Backstage With The Simple Church

In a short episode this week Host Evan Semanco is joined by producer Jordan Phillips to talk about the 4th of July weekend, go off on some tangents about soccer and parenting, and discuss our next big event, Family Fun Night on August 7th at 6 pm at the Louisiana Boardwalk.  Family Fun Night is for Babies - 12th graders and their family to play Bingo (and raise money for Honduras), get some free f...

Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined by Lead Pastor Justin Haigler to talk about Evan's message from Sunday, Boom at the Boardwalk July 4th, the impacts of Ai Chatbots as the Church, and we go down a rabbit hole about why Penny Loafers are called Penny Loafers. Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in real time, or e...

Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined by Lead Pastor Justin Haigler to talk about Man Day, the message from Sunday about the God of Acceleration, how to know when to go and when to wait, and answer a listener question about what healthy masculinity actually looks like to us.   Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in rea...

Host Evan Semanco is joined by Producer Jordan Phillips and Lead Pastor Justin Haigler to talk about the message from Sunday, give some updates on Justin's latest health updates, and talks about how we can walk through difficult circumstances and grow in our faith.  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in real time, or email us P...

Host Evan Semanco is solo hosting today with two special guests, Do Good Pastor Robyn Horton and Jura Health CEO and Co-Founder Chris Moore for a different kind of episode on ways to Do Good you probably have never thought about. Chris explains Jura Health's mission, the incredible technology they're using to diagnose genetic disorders faster than ever before, and how Chris's family became a part...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco are joined by Justin Haigler and special guest Angie Haigler to discuss how their family is handling health issues, why we need community, and the ways to find purpose in serving. Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in real time, or email us Podcast@thesimplechurch.tv  LINKS FROM THE EPISO...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco are all by themselves today to talk about the message from Sunday, give some updates on Do Good projects around The Simple Church, and reflect on parenting as well as local exotic animal races you might not know about.   Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in real time, or email us Podcast...

In a special episode this week we had guests on Backstage with the Simple Church, co-host Evan Semanco was joined by Do Good Pastor Robyn Horton after her message "Love Does", and the Warden of the David Wade Correctional Center in Claiborne Parish, Michele Dauzat. Robyn takes a deeper dive into Matthew 25 and has a longer conversation with the Warden about why they have chosen to partner with The...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler to recap the message from Mother's Day, a backstage look at what it takes to pull off special days, Chickfila trivia, stories about Justin's mom, and reflecting on the  incredible story of Naomi and Ruth.  “When god can’t get humility from you, he will send humiliation to you” Justin Owens Join us each Monday on Facebook...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler to recap the message from Sunday on parenting. They guys discuss how to be a less anxious parent, what to do when you can't control everything, and an Australian Geography lesson as we chat with a listener in Australia (Ballina to be precise).   Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Faceboo...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler this week about the continuing No Fear series and how to really practically combat fear and anxiety on a day to day basis, plus a great question from a listener about prayer and of course some fun rabbit trails about milking cows and more.  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Pag...

Co-Hosts Josh Mitchell and Evan Semanco talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler this week with a health update from Justin, a deeper dive into the No Fear series, how to fight the fear of failure / not knowing what do to next, and more weird animal stories after the videos Justin showed in the message on Sunday.  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to a...

Host Evan Semanco and Producer Jordan Phillips are with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler this week sans Josh to talk about practicing what you preach, what is next for Justin, and some great actual theological questions from a listener about communion and baptism. Plus we celebrate the unbelievable money raised to forgive medical debt in Northwest Louisiana, milk and cinnamon roll talk, and more. Join u...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about the Easter weekend and #DoingGood forgiving medical debt, some fun behind the scenes stories about what it takes to pull of 6 services in 2 days, a whole lot of nonsense about attack giraffes, snakes, and cinnamon rolls, plus some real fears and challenging situations going on at The Simple Church.  Join...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about our Playlist series, with a few detours on Monster energy drinks and shopping for mustard (you're just going to have to listen). We also answer a listener question about communion and talk about everything happening this weekend for Easter! Join us Saturday or Sunday at the Louisiana Boardwalk, and get al...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about our Playlist series, and we answer listener questions about reaching out to someone who has been hurt by the church and the difficulty of waiting. Plus we share some great book recommendations in the comments below and have more talk about statue sanding...  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about our Playlist series, and Josh asks a great question on how to walk through difficult situations as Christians. Plus some tangents on a camel disaster, why Justin played "dirty Jesus",  and of all things, a Golden Corral story.  If you are ready to put love into action, signup to volunteer this Easter with...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about the new series Playlist, time change, the one genre of music Justin doesn't like, and some stories about an invite that changed peoples lives.  If you are ready to put love into action, signup to volunteer this Easter with us! Fill out the volunteer form with the link below to join hundreds of other volun...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about the message from this past Sunday with a surprising amount of research about doing versus talking in the state of Louisiana. Then we cover ways you can do good, and a tease of this coming Sunday's new series, Playlist.  If you are ready to put love into action, signup to volunteer this Easter with us! Fil...

Co-Host Evan Semanco is joined by Josh Mitchell to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about the message from this past Sunday, why the Lovers series is resonating and challenging so many people, a pretty gross story about foot washing gone wrong, Josh getting licensed as a minister, and more!  If you are ready to put love into action, signup to volunteer this Easter with us! Fill out the volunte...

Host Evan Semanco is joined by Producer Jordan Phillips to talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler about the message from Sunday, talk about Ai, Song of Solomon, loading the dishwasher, and more. We also discuss the upcoming Worship Night on February 22nd, a first tease about Easter 2026, and more. Check out the links below to get all the info.  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The...

Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined by 3/5th of Open Eyes this week; Justin Haigler, Allen Smith, and Greg "The Wolf" Walker to talk about their mini reunion last Sunday, how the band got started, and why the reunion fit perfectly into this weeks message, Week 1 of the new series "Lovers".  Enjoy this week as Justin, Allen, and Greg reminisce about getting detained by Canadian Mount...

Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined with Pastor Justin Haigler to discuss the last week of Haters, but right out of the gate go in another direction about the title of "Pastor", what it means to be a Pastor, and why Justin struggles with the title.  We also discuss our sneak preview of the new Picklr facility at the Boardwalk, a great family event with the student ministry next week...

Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined with Pastor Justin Haigler to discuss the Haters message from this week, why Justin is so adamant about being known for more than just talking, and a lot of talk about snakes and how strongly we as a podcast are anti-snake. Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church Facebook Page to ask your questions in real time, or em...

Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined with Pastor Justin Haigler to discuss the message from this week, why the entire Simple Church Staff visited David Wade Correctional Center this week, the Concert for Stroope that raised money for musicians in our area fighting cancer, Chasing Aces restaurant review, and more!  Join us each Monday on Facebook Live at 3:30 pm via The Simple Church...