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

Migsie Jenson long-time minister at Seacoast, reflects on her journey of finding deep love and companionship as well as the painful loss when her husband, Vern Jenson, (former Pastor here at Seacoast) passed away in 2016.   She reminisces on some sweet memories, sharing a lot of her and Vern's story, reflecting on her life without him and what she misses most.
 
Pastor Vern had some painful trials later in life, Migsie shares the circumstances  around his arrest by the FBI, charged with faulty accusations.

Listeners will hear some relationship-wisdom and some habits these two regularly practiced that fueled their strong marriage over the years.

Part 4: When You're Still Waiting for Your Valentine

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Migsie Jenson / Facebook
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, "Deep Thoughts" / Instagram
Bri Smoak, host narration / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: "Sometimes I Forget," by
Robbie Madison Music
Apple Music / Spotify 

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
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Brittany Lake met her Valentine when he was just a kid.  Both a bit older, they have walked through new doors of parenthood (three sons) and a worship leading/song-writing career full of releases sang all around world, Grammy awards, and a lot of touring.

We sit down with his wife Brittany to hear a bit about their story and how they navigate Brandon's new and very successful music career as parents and partners.  Brittany shares the pains of being separated during stints of touring, her feelings about their notoriety in christian culture, she recounts times when she's seen her husband criticized unfairly and whether she has any fears when Brandon is on the road without her.

Part 3: When You Miss Your Valentine

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Brittany Lake / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, "Deep Thoughts" / Instagram
Bri Smoak, host narration / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: "Sometimes I Forget," by
Robbie Madison Music
Apple Music / Spotify 

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

Shijo and Judy George both grew up in Indian Pentecostal Church Communities where parents and families play a much more significant role in the process of their sons and daughters finding a spouse, than what we are accustomed to here in America.   
 
This is a story of a couple who honored their family traditions while also paving their own unique path in how they set out to find one another and how they now will live as partners, making decisions for the future.  Now with three kids of their own, (who will be looking for a spouse before they know it) these two desire to guide and lead as best as they know how.

Part 2: When Your Valentine is a Grammy winner

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Shijo George / Instagram
Judy George /  Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, "Deep Thoughts" / Instagram
Bri Smoak, host narration / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: "Sometimes I Forget," by
Robbie Madison Music
Apple Music / Spotify 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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

At the top of the episode, four guests, all on staff at Seacoast and between the ages of 19 and 26, share thoughts on what they look for in a pastor.  Also discussed are the needed updates churches may want to consider, according to these four, in the ways ministry is carried out, how the church defines "pastor," and the roles expected of them to carry out.  And if pastors are "human too," what makes them pastors?  

For the second half of the episode, three Seacoast pastors, Jen Cameron, Roy Jacques and Joey Svendsen continue the conversation and share various stories on their shortcomings as pastors that led to mistakes, as well as other times in which shortcomings were mitigated by the Holy Spirit and thus fruitful ministry was carried out.

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The Young Crew
Katelyn Del Castillo / Instagram
Christian Fleming / Instagram
Gabe Dewalk / Instagram
Annie Loose / Instagram

The Old(ish) Crew
Joey Svendsen / Instagram
Roy Jacques / Facebook
Jen Cameron / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: Joel T. Hamilton Music

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
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Life is a roller coaster of ups and downs.  It's simply part of the human journey.  If God "works good out of all things for those who are called according to His purpose," (Romans 8:28) and one has a painful and life-altering experience, did God cause it to happen in order to bring out that good?  Can we assume all of it was a part of the original plan?

What's God got to do with our day-to-day?  Pastors Roy Jacques and Julie Hiott discuss with Joey Svendsen their take on this mystery.  We also hear two stories from the Seacoast family, one in which a young girl's (now grown woman, Kristen Overcash) dreams of being an Olympic gymnast is shattered by an obscure back condition and a successful businessman (Jack Hoey) loses his business during the economic turmoil of 2008.  Did God orchestrate these losses for a greater purpose?   Were the life-changing events included in God's perfect will for these two?  Questions we can only ponder.  And that's what we do here in this episode.   

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Lynne Stroy, intro / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Julie Hiott, co-host / Instagram
Roy Jacques, co-host / Facebook
Kristen Overcash / Instagram
Jack Hoey / Linked in

Voices in montage at beginning:
Jack Hoey III, Shannon Link, Kareen Ripperda, Brian Adleman

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Theme Song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Seacoast

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

Musician and song-writer, John Mark McMillan and Propaganda, (hip-hop/spoken word artist and author) join the show to talk about their upbringings, cultural makeups, different life experiences and their current world views, as a result.   They both share some compelling thoughts on racism and inequality, through the lenses of Christian faith. 

John Mark McMillan wrote a song "No Country," and Propaganda laid down some poetry on it.  One close look at how Jesus interacted with people, it's clear how to let love lead the way.  This is something our culture struggles greatly with and unfortunately, it's seeped into the church.  The two, along with Joey, discuss this struggle in the context of faith and race, John Mark and Prop also share their heart in these issues that birthed the lyrics to this song collaboration.

Does everyone struggle with a level of racism?  Are some races at an advantage over others, still in 2023?  What does it mean to be an American when one is first and foremost a citizen in God's kingdom?

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Propaganda / Web / Instagram / Spotify
John Mark McMillan / Web / Instagram / Spotify
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Josh Surratt, intro / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Diego Gomez and Gabe Dewalk

Music: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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

Black pastors 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, very susceptible to being misconstrued.

The four discuss why conversations surrounding race is still difficult to this day, especially in the church.  Could there be a spirit of division behind it all?  Our lead pastor believes so.   Why is the idea of systemic racism too offensive for some to even consider?  What role do politics play in how people process all of this? 

Joel and Lynne, alongside multiple African-Americans who are a part of the Seacoast family, also share what the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. means to them personally. 

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Josh Surratt / Instagram
Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Joel Delph / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram

Seacoast Family, voices of black people (in order of appearance):
Latoyya Jones / Facebook
Josh Hall / Instagram
Brenna Robinson / Instagram
Tomelex Copeland / Facebook
Amanda Snipe / Instagram
Derrick Bellamy
Deloris Sims
Carol Etheridge / Facebook

Seacoast Family, voices of kids (not in order of appearance): Leia Benton, Eden Gaikwad, Roxie LaFalce, Rylan Jones, Jo Clement, Henley Rose Mabry

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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Naeem Fazel joins our lead pastor, Josh Surratt and Joey Svendsen to talk about being a Pastor when polarity seems to be at an all-time high in our country.  Naeem, long-time pastor at Seacoast Church and former mentor to a "young Josh Surratt," moved to Charlotte in 2005 to plant Mosaic church and in 2014, wrote a book called, "Ex-Muslim."

Josh Surratt and Naeem Fazel, both lead pastors of churches, love all people and yearn for hope to be found and received by all. Along with Joey, the three talk about "church hurt," whether they find it important to refrain from having public connections with perennially, harm-causing Pastors, and the deeper issues at the root of the rampant division in the "capital C" church.

Naeem also shares instances of racism he's endured  as a Pakistani American Pastor, many of these times, connected to folks' uneasiness of his ethnic background in the wake of the 9/11/01 attacks on America. 

 

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Naeem Fazel / Instagram / Mosaic Church
Ex-Muslim Book / Amazon / Audible

Natasha Gray, intro co-host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Haley Walters, Special guest from Seacoast Staff / Instagram
 
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Diego Gomez

Music: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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

The five therapists speaking on this episode are:

Jen Rodriguez, 6 yrs licensed experience, 20+ in mental health.
Area of focus: all age groups and backgrounds with trauma
3 recommendations:
(1) learn how to love yourself, (2) how to love others, (3) you’ll now have better context to receive the greatest love of all (God’s love).  
Outside of her profession, Jennifer’s heart is fully invested in her ever growing family that includes her 20 year-old son, 19 and 5 year-old daughters, her daughter's boyfriend and the love of her life plus his two teenage kids. They love to travel, play games, and simply journey through life together.

Chip Judd, over 40 yrs experience
3 recommendations:
(1) Slow down (2) decide what you want, and (3) do less
Chip’s passion is to see people live well and finish strong.  He loves his wife, 3 married kids and their families.  He enjoys reading, listening to music.

Lyn Harrison, over 30 yrs experience
Area(s) of Focus:  Anxiety, Depression, other mood disorders
3  recommendations:
(1) Lean into regrets to learn from them, (2) Savor a daily moment, and (3) learn to love yourself
Lynne loves her husband and amazing children .  She likes to read, workout, savor wonderful moments.

Michael Morris, 3 yrs experience (40 years pastoral counseling)   
Area(s) of Focus:  Seeking to encourage folks to be healed from their emotional, mental & spiritual pain, leading them to freedom in the Lord.
3 recommendations:
(1) Prioritize physical health, (2) recognize & address anxiety triggers, (3) monitor your environment.
Michael loves his wife, 6 children with 2 son-in-laws, 1 daughter-in-law, & 4 grandchildren.  He enjoys reading and spending time with his wife & some of his brothers in Christ.

Elizabeth Gillespie, 11 yrs experience, Tedx Talks (2022)
Area of Focus:  Therapy for couples and individuals in the context of attachment disorders.    
3 recommendations:
(1) Take steps toward healthy community, (2) pursue vulnerability within community, and (3) practice healthy conflict within community.
Elizabeth loves her husband, three crazy kids, and puppy who all live in a tiny Colorado town with lots of community.  She loves hiking, trail running, reading. 

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Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Aforementioned therapists

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Diego Gomez

Theme Song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music: Seacoast

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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

Pastor Greg stops by to talk "all things Christmas," while Nick Johnston (Seacoast's Controller) shares some thoughts on spending during the holidays. 

For the main discussion, Josh Walters, Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen discuss Santa Claus, giving their take on the lies we tell our kids about him.  The discussion broadens to dishonesty in general.  Are there any circumstances in which telling a lie is more loving than telling the truth?  In other words, is there such thing as a good lie?

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In this episode
Greg Surratt / Instagram
Nick Johnston
Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Josh Walters / Instagram
Joey Svendsen / Instagram

Christmas Music by Seacoast Worship
Christmas Collective / Apple Music / Spotify
Christmas Collective II / Apple Music / Spotify

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Diego Gomez

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