Podcast Episodes

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.

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.  Naeem encourages us all with the truth—tomorrow needs each one of us. Naeem reminds us to slow down and recognize the beauty in humanity and that we all have a purpose.

In this episode, we’ll hear from five individuals who have unlocked their God-given potential through Tim and Rebecca Lindsay's small group program, Unstoppable Growth: 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 her marriage but now helps people restore their own.

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; and the question, Is it time to get a Kindle?

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 the Gospel—a calling for all of us.

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 God. In her book, Lisa shares personal stories, with a fair share of humor, to reveal how the Holy Spirit has shown her that following Jesus should cause her to become more like him.

When Hurricane Helene hit the Asheville area in September 2024, communities united to bring relief. Thomas O'Herin and Gabe Witte share about the devastation in their community, meeting needs after the storm, and the priceless non-monetary blessings they received.

This episode starts with Pastor Chip Judd detailing the story of how he received his new lungs after a tragedy took the life of the man whose lungs he now has. Then, Pastors Josh and Lisa Surratt talk about how goodness can come from bad things, the theological intricacies of an all powerful and loving God, and the existence of evil and future redemption.

Hosts Joey Svendsen and Amy Worley are joined by Alli Patterson to discuss the five "levels" of relationships that Jesus maintained while on earth.

Host Joey Svendsen sits with our founding Pastor Greg Surratt to hear about his current season of grace, 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. The two talk about “redemptive grieving,” and why Pastor Greg is comfortable with saying that he is currently “not okay.”