Mike Cosper of Christianity Today has recently released a book, Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found , which focuses on his painful experience of leaving local church ministry and the grace that restored his faith. The book stems from Mike’s experience with church hurt and his doubts about the goodness of the Church. Through it all, Mike has found a sense of peace and has learned a valuable life lesson–one he is still learning from. Today, Mike talks about his book, reflec...
Jun 11, 2024•58 min
From dial-up internet to the phrase, "Be Kind, Please Rewind," Josh Walters, Lynne Stroy, and Joey Svendsen explore the advancement in technology through the life experiences of their co-worker Ciarrah Lindsay, who is a good 20 years younger. Their conversation provides noteworthy insight on how far we've come. The four also dive into a variety of topics including cancel culture, the future of technology, guns, and movie subtitles. A little bit of everything and a lot of laughs on this one. Stay...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Pastor Geoff Surratt, Greg's younger brother, shouldered a great deal of responsibilities during his 20 years as a Seacoast pastor. During this time, he mentored Joey, a very young and inexperienced pastor, who now hosts and produces the podcast. Joey reflects on the lessons he's learned from Geoff and admits he’s still a bit intimidated by him. They share stories of overcoming challenges and Joey also talks to Geoff about working with his brother, his contributions on innovating the multisite a...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min
[This podcast will also air on Greg Surratt and Chip Judd's The Endurance Factor Podcas t ] Pastor Chip Judd is back on the podcast to expand on his April 2024 Seacoast Church message, Boundaries: A Proven Path to Better Relationships and Less Stress . You can watch it here . During that message, he implored people to not take responsibility in areas of life in which authority hasn't been given. He gave clear and emphatic instructions on boundaries for adult children with living parents. But, so...
May 21, 2024•56 min
[ Here's a list of every past podcast episode, dealing with mental health] Pastor and Counselor, Chip Judd has helped thousands of people work through life’s challenges, including many Seacoast staff members. With over 40 years of professional experience, he works to instill a new and healthy view of God, while teaching good mental health practices in the process. But, over ten years ago, during a successful and busy season of life, Chip personally drifted from the healthy practices he taught ot...
May 14, 2024•48 min
[discretion advised as this episode touches on the heavier topic of suicide] Jack Hoey III, Lynne Stroy, Roy Jacques, and Joey Svendsen have a somber conversation about suicide, reflecting on personal losses at the hands of this tragedy, including the passing of Seacoast pastor, Darrin Patrick in May of 2020. The four also ponder theological implications of suicide and discuss the merits of the "selfish act label" that many people give to one who takes his or her life. Joey also fields questions...
May 07, 2024•48 min
[ Here's a list of every past podcast episode, dealing with mental health] From first grade through college, Seacoast family and staff member, Alexandra Hunt, battled eating disorders. She bravely recounts excessive exercising as a child, binge eating, and forcing herself to throw up in college. Well into adulthood, Alexandra realized that starving herself was not the answer. She is now focused on healing from a lifetime of low self-image and finding freedom in her nutrition and exercise routine...
Apr 30, 2024•57 min
After losing her husband in May 2020 to the ruthlessness of mental illness, Amie Patrick has journeyed through challenging circumstances and navigated through pain to arrive at growth and excitement for the future. On this episode, she shares personal areas in which she's stretched herself and how the struggle of "worry" looks different having gone through a tragedy. Amie also shares wisdom on the importance of "embodied faith," the unhealthy allure of social media, and some deeper spiritual ins...
Apr 23, 2024•53 min
Over 15 years ago, Josh and Katie Walters arrived to Seacoast Church desperate for healing in their marriage after an extramarital affair pushed them to a breaking point. Navigating the pain together, they began experiencing the redemptive story that the Great Shepherd was already writing. Now, leaders at Seacoast Church, they have established a healthy marriage, and recently released their memoir, New Marriage, Same Couple: Don't Let Your Worst Days Be Your Last Days . In the book, Josh and Kat...
Apr 16, 2024•59 min
Seacoast staff member, Ann Meyer, never knew her biological parents. However, after submitting her DNA to trace her ancestry, she discovered family members in an unexpected way. Ann shares about her life growing up in a loving home with her adoptive parents, and the moment she realized that her lifelong questions about her family of origin would be answered. You will be moved and encouraged by this adoption reunion story of love, gratitude, and sacrifice. At the top of the episode, Amy Worley, L...
Apr 09, 2024•53 min
Statistics show that half of all marriages end in divorce, including couples inside and outside the church. God hates divorce, but loves mankind; and makes us new creations. The Bible also says where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. Although theological implications of divorce are touched on a bit, the episode as a whole shares the heart of three people. All are a part of Seacoast Church who love the Lord, want to please their maker, have walked through the pain of divorces, have been resto...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Shea Michael Houdmann is the founder and CEO of Got Questions Ministries . For more than two decades he and his team have been reading, reviewing, and/or answering hundreds of thousands of questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. He has several degrees in the areas of biblical studies and theology and is currently pursuing a doctorate of ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary. Gotquestions.org, where most of their work is carried out, is visited by 18 million visitors per month, meanin...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In many evangelical circles, the practice of avoiding "alone time" with a member of the opposite sex can be common. The idea is to avoid the temptation to connect emotionally, or physically with another person outside of one’s own marriage. Evangelist, Billy Graham and his team lived by a set of rules to uphold integrity, and this one, nicknamed, “The Billy Graham Rule” is the topic of our discussion. One of our guests, Pastor Chip Judd, has counseled countless married couples through affairs an...
Mar 19, 2024•54 min
Comedian, Shama Mrema (" shama4realz ") loves the church and enjoys making "church folks" laugh. His Instagram features comedy sketches about evangelical culture, and the comments show that many Christians share the same humor. But, is there a line one can cross, when making light of Christian culture? Can one take it too far? In this week’s episode, you’ll get to know a little about Shama's background, including his origins in Tanzania East Africa, his current dwelling in Greenville, South Caro...
Mar 12, 2024•59 min
Change often brings about reasons to celebrate. Other times, it brings grief. One can be sure that change will happen and often times, it will take courage to confront. Today Andi Andrew takes listeners through her journey of immense change, grief and deep soul searching, these life transitions resulting in some deep, soul growth. She captures these pivotal moments and all the life-changing lessons that followed in her newest book, " Braving Change: Release the Past, Welcome Growth, and Trust Wh...
Mar 05, 2024•59 min
Pastor Ike Miller unpacks his upbringing that included hurt sustained from the abuse of an alcoholic father. In his new book, "Good Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships," he outlines how his childhood baggage was used to the betterment of his current relationships with others, now as an adult. With the guidance of his heavenly Father, the support from loving community, a heavy dose of brokenness and a determination to learn healthier ways of thinking and l...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Two regulars to the podcast join the show together for the first time as a "father and son duo." Both part of the Seacoast family for over 20 years, Jack Hoey Jr. (the father) and Jack Hoey III (the son) talk to Joey and Lynne about the future of America, whether Artificial Intelligence holds the capacity to create art or of being a threat to humanity; today's staggeringly low birthrates, The Waffle House , and other subjects they've written about on their new Substack account, Matter at Hand. O...
Feb 20, 2024•57 min
A real-life story, representing a topic that feels better not to think about. But when there are so many victims, a continued discussion is warranted. Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. (pause to think) Justin Woodbury joins the podcast as a speaker and advocate for survivors of emotional and sexual abuse. When he was a child, he was taken advantage of, by a woman at his church. His story is covered in his book, “Sheltered but Not Protected: Learning to Love, Forgive, and Heal ...
Feb 13, 2024•58 min
Wendi Lou Lee spent many years of her childhood on the set of the television series, Little House on the Prairie . She played "Baby Grace," the fourth daughter in the Ingalls family. On this episode of our podcast, Wendi shares some inside scoops on the TV show, takes us through the journey of life on set, and discusses her life-changing run-in with a brain tumor as an adult. Her memoir, Red Tail Feathers: Dare to Discover the Beauty of Grace , is a more in-depth take on this journey, highlighti...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Domestic violence does not always include intoxication and assault. It takes on many different forms; and in churches (just like everywhere else), it’s happening right under our noses. Erin Norton, former victim of domestic abuse, joins the podcast to talk all things domestic violence, including many commonly held misconceptions. She's advocated for victims in varying capacities for 7 years. Given her love for the church and strong belief in the gospel of Jesus, she also has an invested interest...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Former punk-rock, self-loathing, self-harmer, now a minister of the gospel and leader at one of the most influential Christian ministries in America; and it all started when a stranger handed her a compact disc, (google it, youngsters) strongly encouraging her to give it a listen. While listening, the ensuing healing and transformation brought to her by the Holy Spirit would drastically change the trajectory of her life and vastly increase the amount of hope in her heart. Given that Becky is als...
Jan 23, 2024•58 min
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day , the topic at hand in this episode is the beauty, strength and complexity of humanity through the lenses of two women, Deloris Mastrianni and Tamara Brown. Both of them African-American women and part of the Seacoast Church family, they tell their personal stories marked with perseverance and faith while sharing some insight and opinions on the legacy and importance of black women in America. At top of episode, Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen discuss their s...
Jan 15, 2024•58 min
Addiction hurts those who struggle as well as those who love the one doing the battling. Irene Rollins shares how her alcohol addiction almost cost her everything most dear to her. This story and what she's learned on her journey is the foundation of her book Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds You Back . If you struggle with addiction, you are loved, and as long as there's breath in your lungs, your story can be redeemed. With Lynne Stroy, Tomelex Copeland, and Joey Svendsen ...
Jan 09, 2024•59 min
A real story of letting go of one's life, losing it to find the abundant life God wants to lead all humanity to (Matthew 10:39) . Growing up and still residing in Charleston S.C, by age 25, Angie Mizzell was a morning news anchor at a top-rated television station. She had married her college sweetheart, and scenes from their wedding day ran on the evening news. She’d achieved everything her mom had wanted for her and what she thought she wanted for herself. But after signing with an agent who pr...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Tis the season to be jolly, unless you are extremely burdened and heavy-laden. In our last two episodes, not only to we want to have fun talking about Christmas and being jolly, we also want to remember those who are suffering or have a family member suffering; and potentially be a resource to help folks navigate this season. Rejoicing during this season by talking favorite christmas songs, debating when christmas songs should be listened to (and stopped listening to), discussing whether Christm...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Send this link to any one who'd benefit from this sort of encouragement during a time of grief during the holidays. Tis the season to be jolly, unless you are extremely burdened and heavy-laden. In our last two episodes, not only to we want to have fun talking about Christmas and being jolly, we also want to remember those who are suffering or have a family member suffering; and potentially be a resource to help folks navigate this season. Kate J. Meyer is an author, speaker, licensed profession...
Dec 18, 2023•40 min
[ Part 1 of this two-parter : God, People, Prayer, Mystery: People Need to Pray More ] Most Christians believe God is all-loving and all-powerful, but if this is the case, why does evil exist and how does prayer fit into the equation? Part two continues the conversation with author and theologian, Thomas J. Oord, explaining a specific belief in God termed "Open Theism." Open Theists suppose that not only is God limited in power, but for God to make people with true freewill, the future isn't kno...
Dec 11, 2023•51 min
[ Part 2 of this conversation airs next week : God, People, Prayer, Mystery: Christians Who Believe God is Limited in Power ] Most Christians believe God is all-loving and all-powerful, but if this is the case, why does evil exist and how does prayer fit into the equation? In part 1 of this double-header, Roy Jacques, and Joey Svendsen push back on many of Chip Judd's views on prayer. The two are more willing to say "I don't know," concerning the finer points prayer, pointing to mystery; while C...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Pastors and brothers to one another, Jason and Josh Surratt talk a bit about what it's like to lead this church, as they both were only kids when their parents started it back in 1988. They let us in on some of those "brother dynamics" and how they play out in doing ministry together. They also give a snapshot of how Seacoast is spending the money that the generous people of Seacoast contribute together through Seacoast's Legacy Giving . On this episode Jason Surratt, Older Brother / Facebook Jo...
Nov 27, 2023•33 min
Tomelex Copeland and Lynne Stroy give a big "NOPE" to the use of microchips people in Sweden are getting inserted with that function as IDs, train-fare and even car keys. Joey wonders why Steph Curry pushed through to graduate college when he doesn't need the money, and lastly the three discuss what appears to be a trend of valuing others' political affiliation and “what side people are on” with divisive issues over kindness, love and the heart of a person. On this episode Tomelex Copeland / Ins...
Nov 27, 2023•28 min
