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

Last year, in episode 67, "Should Christians Watch Horror Movies," a panel discussion comprised of Seacoast family shared why watching horror films poses no personal moral conflicts, many even citing reasons why these movies can be good and informing. But today, Lynne Stroy brings a different Biblical perspective and disagrees with these perspectives.

Also on today’s episode is Jack Hoey, Ciarrah Lindsay, Amy Worley, and Joey Svendsen, who have their own response to this form of entertainment. After substantial pushback to last year’s episode, the five of them turn to the morals of general violence in movies and discuss some unrealistic, over-the-top violence in movies like the John Wick series and whether the violence in historical movies like Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List adds value to the viewing experience. 

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Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Jack Hoey / Instagram 
Ciarrah Lindsay / Instagram
Amy Worley / Instagram  
Joey Svendsen / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

"But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” – 1 John 3:17

Kicking things off with some dialogue surrounding many Christians' tendency to be bashful about owning anything fancy; but this extended episode runs deep.  We’re having three different conversations with all three introducing listeners to people and organizations who not only believe the Gospel, but are set on living it out—“in deed and in truth." At the top of the episode, Joey and Lynne discuss with Roy and Tomelex her recent Seacoast Mission trip to Pakistan and then we'll hear from these two other organizations who are laboring out of love for their fellowman:

Global Water Center / Website / Give / Instagram 
"Equipping leaders to solve the global water crisis together."

Carry 117 / Website / Give / Instagram
"WE hire at-risk women in Korah, Ethiopia, train them to measure, cut, and sew, and provide them with a job. Each month, they earn a paycheck, which in turn allows them to provide for themselves and their families. They can send their own kids to school, feed their family, and save for the future they dream of."

Seacoast Church Missions / Website / Give
"We are fighting poverty, seeking justice, and bringing hope by serving the vulnerable, forgotten and under-served.






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Ashley Bohinc (Executive Dir.) and Henok Berhanu, CEO, Carry 117
TJ Johnston, CEO, Global Water Center
Lynne Stroy, host, Seacoast Missions Volunteer / Instagram 
Tomelex Copeland, host / Facebook
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Derek Minor 

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Pastor of Leadership Care at Seacoast Church, Chip Judd, takes great strides in seeking out truth. But, with a background in drugs, eastern mysticism and reckless living, Jesus had to find Chip. Since then, he has restored Chip’s life, made him a charismatic preacher, revealed to him his gift of counseling and strategically positioned Chip to speak truth about the science of mental health as well as the power of God to restore fallen humanity. In this unique time when the church seems to be in the early stages of trending toward a healthy disposition in interacting with the real challenges that come along with mental health, Chip has much to say. 

To hear more from Chip, subscribe to Chip’s YouTube Channel, Mental Health and Mission of the Church.

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On this Episode
Chip Judd / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Ciarrah Lindsay, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Derek Minor 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Seacoast Church Lead Pastors Josh and Lisa Surratt have walked with friends who have experienced the heartache of divorce and they’ve seen the relational fallout that comes in many shapes and sizes. On this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of healthy individuals and marriages, including Josh and Lisa’s desire to create a Seacoast staff culture that encourages individuals to open up about personal challenges. The couple shares their hearts for staff members to be healthy, even providing a strategic plan for restoration of health. We’ll also talk about why Josh and Lisa operate off the assumption that if there are healthy marriages and healthy individuals doing ministry, productivity can be relinquished to God (1 Corinthians 3: 6-11).

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Lisa Surratt / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Derek Minor 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

While in town to speak at the Chosen Women’s Conference, Pastor Carolyn Haas joined us in the studio to share about God's faithfulness throughout her life. Growing up in a family of faith, walking away from God, losing her father to suicide, and then returning to church after her boyfriend, Peter, had a life-changing encounter with God. Now her husband, Pastor Peter and Carolyn lead Substance Church in Minnesota, combining their strengths and weaknesses to complement a fruitful ministry. 
 
We also talk to Carolyn about some common themes (and "debate-like" discussions) we've unpacked on the podcast including "The Billy Graham Rule," women in church leadership, and how much a Christian should be invested in spiritual warfare. 
 
At the top of the episode, Roy Jacques, Tomelex Copeland, and Joey Svendsen talk to Lynne Stroy about her experiences at Chosen through the years and they assess the fine line between harmless joking and disrespectful ridicule when it comes to the things of the spiritual.

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Carolyn Haas / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
Tomelex Copeland, host / Facebook

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Derek Minor 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Atlanta-based hip-hop artist, 1K Phew joins us fresh off of his 30th birthday to share the meaning behind his “gospel rap.” A "self-proclaimed old soul,” wisdom included, 1K Phew grew up in church before chasing a different lifestyle and getting in trouble with the law. Through that experience, he had a spiritual rebirth and began a relationship with God. He has now taken the hip-hop scene by storm and in his own words, "gospel rap is back.” 
 
In addition to his story, 1K Phew talks to Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen about the difference between being a "Christian artist" and "an artist who communicates Christian themes.” He also gives the rationale for why he collaborates with hip-hop artists who don't hold to Christian faith.

At the top of the episode, Lynne, Joey, and Luke Gaikwad discuss "the Cheers paradigm." The idea is that today when you look at pictures of TV stars who appeared in shows in the 1970s and 1980s, while in their 30s and 40s, look to us like they are in their 50s and 60s. It's a thing.

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On this Episode
1k Phew / Instagram  / Music
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Luke Gaikwad, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Ray Wimley considers himself a family man. He's a proud father, happy husband, one after the deeper things of life, and he’s driven to spread love to his fellowman. In the last few years, Ray, a hip-hop artist, has taken to Instagram, posting videos of himself free-style rapping in public spheres. His rhymes incorporate people's actions, attire, and anything that comes to his brilliant mind, leaving hip-hop fans marveling and the masses smiling.
 
Ray and host Joey Svendsen talk about Ray's upbringing, laugh, and lament about the pleasures and heaviness of being a dad. Joey also probes for the framework and mechanics of Ray's gift of rapping and plays some highlights while Ray gives us the scoop on some of his tactics.
 
At the top of the episode, Pastors Josh Surratt and Josh Walters sit with Lynne to talk internal leadership and accountability structures at Seacoast, what's behind Lynne's intimidating “stone-cold face,” and they remember a trivial concern from back in the day when Joey pushed back hard against Josh Walters.

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On this Episode
Ray Wimley / Instagram
Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Joey Svendsen / Instagram
Josh Walters / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other Music: Derek Minor

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

As Peyton Pickens was preparing for the Chosen Women’s Conference in 2023, she did not expect the freedom she would encounter or the rescue and redemption she was about to experience. Ten years prior, Peyton had an abortion and had struggled with that decision ever since. But, during the conference, The Holy Spirit convinced her to be prayed over by another woman, who then confessed to Peyton her own abortion earlier in life. 

With host, Joey Svendsen, Peyton walks us through how her life unfolded, leading to an abortion, her life-changing transformation, and what she’s learned in the one year since Chosen.

At the top of the episode, Tomelex Copeland, Jack Hoey III, Abbie Love, and Joey Svendsen talk about Kareem Abdul Jabaar's work-life balance and whether the sacrifices to pursue greatness are worth making. They wrap things up by analyzing who's more likable—Lebron James or Michael Jordan.

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On this Episode
Peyton Pickens / Instagram
Joey Svendsen / Instagram
Tomelex Copeland / Facebook
Abbie Love / Instagram
Jack Hoey III / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other Music: Derek Minor

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

In a pre-MP3 and CD era, vinyl full-albums abounded in Christian bookstores and at local record stores. It's 1986, and today's guest, Michael Sweet, and his band Stryper ("by His stripes, you are healed.." Isaiah 53:5) just released their album To Hell With the Devil. It's about to sell millions in both Christian and secular markets, with its songs all over the radio, and music videos on MTV. Host, Joey Svendsen was in the 4th grade, but found that Stryper album at Family Christian Bookstore and it turned his life upside-down, resulting in music exploration being a full-blown hobby.

Stryper was no different than the other "metal band greats," like Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Poison. From impeccable songwriting to catchy melodies and shredding guitars, Stryper was on top of their game. The things that separated them from the rest was their motivation to spread the gospel of Jesus and their song lyrics that matched that passion.

Joey talks to Michael Sweet about the early days of Stryper, the hair and make-up culture of the 80s metal scene, and why Michael had to walk away to get healthy and prioritize God and family. Throughout the episode, Joey highlights some of his favorite Stryper songs as listeners are treated to audio clips of them all.

At top of the episode, Abbie Love, Joey, Tomelex and Jack Hoey III talk pointless homework assignments and spiritual warfare in context of the Surratt's wreck discussed in episode 112.

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Michael Sweet / Website / Instagram / Spotify / Apple Music
Joey Svendsen / Instagram
Tomelex Copeland / Facebook
Abbie Love / Instagram
Jack Hoey III / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other Music: Derek Minor

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Pastor Adam Martin makes his first appearance on the Seacoast Podcast, it's been long overdue. He delivered a sermon four days ago on Sunday (August 25th), "God Help Me With My Faith."  On this bonus episode, he's in studio with Jack Hoey III (Creative Director, Pastor, host of show), Joey Svendsen (host of the show, Pastor) and Geoff Reppard (Pastor of Seacoast Small Groups, also first time on the podcast) to talk faith, doubt, certainty and disbelief.  Other questions are discussed: Has western Christianity taken the "personal relationship" component of faith too far and perhaps have not enough emphasis on the beauty and truth of "the Faith" being originally birthed into "the church" (a group of people) and never starting with "one person having his or her own personal faith?" 

If painful seasons are "building blocks" of faith, are they also good? Does God give these seasons as gifts?  Pastor Adam explains the important distinction between "God causing" and "God ordaining," especially in regards to growth from suffering.  Lastly, the four reflect on the importance of experiencing God through the Holy Spirit while also discussing how an overemphasis on "personal feeling" and a zealous drive for experiences can both be counterproductive or even harmful to one's faith.

The guys today can't answer emphatically on a lot of these questions, but they can ponder on it all and certainly give their best guesses; after many years of seeking God, a lot of invested prayer (Adam more than others, very likely. holier, tad older), and a lot of scripture reading. Certainly each having his own experiences with past seasons of doubt and unbelief and now each in a season of peace and belief in the core essentials of the Gospel.   

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On this Episode
Adam Martin / Instagram
Geoff Rappard / Facebook
Jack Hoey III / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editors: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineers/Editor: JT Price and Katelyn Vandiver

theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other Music: "Shine," by Seacoast's Natasha Gray Spotify / Apple Music
& Derek Minor

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver