Backstage With The Simple Church

This week host Scott Odom & co-host Evan Semanco talk with Mallory Semanco, Volunteer Coordinator at The Simple Church (and Evan's wife) about Voluntour! If you have never volunteered at The Simple Church, or haven't been plugged in for a while, Voluntour on February 18th is for you! Mallory explains how easy it is to get involved, what it means to people to serve, and some stories from real p...

This week host Scott Odom & co-host Evan Semanco talk all things Superbowl with producer Jordan Phillips. The Simple Church is throwing a Life Group kickoff party February 11th at 9, 10, and 11 am including the "Swiftie Bowl" for Simple Kids where they can dress up like Taylor Swift, get pink glitter nachos, and make friendship bracelets (plus actual football stuff).  Lifegroups also kick off...

This week host Scott Odom is back with co-host Evan Semanco and special guest Amber McDonnold, our Life Group Coordinator, to talk about the new semester of Life Groups, some stories of Life Groups and what they mean to people, and you can join a Life Group or start your own!  The new semester kicks off on Super Bowl Sunday, February 11th with games, food, giveaways, and more! Check it out at the...

This week Host Scott Odom is finally back to talk with co-host Evan Semanco and special guest Spud "The Ice Cream Man" Wilson who shared part of his story in a video a few weeks ago, but joins the podcast to dive deeper on how an invite to The Simple Church changed his life, his family’s life, and now is inviting others to join him as well and serving our community. Find out more with the links be...

This week lead pastor Justin Haigler is back to talk with Brandon McComic who shared part of his story in a video, but is here to dive deeper on how an invite to The Simple Church changed his life, his family’s life, and now is inviting others to join him as well. Find out more with the links below:   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Interested in Helping with the Clean Team? E-mail Volunteer Coordinator Ma...

Happy 2024! We are back with a new year and a new location for The Simple Church, lead pastor Justin Haigler and Children's Pastor Christy Aguillard join host Evan Semanco to recap the move to the Boardwalk, talk about the new children's space as well as being back in the Regal 14 Theater until late 2024 when we move to our new permanent location! Hear the latest on the new buildings progress, fin...

Happy New Year!  We're going back and looking at our most popular episodes from 2023, and the announcement about the move to the Louisiana Boardwalk wasn't just our most popular this year, it was the most downloaded episode ever. Check out this first conversation with Justin and John Haigler, and now you can join us starting January 7th, 2024 for services at the Regal 14 Theater!   LINKS FROM THE...

We wanted to say thank you, dear listener, for being a part of the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast this year. We are excited about 2024 and all the changes coming up at the Simple Church as this little podcast hits year 4.  We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, we'll start 2024 with the most popular episodes from 2023 and will be back with new episodes in January!

Merry Country Christmas! Today's episode features an interview Pastor Justin Haigler did with Danny Orton, a Shreveport Native who has written for some of country music's biggest stars. Danny has written for Dan+Shay,  Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, and Pat Green, along with many other acts. Danny and Justin grew up together and they talk about Country Music, writing songs, and much mor...

Bah Humbug. Hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom talk with producer Jordan Phillips give the update on the Boardwalk, talk about A Country Christmas so far, and then dive into a list of the 5 worst Christmas songs ever written, including a shocking #1 that will make you question everything you know about Christmas Songs.  Join us for a Country Christmas at the Shreveport Convention Center Sunday Dece...

Merry Christmas! Hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom talk with producer Jordan Phillips give the update on the Boardwalk, how Scott is moving every thing Simple Church has ever owned, a Backstage Look at a Country Christmas, and a trivia game to impress your friends with knowledge of Country Music and Christmas Music.  Join us for a Country Christmas at the Shreveport Convention Center Sunday Decemb...

Host Evan Semanco is joined by Blake Lawson and producer Jordan Phillips to kickoff the Christmas Season at The Simple Church! We reflect back the craziest things we've done at Christmas time over 15 years, explain where this year's theme, A Country Christmas, came from, and talk about the Boardwalk and the move to the Regal 14 Theater January 14th! Plus Jordan needs YOUR help to figure out a song...

Happy Thanksgiving from The Simple Church, we hope you have a great week and we will be back with a full episode next Wednesday! 

It's the holiday season, and hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom talk with producer Jordan Phillips today about the move to the Boardwalk, Thanksgiving, and more!    LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Simple Church Christmas Series Playlist on Youtube Operation Christmas Child   If you have feedback for the podcast, have a guest suggestion, or just want to talk to Scott, e-mail Scott@thesimplechurch.tv. You can...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talk with producer Jordan Phillips today as we recap the message from Sunday, Unreal. Evan filled in to speak, and on the other side of the message now we discuss Deep Fakes, a fail in the research for the sermon, and some other interesting ideas about the Unreal world we live in. Listen to last week's podcast, then watch the message, and today's episode will m...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talk with producer Jordan Phillips today as a peek behind the curtain of sermon preparation. Evan is filling in to speak this Sunday, and he shares what goes into getting ready for a message, research and topics that won't make it in the message, and what we think people are worrying about and how anxiety is affecting everyone.  Get all the info with the links...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talk all things Simple Church on today's episode with producer Jordan Phillips: What's the status of the move to the Theater? What's the latest on our new buildings? How does Jordan feel about camping?  What are some details about doing church in a movie theater again?  Then in the second half of today's episode the guys discuss being scared / why we enjoy bein...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by MIddle School Pastor Blake Lawson to talk all things Halloween! We are collecting candy for Boo at the Boardwalk on October 31st, and we played a Halloween Trivia Game you can use to impress your friends with your Halloween Knowledge!  Get all the info with the links below: LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Donate Candy for Boo at the Boardwalk  Boo at the B...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by the General Manager of the Louisiana Boardwalk, Ashley Warner and hear how Ashley became GM, why she started attending the Simple Church in 2008, what the future of the Boardwalk looks like, and why she is so excited to have the Simple Church back in 2024! Get all the info with the links below:   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Donate Candy for Boo at the...

Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talked with producer Jordan Phillips today with an update on how Lead Pastor Justin Haigler is doing after emergency eye surgery, what Simple Church is doing with the Red River Revel this week, and talked philosophically about what Livin the Dream actually means and why so many people don't feel like they are living their own dream. Get all the info with the li...

We welcomed the Executive Director of the Red River Revel, Logan Lewis to the podcast today to talk about his journey becoming the director of the Revel, what the Revel means to the community, and what Simple Church is going to do to partner with the Revel this year! Co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco also get the scoop on the music this year, new food (pistolettes!) and more. We need you to ser...

We announced it first at the 16th Birthday Party, but Justin and John are on the podcast today to discuss more in depth about the Simple Church moving to the Regal 14 Theater at the Boardwalk starting on January 7th!  Host Evan Semanco talks with Justin and John in part 2 of the move to the Regal 14 Theater, and how this is a great time to start serving at the Simple Church, and how it actually ca...

We announced it first at the 16th Birthday Party, but Justin and John are on the podcast today to discuss more in depth about the Simple Church moving to the Regal 14 Theater at the Boardwalk starting on January 7th!  Host Evan Semanco talks with Justin and John about why we're leaving the Shreveport Convention Center in January, how church at the theater will work, and gets the latest update on t...

On September 16th, 2007 the Simple Church started regular services after a summer of preview services, and now for 16 years we have been trying to Love God, Love People, and Solve Problems.  This Co-Hosts Scott Odom & Evan Semanco reflect back on 16 years of Simple Church with producer Jordan Phillips, talk about our 16th Birthday Party on September 10th, and play a 2007 / Simple Church Trivia...

On January 20th, 2020 the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast launched, and now, 200 episodes later, Justin and John Haigler return to reflect on three and a half years of podcasting, their favorite moments, and a look to the future at the Boardwalk.  Co-Hosts Scott Odom & Evan Semanco go along for the ride, and have the first ever PODCAST LISTENER EXCLUSIVE, you have to listen to the who...