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

[ 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 focus...

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 share...

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...

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 thi...

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...

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. Gotquestio...

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 o...

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 littl...

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 le...

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...

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 bir...

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 churc...

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,...

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 ye...

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 th...

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 i...

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&...

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...

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, debat...

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 b...

[ 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 su...

[ 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 t...

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 Seac...

Many voices and topics in this series, so buckle up.  In Part 1, Lisa Surratt, Roy Jacques, Jenny Mayer,  and Joey Svendsen talk "Enneagram 8 people," and the four ponder why Jesus -- the Savior Himself-- was baptized.  Joey also shares how Lisa was a part of the scariest few seconds of his life.    And with two "Surratt sisters" present, Joey probes for some private "behi...

Luke Gaikwad, Director of AV Systems/Technology here at Seacoast, shares what it’s like being from India and living in the US.  Alongside Jack, Lynne and Joey, the four question whether or not society is progressing well in how people treat one another, especially the treatment of minorities.  Joey wonders whether people could stand to be a bit more light-hearted and loose about what he sees as ha...