Naeem Fazal, former Seacoast Pastor and current Pastor of Mosaic Church in Charlotte has a comfort level with Greg Surratt, given he served in ministry under Greg's leadership at Seacoast for numerous years. Naeem in real life considers both Greg and Chip as guys he's all ears to learn from, especially with them having traveled a bit further down the road of experience.

On this episode, Naeem agrees to answer questions about his personal life and share current areas of personal strengths and weaknesses. He also comes to the table to hit Greg and Chip up for advice. He might as well make it worth his time, right? Through the episode, Naeem shares some ministry regrets and how hard the journey has been, he highlights how he has seen God's grace at work in sustaining him and shares some thoughts he's been processing about how to live as a new fifty-year old. The four also discuss pastoral transitions and some necessary ingredients for them to be a success.

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Theme Music - Derek Minor

"Living well and finishing strong" doesn't just happen. There's hard work involved and for some people, the task feels impossible. Greg and Chip give their takes on these sorts of difficult seasons as well as some insight on leadership challenges one may encounter, including leading teams made of some unhappy people and scenarios when "being oneself" may cost a well-deserved promotion.

On a lighter side of the episode, how would you answer these questions? "If you had to eat from only one food group, which one would you choose?" "If you could have an answer to any question about any mystery, what question would you want answered?" If you could choose a lifetime of physical health or a lifelong $25K/month allowance, which would you choose? The duo takes a stab at all three.

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Theme Music - Derek Minor

[These conversations are based largely on The Endurance Factor Book, co-authored by Greg and Chip]

After hearing Artificial Intelligence versions of themselves on air, Pastors Greg and Chip Judd discuss the mind-boggling implications on a future with A.I. The two then discuss some practical and deeper components of building healthy teams and why striving to establish a family atmosphere is key. Chip shares his initial reactions to Greg's style of leadership years ago when he arrived at Seacoast Church for the first time, the two discuss the difference between acknowledging pain as opposed to flat out complaining, they both share some current weaknesses they are trying to get better in, and reflect on the beauty and pain of being pruned by God and why the process is needed for one's capacity to minister from a healthy place.

Featured song: "Cherry Blossoms," by Andy Squyres I Spotify I Apple Music

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

[These conversations are based largely on The Endurance Factor Book, co-authored by Greg and Chip]

How do we know when our spiritual and faith practices need to be aided by therapy, medicine, and/or other forms of professional and medical help? In the course of this conversation, host Joey Svendsen and Andi Andrew (part of The Endurance Factor family), share personal seasons of mental suffering and with their stories as context, Pastors Chip Judd and Greg Surratt discuss good mental health practices that the brain needs for healthy living and why one's precious faith in God isn't always enough.

The four talk through the difference between clinical and situational depression, they process together what Philippians 4: 6-7 ("...don't be anxious about anything..") means for those who have a clinical form of anxiety, and they reflect on the church's slower pace in giving mental health an increasing amount of the scientific attention it merits. Pastor Greg also may or may not share a guilty pleasure of his that involves McDonald's.

Featured song: "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand," by Sandra McCracken I Spotify I Apple Music

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

[This podcast will also air on the Things You Won't Hear on Sunday Seacoast Church Podcast]

Pastor Chip Judd expand on a sermon he gave at Seacoast Church last month, Boundaries: A Proven Path to Better Relationships and Less Stress. You can watch it here. During that message, he implored people to not take responsibility in areas of life in which authority hasn't been given. He gave clear and emphatic instructions on boundaries for adult children with living parents. But, some of these words caught attention on social media and received many negative comments about his words. In this episode, Chip, alongside Joey, and Pastor Greg Surratt respond to the backlash and clarify the meaning behind his words.

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

This podcast is an extension of the non-profit, The Pastors Collective.

[These conversations are based largely on The Endurance Factor Book, co-authored by Greg and Chip]

Making changes is essentially what Chip Judd says is God's purpose for every person alive; and often times, when desperate change is in order, a person has to do deep work to avoid paying a heavier price later. A common barrier to this, is that it's often easier for one to stay in negative thought patterns and hold onto unhealthy beliefs, than it is for him or her to change them.

In this episode, the two discuss what is an integral and necessary groundwork to increase long-term change toward "living well and finishing strong," which is recognizing and living out the ramifications of what every person can identify as their identity, calling, and assignment.

Pastor Greg discusses the significant personal changes in his assignments, including transitioning Seacoast Church to his son, Josh Surratt. The two, alongside host Joey Svendsen also manage to work in some dialogue about great adventures that are potentially a part of the afterlife, 1990s NFL, and how Greg still prefers Charleston over his former places of residence, despite the heat, bugs and hurricanes.

Featured song: "It's Gonna Be Alright" by The Brilliance I Spotify I Apple Music

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

This podcast is an extension of the non-profit, The Pastors Collective.

[These conversations are based largely on The Endurance Factor Book, co-authored by Greg and Chip]

Over ten years ago, during a successful (and very busy) season of life, Chip Judd personally drifted from the healthy practices he taught others and paid a huge price, finding himself in a severe bout with anxiety and panic disorder. He tells his story and what he learned during this season of struggle and recovery. Both him and Greg Surratt also share insight and guidance on how one can recognize when he or she is on an unhealthy path of not living well, thus having great potential of not finishing strong.

Featured song: "Deliver Me" by John Mark McMillan I Spotify I Apple Music

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Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

This podcast is an extension of the non-profit, The Pastors Collective.

[These conversations are based largely on The Endurance Factor Book, co-authored by Greg and Chip]

In part 2 of this two-part intro to this new podcast, listeners get a closer look at how Chip Judd, a former Pastor of a "holy roller" church, was called to the ministry of counseling as a professional in the mental health field. Pastor Greg shares how the passing of his friend, Darrin Patrick, was a catalyst for his current season of ministry and expresses pushback against the negative public perspective of pastors in general.

The two wrap up the conversation with some advice on how to pursue a life of fruitful longevity and offer encouragement and gentle admonishment for the church, as this country enters a heated election year.

Featured song: "Poetry" by Taylor Leonhardt I Spotify I Apple Music

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Host - Andi Andrew
Host and Producer - Joey Svendsen
Mixing/Sound - Josh Mitchum
Theme Music - Derek Minor

This podcast is an extension of the non-profit, The Pastors Collective.