The Surratt Brothers Podcast
Chris, Geoff, and occasionally Greg discuss church, sports, politics and current events, but mostly church.
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Today we talk about the joy of Hot Chicken, when airplanes have flat tires, what subscription would you pay for no matter what, and how can we better treat our staff so that they might stay a little longer. We also talk to our friend Pastor Andy Wood from Saddleback Church about how to transition well.
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Today we talk our go to for fancy food with the demise of Red Lobster, why pastors choose control over relationships, reminisce with Dave Travis about the legacy of Leadership Network and the future of the church. Also, why Greg can’t find good WiFi..
Also, Dave will send a free book, “33 Basic Statements on Senior Pastor Succession”, to everyone that sends him an email with a mailing address in the US. Dave.travis@generis.comToday we talk about why our brother Geoff was a no-show, our favorite tech tools, statistics on why pastor’s are struggling and talk to our friend Pastor Gary Mauro about how he burned himself out and the warning signs to look for.
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Today we talk about things we have to have when we travel, whether we would ride in a driverless car, and how far off were some of the predictions we made for the post-Covid church. We also spend some time with Kadi Cole to talk about how churches can raise up more diverse leaders.
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This week we talk about the collapse of Geoff’s beloved Nuggets, Chris dodges a tornado during the podcast, and special guest Dr Philip Nation discusses the future of the SBC.
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Today we talk about Greg’s tomato garden, why Chris thinks baseball in the spring is the best (he’s wrong), the college campus protests and why every pastor should write a book…or not.
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Today we answer important questions like why is Taylor Swift tortured, who will win the NBA playoffs, and we ask our friends Todd Rhodes and Matt Steen what went wrong with the internet.
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This week Geoff’s wife Sherry joins the brothers to share her impressions from the Masters, the right way to deal with a rogue guest at a conference, embarrassing stories about Geoff, and keys to effective family ministry.
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Today we discuss how Geoff caused irreparable psychological harm to Chris and Greg, leadership books every young leader should read, and reminisce about our Pentecostal roots with Assemblies of God Executive Editor George P. Wood.
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Today we mourn the state of our brackets, discuss foods we crave, and decide if Ozempic is right for us. Later we are joined by Rooted Network Executive Director Michael Kelley to talk about practical tools for discipleship.
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Today we talk with our friend Lance Witt about how to lead high impact teams with a healthy soul. We also find out who will win March Madness, how to avoid sin in Vegas, and what Presbyterians eat.
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Chris and Geoff are joined by their nephew, Josh Surratt, who succeeded his dad as pastor of Seacoast Church. We chat about what its like to following your dad as pastor of a megachurch, how to do succession wrong (and right), as well as some meaningless chit chat (Academy Awards, Denver weather, the missing princess, and why Ryan is the go to name for Hollywood celebrities.)
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Our good friend, Toby Slough, joins us to talk about the very serious challenges of dealing with anxiety. While leading Cross Timbers Church, a megachurch outside of Dallas, Toby was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, so he understands the daily battle many pastors, parents, and kids face every day. Knowing a little about anxiety, The Brothers Surratt lean in for practical advice.
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Once again our much older brother, Greg, joins us as we discuss the meaningless of both leap day and the Chicago Cubs, Easter fails, and the past, present and future of the multisite church.
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Here is the Ted Talk we mentioned, Embracing the Shake, a great reminder of the gift of scarcity.
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More about Wendy’s surge pricing.
This week we talk about the weather in England, the pàtè in France, the opposition leader in Russia, and the right time to assassinate a fellow pastor. Oh, and Mars.
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We'd love to connect with you. Chris is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also check out Chris' books on leading sma...
The oldest Surratt Brother joins for a discussion of the He Gets Us Super Bowl ad, whether pastors should have a mandatory retirement age, and an incredible new outreach into prisons.
Find out more abut The Retreat at Church Creek where Greg Surratt invests in pastors almost every week.
We'd love to connect with you. Chris is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also check out Chris' books on leading small groups.
Geoff is also on ...
We talk about Super Bowl and Kelce/Swift predictions, stage bloopers, and moral failure. The best part is a great interview with Steve Cuss about the "whys" behind pastors behaving very badly.
Be sure to check out Steve Cuss' new podcast, Being Human.
We'd love to connect with you. Chris is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also check out Chris' books on leading small groups.
Today we tackle the important topics of who will win the Oscars (one of us only saw one nominated movie), why Clinton Maryland isn't named Surrattville, and how to use our brain in church.
We'd love to connect with you. Chris is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also check out Chris' books on leading small groups.
Geoff is also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and Geoff has books on leading churches and doing ministry togethe...
The one where we talk to our brother Greg about calming down, the Outreach 100, and the guy who jumped into the Bass Pro aquarium naked.
Find out more abut The Retreat at Church Creek where Greg Surratt invests in pastors almost every week.
We'd love to connect with you. Chris is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also check out Chris' books on leading small groups.
Geoff is also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and Geoff has ...
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