The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

In this special 9-week series, listeners will hear from three different groups—GenX paired with Millennials, Gen Z, and Boomers with a mix of the Silent Generation. Their conversations cover a variety of topics including technology, unity in the Church, racism, and parenting. Grouped by similar ages, these 12 individuals share their unique views, opinions, and convictions based on their generation...

In this special 9-week series, listeners will hear from three different groups—GenX paired with Millennials, Gen Z, and Boomers with a mix of the Silent Generation. Their conversations cover a variety of topics including technology, unity in the Church, racism, and parenting. Grouped by similar ages, these 12 individuals share their unique views, opinions, and convictions based on their generation...

In this special 9-week series, listeners will hear from three different groups—GenX paired with Millennials, Gen Z, and Boomers with a mix of the Silent Generation. Their conversations cover a variety of topics including technology, unity in the Church, racism, and parenting. Grouped by similar ages, these 12 individuals share their unique views, opinions, and convictions based on their generation...

In this special 9-week series, listeners will hear from three different groups—GenX paired with Millennials, Gen Z, and Boomers with a mix of the Silent Generation. Their conversations cover a variety of topics including technology, unity in the Church, racism, and parenting. Grouped by similar ages, these 12 individuals share their unique views, opinions, and convictions based on their generation...

This episode includes many light-hearted topics like fast food restaurant history, popular names through the decades, and whether one should return to a store that undercharged a purchase. Half-way through, we’ll change gears to discuss deeper topics, like how much grace is due to the older generation who were raised in a culture of racism.  Three new voices join the podcast: Hayes Herlong shares...

[This episode originally aired on August 20th of 2024] [Watch this on YouTube ] Seacoast Church was started in 1988 by Pastor Greg and Debbie Surratt who moved from Illinois to Charleston, SC in 1987 with their four kids, Jason, Josh, Jessica, and Jenny. Early on, their family endured life-threatening hardship—two of the kids surviving a massive car wreck and their oldest daughter, Jessica, surviv...

Dr. Angie De Meistre, a therapist at the Seacoast Counseling Center , alongside hosts Jill Forbes, Lynne Stroy, and Joey Svendsen, discusses women’s views on body image, cultural standards of beauty, and how the internet magnifies these challenges.  Dr. Angie shares what she believes are four of the most significant challenges women face in 2026, the factors that fuel young women's poor body...

In this 200th episode, Joey takes fellow hosts Jack, Lynne, and Tomelex on a trip down memory lane with a collection of the most memorable moments of the last 100 episodes. Launched in the summer of 2022, the Seacoast Podcast has brought four years of inspiring stories, learning from others, and laughing together. Along the way, the four hosts discuss whether political correctness has robbed socie...

Chip Judd and Joey Svendsen sit down with Chip and Christy Henderson for an honest conversation about mental health in ministry. The Henderson’s share their testimony of leading a church without addressing the roots of anxiety and depression, the detriments of painful childhood experiences, and marital struggle. It's a redemption story that easily could have gone the other way, a profound rem...

On this episode, in honor of Mother’s Day, we’re talking to Cindy Lake, mother of Brandon, Jordan, and Brianna.  Cindy shares stories from her childhood, how she met her husband Mac, and how she lived out motherhood while raising two boys and a girl. She also shares what she considers to be personal successes as a parent and ways she could have been more effective, and she offers advice for those...

Zahara McCoy joins the podcast to tell her story of growing up in a small village in Uganda. At the age of 10, she lost both her parents to HIV/AIDS and soon faced the very real prospect of becoming a child bride.  Everything changed when a Christian family in California sponsored Zahara’s education—an act of compassion that allowed Zahara to continue her studies and later move to the United State...

Andrew Schwab, lead singer of the metal band, Project 86, joins the host crew to talk about the first installment of his fictional novel series. The novels tell a futuristic story from a Christian perspective of what a future could look like when you combine flawed humanity with the intoxication of technological advancement. With his book as the context, Andrew joins Adam Erickson, Jack Hoey, and...

Artificial Intelligence isn’t going anywhere—and it may prove to be more transformative than any invention in human history. At the same time, the Church isn’t going anywhere either. Over the last century of rapid technological change, it has continually adapted and even expanded its ability to spread the gospel of love.  So, what happens when these two forces collide?  With AI now capable of proc...

Do Christians have a responsibility to serve their neighbors? The verse Jeremiah 29:7 calls God’s people to seek the peace and prosperity of the city—to pray for it, to care about it, and to invest in it.   To live this out, Seacoast launched "Love Where You Live” in March to create intentionality around serving people in our communities. It isn’t a one-time event, but rather an initiative to...

Hip-hop artists, Derek Minor and Propaganda join host Joey Svendsen to share some life and career updates and chime in on a little bit of everything. The three process a thought that involves Jesus being asked to consume music with explicit lyrics. They also take a deep dive into why Christians fall into the trap of quarrels when passages like 2 Timothy 2:24-25 not only admonish otherwise, but als...

[ Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram ] On August 30, 2021, Lt Col Alex Pelbath commanded the final U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft that departed Kabul, Afghanistan. The exit closed out 20 years of conflict and played a key role in the historic evacuation. Alex reflects on the infamous day that Americans watched on TV, as many Afghans lost their lives while attempting to escape with the plane.   Hos...

[ Exclusive "extra takes" with Brandon on the new Seacoast Podcast Instagram ] Grammy-Award winner Brandon Lake grew up at Seacoast Church and is still a part of its church body. In this episode, Brandon shares how he's navigated his rise to immense fame, including the toll it was taking on his body and mind, and how's he's made significant changes to become healthier. Wit...

Pastors Kristin Young and Naeem Fazal, from Mosaic Church in Charlotte NC team up with hosts, Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen to discuss the following six questions:  1.  Does God see the average upstanding citizen & Bin Laden differently or both as mere sheep who He loves? 2.  Should Christians be less angry than the general public? 3.  Is it true that Jesus was rarely mad at sin? 4.  Is unity...

At a young age, Pastor David Scarlett of His Glory Ministries had achieved success, financial stability, and had a promising future—yet when his marriage began to fall apart, his accomplishments offered little comfort. This crisis pushed him to seek a deeper, more authentic faith in Jesus.  Later in life, Pastor David suffered a severe case of botulism after eating a chili dog—an event he says led...

[In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting some past conversations recorded with some former guests with diverse experiences] 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 he...

Culture appears more inclusive than ever—from commercials featuring people with disabilities to news anchors who don’t fit outdated beauty standards. But is this genuine social progress or savvy branding designed to boost profits? With this topic at hand, Joey, Jack, and Lynne explore whether corporate generosity is heartfelt or image driven.  Along the way, they reflect on the chaos of COVID-19 a...

[In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting some past conversations recorded with some former guests with diverse experiences] Grammy-Award winning hip-hop artist and New York Times best-selling author Lecrae talks about his book I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith.   Lecrae’s life was headed towards disaster.  More time on the road, less time with family, calend...

Long-time Seacoaster, Jack Hoey, Jr. joins the podcast to discuss the valuable insight found in his new book, "Becoming Yourself: A Perspective on Christian Character."   As a young adult, Jack revered his father and wanted to emulate his positive attributes. So, he approached this endeavor in a way that he metaphorically describes as "putting on a jacket" for a quick outer fix...

[In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting some past conversations recorded with some former guests with diverse experiences] African American leaders 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, v...

Martin Schanley serves on the Seacoast Church Online production team—and he has some stories. From his time as a Los Angeles police officer during the 1992 riots to his work as a chef cooking for (and meeting) numerous celebrities, Martin brings some unique fun to the podcast. He even challenges the common stereotype that celebrities are snobby or entitled by sharing his personal experiences with...