Scott Sprouse

Director of Media Ministries • ssprouse@seasideumc.org

I’m Scott Sprouse, Director of Media at Seaside.
I fight tech gremlins, that grace may shine. I handle the audio, visuals, website—
and whatever decides to break five minutes before service.

Where is your favorite place to travel?

Places that don’t distract—but restore.
Where time slows down and your thoughts have space.
A place that’s less of a destination and more of a feeling.
Could be the mountains. Could be the sea.
Anywhere the noise fades and the signal comes through.

Ask my wife, Michelle, and she’ll tell you:

“He doesn’t like to travel.”

And it’s mostly true.
But ever since I met her back in 2009 at UNCW, I’ve said:

“My life is your vacation.”

Still holds up.

What’s a fun fact about you that most people don’t know?

I once set out to rewire my mind with scripture, music, and meditation.
What started as a project became a pattern.
Now it’s a way of life.

I use creativity like code—rewriting what the world tries to hardwire.
No hype. No magic.
Just intention over impulse.

I write and I wonder—
and somewhere in the tension,
God brings revelation.

Also, I once wrote a lo-fi biblical hip-hop track about a platypus. So… yeah. Layers.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?

A day with no pressure to be “on.”
Where silence can linger and nothing needs a label.

I’ll wander through scripture, explore an idea,
create something that I may or may not share.
There’s probably coffee.
Probably a dog chewing something.
Probably a deep talk or two with my wife.

Dinner out, maybe a concert or a show—
something light, something live.

But mostly—
it’s me, creating from a place of alignment, not demand.

What hobby or activity brings you joy?

Time in study.
Long, curious conversations.
Creating something that doesn’t ask for anything.

Sharing life with my wife—
that’s everything.

That moment where something clicks—
spirit and mind sync up—
and suddenly you’re not striving.
You're just...

l‑i‑v‑i‑n, man.

Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

My grandfather was the example.
But Jesus is the center.
One showed me the way to live.
The other is the Way.

He showed me what quiet strength looks like when no one’s watching,
and grace that doesn’t flinch when tested.

He moved like a man who didn’t need to be seen to be sure.
And that’s what stayed with me.

What is your favorite Bible Verse?

James 1:8 (KJV)

“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

I’ve lived that instability—
trying to be two people,
serve two paths,
speak two languages: faith and fear.

But when the heart and mind align?
Things move.
Not perfectly.
But honestly.

And that’s where peace dwells—
in the secret place where all is one in Christ.