Seacoast Stories: Grow Your Faith
10 Books to Read This Summer
#Summer ReadingIf you had to sum up your life in books, what would be on your bookshelf? Probably some books from when you were little—Berenstain Bears, [...]
10 Things We’ve Learned From 42 Years Of Marriage
#Greg & Debbie Surratt #MarriageFounding Pastors Greg and Debbie Surratt have gained valuable wisdom during their 42 years of marriage. Here are just a few of their many helpful [...]
21 Days Without Screens
#21 Days Of Prayer and Fasting #fasting #Grow Your Faith #Kristin Mabry #Live #screen time #SimplifyI love the newness and beauty of a new year, reflecting on the past and assigning vision to the next. In what moments in the last [...]
3 Epidemics Buzzing Around Us All (Not counting COVID-19)
#Chip Judd #Hope #self-control #victimizationAs a pastor and counselor, I often notice and think about the patterns in our behaviors and relationships that sabotage our efforts to live the [...]
3 Tips for Understanding What Jesus Said
#Grow Your Faith #Jesus SaidYou look down, read the text message your significant other sent, and thought to yourself, “What does THAT mean?”
A Life Profoundly Lived — Remembering Corrie ten Boom
#Corrie ten Boom #Elizabeth Reppard #Forgiveness #Grow Your Faith #womens history monthIn honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to honor a life profoundly lived—that of Corrie ten Boom. During World War II, when Nazi forces [...]
A Place For Us
#At The Movies #Grow Your Faith #The Greatest ShowmanMovies reveal a lot about our culture’s fears, hopes, and values. During our summer At The Movies series, we’re talking about what moves us and [...]
A Series of Miracles in Difficult Times
#Cancer treatment #coronavirus #Covid-19 #Dustin McConnell #Grow Your Faith #Joan Smith #miracles #Myelofibrosis #Robert Smith #transplantWritten from an interview with Robert “Woody” and Joan Smith, Seacoast Mount Pleasant Campus. In the time of COVID-19, everyone’s life has been disrupted in [...]
A Woman’s Great Adventure
#At The Movies #Grow Your Faith #Small Group #Wonder WomanJoining my first small group this summer has been my best experience yet at Seacoast. We are reading a book together called Captivating by John [...]
Abbie’s Story of Healing
#Grow Your Faith #Healing #Miracle Service #myseacoaststoryWe are not meant to keep to ourselves what God is doing in our lives. So today, I want to share my healing story. On [...]
And They Lived Happily Ever After…
#Dianna Kirkpatrick #Grow Your Faith #Marriage #Re|engage #Rick Kirkpatrick #small groups #Valentine's DayWhen you began your relationship, did you think life together was going to be just like the fairy tales? Are you living the happily ever [...]
Angry Like Jesus
#Anger #Grow Your Faith #Where's The LoveOne of the most important things we learn to do as we grow up is distinguish between good and bad anger. Some anger is unreasonable, [...]
At The Movies: The Real Hidden Treasure In Moana’s Journey
#At The Movies #find god #Fulfillment #Gospel #Mac Mood #Moana #Restoration #Truth #West AshleyAs a father of two daughters under the age of 10, I’ve seen my fair share of Disney Princess movies. Moana became one of my [...]
Beauty In The Brokeness
#care ministry #Divorce #Divorce Care #Grow In Your Faith #Marney McNallOne Sunday, Kristyn’s husband didn’t meet her at church as planned. Pushing aside her uneasiness, Kristyn told herself that he was probably just tired after [...]
Boat Days
#Anxiety #Depression #I'm Fine (Not Really) #James Island Campus #Joey Svendsen #Johns Island Campus #Mental HealthI’ll never forget the day my (very) pregnant wife and I had joined some friends on their small boat, and we realized a bad storm [...]
Can You Really Trust God?
#Can You Trust God #Grow Your Faith #Trust GodWhen you get right down to it, we don’t really think God knows us, and we aren’t sure he knows what’s best for us.
Cody’s Story of Healing
#Grow Your Faith #Healing #Men's Hike #Miracle Service #myseacoaststoryJanuary 23 is a date that will forever be marked on my calendar. It isn’t my birthday, my anniversary, or any of my children’s birthdays. [...]
Concerned About How to Pay Your Bills?
#assistance programs #Budget #Dave Ramsey #finances #Unemployment #utilitiesWe know these are difficult days and there are a lot of unknowns. We hope to lessen your stress by providing some important resources and [...]
Connect Weekend: Zoe’s Story
#Connect #Connect Weekend #Grow Your Faith #ISO #relationships #small groupsZoe hopes her new apartment becomes a place of rest for her women’s small group. For the past six months, Zoe has worked to rebuild [...]
Dealing With Difficult People (You know…like you and me.)
#Chip Judd #Grow Your Faith #Holidays #relationshipsIf possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. ~ Romans 12:18 Each person must be responsible for himself. [...]
Deborah’s Story Of Healing
#Grow Your Faith #Healing #miracleI’ve been searching for a way to put into words the significance of January 23, 2019. Simply put: Miracles still happen. I’m living proof. In [...]
Don’t Be Afraid to Ask For Help
#Care Care Ministry #Griefshare #Grow Your Faith #Single Moms“But in the darkest of situations, in the darkest corners, God shines through in a way you would never experience otherwise.”
Don’t Let Learning Challenges Stop You from Connecting with God
#Bible #Bible App #Bible Study #Grow Your Faith #prayer #Seacoast ChurchIt is often taught that studying the Bible and spending time in prayer and worship are the best ways to connect with God. While these [...]
Family is Messy, and That’s OK. Here’s why:
#Family #Grow Your Faith #This Is UsI remember very clearly the day my illusions about my family were shattered forever.
Father’s Day: Revealing The Kryptonite Of Fatherhood
#Father's Day #Grow Your Faith #Our Team #Seacoast Staff #small groupsDads are strong. They might even appear resilient, and more often than not, they look like superheroes to their children. But even the best dads [...]
Father’s Day: The Other Side of Things
#Father's Day #Grow Your Faith #myseacoaststory #single dadsA single dad inspired the creation of Father’s Day. In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd sat in church, wondering: if mothers had a day to honor [...]
Fighting for Marriage
#Debby DeRosa #Greenville Campus #Marriage #Men's Hike #small groupsIn 2018, Travis Graham felt like his life was in shambles. During his years of military and police service, he had injured his back multiple [...]
Financial Peace University
#Financial Peace UniversityWhat a Snapshot Tells Us Snapshots capture more than we’d like sometimes. They catch unflattering moments, our mouths open, or our eyes mid-blink. Yet some [...]
Finding Breakthrough With Community
#Connect Weekend #Grow Your Faith #small groupsDuring a dark season in Zach and Megan’s lives, they began to look for a church with an authentic and transparent feel. At the time, [...]
Finding Confidence In The Midst Of Uncertainty
#Anxiety #Battles #Believers Battle Strategy #Christie Michaud #Confidence #Covid-19 #Fear #Peace #prayer #Truth #Uncertainty #WorryEveryone is talking about COVID-19. So many voices and opinions and so much information. Who do we listen to? What’s the truth? And if the [...]
Finding Purpose
#Chosen Women's Conference #Dangerous #Discover Your PurposeAdapted from an interview with Jess Reger Her first round of chemo was called Red Devil. The nurses wore HAZMAT suits to administer it to [...]
For Those We Haven’t Met Yet
#Grow Your Faith #Imagine #myseacoaststoryWhat did your life look like 20 years ago? Were you about to get a driver’s license? Still in college? Starting a family? Chances are [...]
Forgiving the Unforgivable
#battles to breakthrough #find godForgiveness is one of the hardest things God asks us to do. Why is it so important to forgive someone who has hurt us?
Freedom from Anxiety
#Anxiety #Grow Your Faith #small groupsThis week, we celebrate freedom. As a writer and a Christian, I am especially grateful for the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. [...]
From Homeless to Harbinger of Hope
#Adoption #foster care #Grow Your Faith #Journey Together Ministries #Katie Newingham #Nichole JohnsonAfter her dad appeared on America’s Most Wanted, Nichole Johnson’s parents left town, abandoning her at the age of 11. Little Nichole, with blazing red [...]
Game Night Creates “Ohana”
#Grow Your Faith #small groupsShaun and Jessica Key’s small group started from a casual, summer game night at their house. Forming a group for married couples wasn’t our intention,” [...]
Grateful for Moms More than Ever
#Covid-19 #Debby DeRosa #Gail Kirby #Grandmothers #Greenville Campus #Grow Your Faith #Kidscoast #Mother's Day #Seacoast At HomeWritten from an interview with Gail Kirby, Seacoast Greenville Campus This Mother’s Day, we have even more reason to celebrate moms. During the current stay-at-home [...]
Healing Your Relationship with Your Mother As An Adult
#Grow Your Faith #Healing #Jessica Fackler #Love #Mother's Day #ParentingMother’s Day has been a bittersweet holiday for most of my life. I’m thrilled to receive the handmade cards and garden bouquets from my own [...]
How Do We Make The Supernatural Become Natural?
#Ghost Stories #Grow Your FaithWhen we read stories or see art from the ancient world or the middle ages, it often looks fantastical. Mythical beasts, demons, and angels are [...]
How To Celebrate The Holidays With Your Kids After Divorce
#care ministry #Christmas #DivorceCare #Grow Your Faith #Sarah WolfWhen I was eleven, I knew it was the last Christmas that I’d spend with my parents in the same house together. As a child, [...]
How To Have an All-in Marriage
#Grow Your Faith #Marriage #Marriage Ministry #Pastor Josh Walters #Re|engage #small groupsOften when we see an obstacle that scares us, we try to avoid it. But when we avoid a problem, all we are really doing [...]
I’m Fine (Not Really)
#addiction #Depression #Emotional Health #Hope #I'm Fine (Not Really) #Marriage #Mental Health #recovery #Spiritual Health #suicideHow are you? The most common answer to that question is “fine,” but are you, really? What do you do when everything is not fine? [...]
Immeasurably More
#Ephesians 3:20 #Grow Your Faith #Sisterhood #Sisterhood Hike #Tiffin Lamoreaux“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may [...]
Inspiring Mother’s Day Stories Of Challenges and Rewards
#autism #blended families #foster care #Grow Your Faith #mom #mother #Mother's Day #Sisterhood #stepmomThis Mother’s Day, Seacoast celebrates the gift of motherhood and highlights moms on different parenting paths. Read how a mom of a child with autism, [...]
I’ll Send You an Army
#Counseling #Depression #Grow Your Faith #Healing #Physical Trauma“You are asking for one person to share your life, but I am not going to send just one to help carry your burden, I [...]
Kidscoast Worship and Seacoast Music Release Fun and Energetic EP
#Kidscoast Worship #Seacoast MusicWhoever said “children should be seen, not heard” obviously never heard kids like ours. With the release of our brand new Kidscoast EP, we’re putting [...]
Learn to Fight Well – Takeaways From The Revive Marriage Conference
#Bryan Hill #Chelsie Hill #Conflict #Grow Your Faith #Marriage #Marriage Ministry #Revive Marriage Conference #small groups #Summerville campusPastor Bryan and Chelsie Hill share what they learned at the Revive Marriage Conference, and how couples can "start small" to begin loving each other [...]
Lessons From A Daughter To Her Father
#Brian Lewis #Daughter #Father's Day #Fatherhood #Grow Your Faith #Men's MinistryAs Father’s Day approaches, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how my wife and I have prepared our daughter for adult life—especially [...]
Living with Loss
#care ministry #Debby DeRosa #Griefshare #Healing #organ donation #SisterhoodOn April 3, 2020, Wendy Sprintz lost her daughter, Jessica, to Sarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer. Wendy had already gone through a divorce [...]
MLK, The Man, The Myth, The Legend
#Dr. Martin Luther King #Grow Your Faith #Josh HallToday, we have the privilege of remembering and honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—one of those rare people who come along once in a [...]
New Chapters
#Christmas At Seacoast #Grow Your Faith #Local Missions #Reverse Offering #Roy Jacques #Summerville campus #The Blessed LifeNine long months. Nine months of sleepless nights, mornings not feeling well, and being tired all the time. For Mary, it must have felt like [...]
No Temporary Miracles
#brain surgery #Healing #healing service #hydrocephalus #Lori FitzgeraldMy husband, Adam was born with hydrocephalus—excess water on the brain. When he was five months old, he had his first brain surgery where a [...]
Not Just A Number
#Grow Your Faith #myseacoaststoryWritten from an interview with Kara Slick Majewski When my son Johnny was in elementary school, his friends invited him to Seacoast. He asked me [...]
Not On Your Own
#Connect Weekend #Grow Your Faith #Johns Island CampusWhen David Sohns was diagnosed with cancer, he and his wife Erin shared the news through tears with their Seacoast Johns Island family. They were [...]
Not Really an Empath
#Counseling #Couples #Empathy #Grow Your Faith #Jeremy Black #Marriage #MarriedFor the longest time, I perceived that empathy was the ability to feel what other people feel. In fact, my relationship with my wife, Julie, [...]
Not Your Typical Couple
#Dream Team #Grow Your Faith #Marriage #Marriage Ministry #Tim Lindsay #Valentine's DayRebecca and I aren’t a lovey-dovey couple, who cuddle or hold hands. We aren’t experts in the 5 love languages; we don’t wear matching outfits; [...]
Our Foster Care Story
#foster care #Greenville Campus #Grow Your Faith #Local MissionsAfter our daughter, Karsyn, turned 6, my husband, Zack, and I were ready to expand our family. Shortly after, we were excited to find out [...]
Praying For A Miracle – Kevin and Amy’s Story
#Amy Slater #easter #Grow Your Faith #Healing #Kevin Slater #miracle #prayerDecember 7, 2021 An ordinary morning. A 5:00 a.m. start and a shower, as usual—until… as the steaming water fell on Kevin’s shoulders, his heart [...]
Resolving Conflict in Marriage
#Conflict #Conflict Resolution #Counseling #Jeremy Black #Marriage #Marriage Ministry #Married Couples #Married LifeRecently a friend shared with me that he and his wife were stuck on resolving an issue. It got me thinking about conflict resolution and [...]
Resurfacing
#find god #Global Missions #Grow Your Faith #HaitiGuest post by Maggie Robinson I have gone on three mission trips to Morency, Haiti since last summer. Every time I’ve traveled there, I returned [...]
Returning Home
#Grow Your FaithAt Seacoast, part of our mission is to help people find God. Our attendees continue to imagine a future where we can offer as many [...]
Seth’s Story Of Healing
#Conway #Grow Your Faith #Healing #Miracle ServiceThe afternoon of our first healing service in January, campus pastors were introduced to Joshua Silverberg and Wes Pickering, who would lead the service that night. After [...]
Super Bloom: It’s Time to Flourish
#desert #Grow Your Faith #growth #Pastor Josh Surratt #Series #Super BloomIs there anyone on the planet who is NOT happy to see 2020 go? For many of us, it has been a hard year personally, [...]
Taking Down Language Barriers
#Connect Weekend #Dream Team #small groups #Translation TeamWhen Jessica Serrão arrived in Charleston from Brazil, she was invited to Seacoast, and soon began attending regularly. To immerse herself in the culture, and [...]
The Importance of Connection
#Columbia Campus #Grow Your Faith #Small GroupSometimes it seems like no one could possibly understand what you’re going through—but then you join a small group. God is a pro at bringing [...]
The Last Supper
#Communion #easter #Grow Your Faith #Last Supper #Passover #Response TimeThis Easter season has a different feel to it, doesn’t it? Uncertainty has a way of making us look at our lives differently. But is [...]
The Miraculous Blessings of Prayerful Healing
#Ghost Stories #Grow Your Faith #Healing #myseacoaststory #prayerAdapted from an interview with Micah Nichols Believing in God is to believe in the supernatural. So why do we often doubt God’s intervention in [...]
The Power Of Camp
#Custom Students #summer campPower of Camp Four days. What if that’s all it takes for something to happen that you’ve been praying for, maybe for a long time? [...]
The Unrecognized Sides of Prejudice
#biracial #Grow Your Faith #Unity #Where's The LoveSometimes we don’t realize the assumptions we make, the stereotypes we blindly accept, the divisions we create. In our Where’s the Love? series, we are [...]
Time to Renovate
#Grow Your Faith #Prayer and FastingI’m having a hard time concentrating. My husband is cutting out the fiberglass tub surround in the downstairs bathroom as I write (well, try to [...]
Truly Seeing The Power Of Prayer
#care ministry #Healing #Marines #Mount Pleasant Campus #prayer #Rooted #small groupsThis year, working at home one April morning, Ryan Savageau received a text message from his friend, Steve, with unsettling news. His wife, Jennifer, had [...]
Trusting God With His Money
#Aaron LaFalce #Asheville Campus #Giving #Money #The Blessed Life #Tithe #WorshipI remember a time when there never seemed to be enough money. It’s not that my wife and I were in poverty or had this [...]
Unraveling The Truth
#Grow Your FaithIn 2008, I only came to Charleston to help my parents move and get settled in. I was ready to go home, having been sick [...]
What Can We Make Of The Present When We Compare It With The Past?
#Grow Your Faith #Seacoast VintageWhen I walk through the halls of Seacoast, I walk through memories. They live in the rooms, sit in the chairs, waiting for me to [...]
What Dandelions Can Teach You About Parenting
#Children #custom #Grow Your Faith #Kidscoast #NextGen #NextGen Weekend #Parenting #Serve #Terri StuckeyIt’s spring! I love the burst of new leaves on the trees and the smell of jasmine in the air here in the Carolinas. But [...]
What Do I Tell My Kids About COVID-19?
#Charlotte Cox #Covid-19 #Family #Grow Your Faith #Kidscoast #Memories #ParentCue #Seacoast At HomeAt the top of my journal/planner today, I wrote “Peace, Be Still.” As a mom of four kids in elementary, middle and high school, I [...]
What I Didn’t Expect as a Mom
#Grow Your Faith #Mother's DayHappy Mother’s Day! We would like to honor all the moms out there by sharing a few of their voices, their hearts…and their experiences—the small [...]
What To Do When You Face Divine Delays
#Delays #Grow Your Faith #Josh SurrattLead Pastor Josh Surratt shares a little history on Paul’s time in Caesarea and some perspective on tackling the divine delays in your own life.
What To Do When You’re Praying For A Miracle, But You Have To…Go
#Church Online #Daniel Floyd #head injury #Healing #Marney McNall #prayer #Response Time #Tracy Kerr #WorshipWritten from an interview with Tracy Kerr The beauty of the mountains covered in glinting pristine powder made Tracy Kerr forget how treacherous the slopes [...]
When Plans Change
#Anxiety #At Home #Change #Church Online #control #Disciples #easter #Good News #Grow Your Faith #Hope #Jim Fleming #Manning Campus #pandemic #stressEaster feels a little different this year, as we all plan to celebrate at home, rather than gather under one roof. Even though we can’t [...]
When We Want to Ask Why
#Grow Your FaithYes, I was praying for God to save him, but the thought that kept going through my mind was ‘Please don’t let this cause me [...]
Why Does Jesus Speak First to a Woman on Easter?
#easter #Easter At Seacoast #Grow Your Faith #Healing #Jesus #Marney McNall #Mary Magdalene #resurrection #women of the bible #womens history #womens history monthAll but one of the disciples had fled, fearing for their lives. Only John and a few women stayed with Jesus as he was crucified [...]