seacoast Podcast "host crew" sit down to discuss a variety of meaningful and trivial topics. Joey Svendsen, Lynne Stroy, Luke Gaikwad, and Bri McLeod explore the difference between “pity” and “empathy” toward people with disabilities and question whether the soul rests in “soul sleep” between death and the final eternal destination. Also on this episode: reflections on the onset of COVID-19; the "good 'ol days" of snail mail and dial-up internet; and sending a text versus an email; a...
May 13, 2025•55 min
The true meaning of a caregiver is often lost; and the heaviness that weighs on a person in that role is even less known. On this episode, we’ll talk with Mary Tutterow, a fellow Seacoaster and founder of "The Heart of a Caregiver" ministry. Mary and her husband serve as caregivers for their daughter—and will continue to for the rest of their lives. Mary shares their story that birthed a ministry that now reaches families around the world. It's a story of learning the meaning of life and living ...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 3 min
[ Dr. Lisa Harper is speaking at the Chosen Women’s Conference at Seacoast Church in September 2025. Click this link to purchase an online pass, which includes livestream access to all sessions and exclusive content for online pass holders] On this episode, speaker, author, and theologian scholar, Dr. Lisa Harper, joins hosts Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen to talk about her new book, A Jesus-Shaped Life: How Diving Deeper into Theology Can Transform Us and Our World with the Radical Kindness of G...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 6 min
When Hurricane Helene hit the Asheville area in September 2024, communities united to bring relief. On this episode, we’ll hear from Thomas O'Herin and Gabe Witte, both from the Seacoast Church Asheville Campus, who used their abilities and expertise to meet the needs of people after the storm. Neither Thomas or Gabe could have imagined the devastation that Helene would bring to their home community. But, through their generous hearts, and those of their loving brothers and sisters they formed “...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 16 min
The episode starts with Pastor Chip Judd detailing the story of how he received his new lungs after a tragedy took the life of a man whose lungs Pastor Chip now has. Then, host Joey Svendsen talks with Josh and Lisa Surratt about how goodness can come from bad things, as well as theological intricacies of an all powerful and loving God, and the existence of evil and future redemption. Afterward, they share their hearts for a unified church and discuss that despite how one votes or how people see...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, hosts Joey Svendsen and Amy Worley are joined by Alli Patterson to discuss the 5 "levels" of relationships that Jesus maintained while on earth. Dr. Patterson defines these relationships in her new book, "Blueprint for Belonging: The 5 Relationships Jesus Needed and Why You Need Them Too." Their conversation sparks Amy and Joey to reflect on their own relationships and question how well they compare to those of Jesus that are described in the book. At the top of the episode, Joe...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Previous Episodes a part of this grief mini-series: Grief (Part 1): Caged Momentum w/ Ruby Cheng Grief (Part 2): True Stories of Heartache w/ Keenan Shriver and Pastor Lisa Surratt For "Grief Part 3," host Joey Svendsen sits with our founding Pastor Greg Surratt to hear about his current season of grief, having unexpectedly lost his little brother, Chris, earlier this year. Pastor Greg discusses how his faith has been affected by this storm, but that he still has peace in the midst of his grief....
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 11 min
An episode all about angels—listen as four different stories are told by people who are convinced that they have experienced angelic encounters. From an angel leading two girls away from danger, another one saving a girl from drowning, and "little-girl angels" influencing the trajectory of ministry for one Seacoast Campus Pastor husband and wife. This conversation sparks reflection and wonder as we discuss the existence of angels on earth and the role they play in our lives. To kick off the conv...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Dedicated to Mignonette "Migsie" Jensen [May 11th 1935 - March 9th 2025] [This episode originally aired 2/13/23 as part of our mini-series, "V-Day Shorts."] Migsie Jensen long-time minister at Seacoast, reflects on her journey of finding deep love and companionship as well as the painful loss when her husband, Vern Jenson, (former Pastor here at Seacoast) passed away in 2016. She reminisces on some sweet memories, sharing a lot of her and Vern's story, reflecting on her life without him and what...
Mar 20, 2025•26 min
What could the Church accomplish if Christians were more generous with their wallets? This episode kicks off with Seacoast's Chief Financial Officer, Nick Johnston, alongside Jack Hoey III, Lynne Stroy, and Joey Svendsen discussing the theology of tithing and some "what ifs" concerning Christians and generosity. The episode closes with stories of forgiveness, generosity, loss and redemption with fellow Seacoaster, Brian Wells. Brian has found success in the business world and serves faithfully i...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Click here for Seacoast resources on coping with grief. Does grief ever go away and become completely healed? Seacoast staff members Co-Lead Pastor, Lisa Surratt, and Director of Culture and Executive Support, Keenan Shriver, sit down with host Joey Svendsen to share their stories of encountering deep grief. The three discuss hope in the midst of pain, the return to “normal life,” and how to interact with someone who is grieving. Lisa and Keenan also talk about the nearness of God after loss and...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 33 min
Click here for Seacoast resources on coping with grief. A part of the Seacoast family, Ruby Cheng, shares about the heartache she experienced after losing her mother to sickness, followed by the tragic and unexpected loss of her husband. Ruby is joined on the podcast by Lynne Stroy and Josh Walters who both have their own stories of grief. Together, with Joey Svendsen, the four discuss the hopelessness that seasons of grief deliver and why the sentiment of "God just wants you to be happy" doesn'...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 43 min
Dr. Kara Powell, co-author of Future-Focused Church: Leading Through Change, Engaging the Next Generation and Building a More Diverse Tomorrow , joins the podcast to share about her book–endorsed by Andy Stanley and Christine Caine. Dr. Kara is joined by host Joey Svendsen and Seacoast’s Director of Church Administration, Glenn Wood, who has a significant hand in operational projects. The three discuss the current health of Seacoast Church, but through some critique and probing questions, Dr. Ka...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Be a Patron of the podcast to support Jim Wright and Seacoast's prison ministry. On this episode, we’re talking to Jim Wright, a fellow "Seacoaster" who is faithfully serving people through his leadership of a prison ministry. Jim shares how his drive to bring hope into prison environments was birthed in his heart by the Holy Spirit. He also talks with us about the work he’s doing in hard to reach places and tells a few stories of life-change for those in prison. At the end of 2024, the Seacoast...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Subscribe to Chip Judd's podcast, Mental Health + Mission of the Church: YouTube / Apple Podcasts / Spotify In this conversation, Pastor Chip Judd gives a life update after his recent double lung transplant. He expresses the posture of his heart as being “beyond grateful,” but he also shares a fear of his and why he's uneasy about labeling his physical hardships as true suffering. We’ll also hear a little background about the family whose precious loved one has added years to Chip’s life. On thi...
Feb 13, 2025•44 min
Sonny Sandoval was born and raised on the streets of Southtown, Texas, two exits from the Mexico border. He was always a behind-the-scenes person with no ambition of being the frontman for the platinum selling band, P.O.D. The band, known for their heavy music, was too Christian for the world but too secular for the Church. Sonny lives on the edge of these two worlds, a line he has attempted to walk with integrity. In his new autobiography, Son of Southtown , Sonny reflects on over 30 years of b...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 21 min
What does it mean for a Christian to be "part of God's Kingdom?” How should this knowledge inform a Christian's view of politics, government, and general posture toward other countries? Pastor Brian Zahnd , of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri and author of a dozen books, joins the podcast to talk about the radical shift in how the church postures itself as part of God's Kingdom, stating the church should "not be of this world" (John 17:16) . With a biblical view of God's Kingdom as th...
Feb 04, 2025•58 min
Hosts Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen talk with author, screenwriter, and movie producer, T. Martin Bennett about his new nonfiction novel, Wounded Tiger: The Transformational True Story of the Japanese Pilot Who Led the Pearl Harbor Attack. The story highlights the pilot’s encounters with an American prisoner and a girl whose different perspectives lead the pilot to life change. Bennett shares about how he came to write this inspiring story and the three talk about the beauty only God can bring f...
Jan 28, 2025•50 min
Author, activist, and pacifist Shane Claiborne and Bible scholar and historian Marc Turnage join the podcast with their sharp disagreements concerning the war in Israel. Hosts Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen facilitate the conversation, as the two guests agree that the tragedy of war is a result of fallen human nature, but then turn to impassioned discourse over their strong moral differences concerning Israel’s current war. At the top of the episode, Lynne, Joey, Jack, and Roy discuss their own o...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min
[This Episode Originally aired on MLK Day 2023] Show-notes from that episode: Black pastors at Seacoast, Lynne Stroy and Joel Delph, join Lead Pastor Josh Surratt and host Joey Svendsen to discuss why publicly putting language to their lived experiences as black people is nerve-wracking; and given the limitations of words, very susceptible to being misconstrued. The four discuss why conversations surrounding race is still difficult to this day, especially in the church. Could there be a spirit o...
Jan 21, 2025•52 min
Kicking off the podcast in 2025 with 5 different conversations, including the insights of seven Pastors, all of them giving what they find to be helpful mindsets and practices that can lead to healthier living with more peace and hope. Be a Patron of the Podcast! Pastors in order of appearance: Josh Walters / Instagram Katie Walters / Instagram Joel Delph / Instagram Kristin Mabry / Facebook Russ Miller / Instagram Josh Surratt / Instagram Lisa Surratt / Instagram Executive Producer: Josh Surrat...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 42 min
[This episode was originally released as our first episode of 2023] Become a patron! The five therapists speaking on this episode are: Jen Rodriguez , 6 yrs licensed experience, 20+ in mental health. Area of focus: all age groups and backgrounds with trauma 3 recommendations: (1) learn how to love yourself, (2) how to love others, (3) you’ll now have better context to receive the greatest love of all (God’s love). Outside of her profession, Jennifer’s heart is fully invested in her ever growing ...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min
