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

Currently on tour together, John Mark McMillan and Zach Bolen (frontman of the band Citizens) join the podcast to discuss faith, life on the road, songwriting, personal testimonies, and what being real with God looks and feels like to them. Many people interact with their songs as "worship tunes," but they don’t fit the Contemporary Christian Music mold and for various reasons, these guy...

Tomelex Copeland and Joey Svendsen represent Generation X in this first discussion of a 3-part bonus series, "Digital Detox," coinciding with the current teaching series on the weekends at Seacoast Church.  They are joined by Mena Fox and Braden Sutton, both representing Generation Z, also bringing their take on society's relationship with smartphones.  Each contributor of this disc...

Host, Joey Svendsen lost his dad unexpectedly over the summer. On this episode, he is joined by three friends and fellow Seacoast staff as he shares what it was like to lose his father. He also describes what felt like supernatural activity right before his dad passed away in the hospital. Joey articulates the current state of his heart and counts his sadness as good grief as he tributes, with tha...

Tuning in from Houston, Texas, Robbie Madison, a former Seacoast worship leader, catches up with friends and hosts, Jack, Joey, and Lynne. Before moving to work in ministry for the NFL’s Houston Texans, Robbie served in several capacities at Seacoast, including missions, youth, and leading worship at multiple campuses.  On this episode, Joey and Robbie recount stories of what it was like to work i...

Toby Slough has learned to find peace through the storms. In 1988, Toby was diagnosed with a panic and anxiety disorder, but rather than let it wreck his faith, God birthed a desire in his heart to see more people find peace and wholeness in their mental health. Toby and his wife founded Goby Ministries to provide books and resources that reframe the conversation around mental health and help peop...

[This episode was originally released as "patron-only" content.  Listen to Episode 137 to hear where 100% of your support goes to, if you become a patron] Can we fully empathize with someone when we haven’t walked in their shoes? When Joey received a call from a friend who tragically lost her son, he asked himself, “What if it was my son?”—a way of stepping into her shoes to offer suppor...

[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] Joey w...

[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] For ma...

[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] After...

[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,...

[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...

[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 P...

[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...

[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 the...

[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 top...

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...

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 fu...

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 on...

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...

[ 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...

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 co...

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, t...

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 relati...

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...

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 w...