Backstage With The Simple Church

In 199 episodes the Backstage with the Simple Church has never had a President & CEO on as a guest, but that changes today with Johnny Blevins from Splash Kingdom! The Simple Church had our annual baptism event last Sunday, and we got to talk with Johnny about how Splash Kingdom got started, why he views it as a ministry, and living the dream of building something and helping other people.  Co...

It's hot outside, but this week's episode of the podcast will cool you down because it's all about waterparks! Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talk about heading to Splash Kingdom with The Simple Church on Sunday, August 20th for a free family day as well as baptism in the wave pool! Then Scott faces off against producer Jordan Phillips for Waterpark Trivia, and you are guaranteed to impress...

Today's episode features Co-Hosts Scott Odom & Evan Semanco continuing our series talking with some great Lifegroup leaders, and this week we saved the best for last (sorry other Lifegroup Leaders). Jen Moreland and Hannah Spence came on to talk about their singles group, but the conversation went a lot of different directions with Jen and Hannah volunteering, their careers, and a lot more. Li...

Today's episode features Co-Hosts Scott Odom & Evan Semanco talking with some great Lifegroup leaders this week, Eddie and Callie Taylor. Eddie and Callie share their story about why they didn't want to go to Simple Church initially, what won them over, and how they made the jump to hosting a Lifegroup at their home with kids and what it's meant to them in their lives.  Lifegroup kickoff is on...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by Lifegroup Coordinator Amber McDonnold to interview Victoria Stalder this week about her Lifegroup. Victoria is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she is leading a free Lifegroup for couples this semester to improve their relationships! Victoria talks about marriage advice, how the study she's doing, Neil Gottman's 7 Principles For Makin...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by frequent guest Amber McDonnold, our Lifegroup Coordinator, to talk about a brand new season of LifeGroups this fall. Amber covers why we all need other people in our life, how easy we've made it to start your own small group with your friends, and we get hung up on Amber making DVD's of herself teaching LifeGroup lessons for some reason. Find out...

Today's episode features Host Evan Semanco and fill in Co-Host John Haigler with very special guests Theresa Haigler and Charolette Gomez to talk about their trip to Israel earlier this year. John and Care Pastor Ray Raney  talked about their experience on the podcast (link below) but Theresa and Charolette bring even more insight and perspective from their visit to the Holy Land. Enjoy this conve...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco got to sit down with Elaine and Addison Tipton this week to talk about their first time going to Juarez, Mexico on a mission Trip with the Simple Church! Scott went on the trip with them and has been 20+ times, and we get to hear from Addison, a teenager, talking about what the trip meant to her AND Elaine, her mom, sharing what an impact it made on her life se...

Today's episode features Co-Hosts Scott Odom & Evan Semanco talking about America's Birthday with producer Jordan Phillips & reminding everyone that there are no services at the Simple Church on Sunday, July 2nd. Enjoy the time with family and friends, and while you're hanging out ask these series of Would You Rather Questions to make it a memorable 4th of July this year.    LINKS FROM THE EPISODE...

Due to power outage complications, we don't have a new episode this week but are re-airing one of our most popular episodes from this year. We are praying for everyone affected by the storms in Shreveport/Bossier and are still without power!   Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by Greg "The Wolf" Walker and Lead Pastor Justin Haigler for a special Easter episode of Backstage with the...

This Sunday, June 18th, is MAN DAY at the Simple Church, we celebrate dads with free snacks & giveaways, check it out for tips to Survive Fatherhood and take a some great family pictures with some fun surprises along the way.  On today's podcast host Evan Semanco is joined by Middle School Pastor Blake Lawson and Creative Director Caleb Kwok to talk about Father's Day, how likely they would be to...

Today's episode features Middle School Pastor Blake Lawson filling in for Scott as he's Doing Good in Juarez, Mexico. Host Evan Semanco and producer Jordan Phillips talk to Blake about what's happening this summer at the Simple Church, with great events for Kindergartners all the way through high schoolers.  We talk about the K-5th Family Field on June 25th, Middle School and High School summer ca...

It's 3x the Haigler's on today's podcast with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler, his wife Angie Haigler, and Executive Pastor John Haigler on to talk with host Evan Semanco about the move to the Boardwalk, the future of the church, Family Experiences, and more.  Thank you to everyone who had pledged to make the move to the Boardwalk happen, Justin & John give an update about the project and how you can b...

On this episode of the podcast, host Evan Semanco got to talk with pastoral care pastor Ray Raney & Executive Pastor John Haigler about their recent trip to Israel. Ray has been to Israel 5 times and led the group on the tour, and John went with his wife Theresa for the first time this year.  John and Ray discuss why they wanted to go to Israel, what it was like walking where Jesus actually walked...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco host our first ever National Champion on the podcast! Emily Ward is from Bossier, went to Benton High School, and played for LSU Women's Basketball the last 4 years, including being the team captain for the 2022-2023 championship season. Emily talks about her mom's influence in her life, going through the pandemic and overcoming injuries, Coach Kim Mulkey, and...

This week, we are taking a break from discussing the Boardwalk Move Project to celebrate moms. In this episode, hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco chat with producer Jordan Phillips about their own moms, reminisce on the times when they angered their moms the most while growing up, and explore the actual research done about Mother's Day. They also share insights on what moms really want as gifts an...

*This episode follows our April 30th Boardwalk Move Meeting, and if you weren't there or haven't watched, you can go back and watch the whole thing and Justin's message from Sunday April 30th here: CLICK HERE For Boardwalk Info & Pledge Information On today's episode co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by Lead Pastor Justin Haigler and Executive Pastor John Haigler to dive into the Boa...

We are excited to finally be publicly talking about the Simple Church's opportunity to move to the Louisiana Boardwalk! We've been working behind the scenes now for over a year to get to this point, and want you to be a part of the opportunity to MOVE.  On today's episode of the podcast, host Evan Semanco is joined by Bill Allred and Eddie Faith (Directional Leadership Team Members) to continue to...

We are excited to finally be publicly talking about the Simple Church's opportunity to move to the Louisiana Boardwalk! We've been working behind the scenes now for over a year to get to this point, and want you to be a part of the opportunity to MOVE.  On today's episode of the podcast, host Evan Semanco is joined by Justin Haigler (Lead Pastor), Christy Aguillard (Preschool and Children's Pastor...

We are excited to finally be publicly talking about the Simple Church's opportunity to move to the Louisiana Boardwalk! We've been working behind the scenes now for over a year to get to this point, and want you to be a part of the opportunity to MOVE.  If you didn't listen to Part 1, go back and check it out HERE. On today's episode of the podcast, host Evan Semanco is joined by Justin Haigler (L...

Happy Easter!  We are excited to finally be publicly talking about the Simple Church's opportunity to move to the Louisiana Boardwalk! We've been working behind the scenes now for over a year to get to this point, and want you to be a part of the opportunity to MOVE.  On today's episode of the podcast, host Evan Semanco is joined by Justin Haigler (Lead Pastor, John Haigler (Executive Pastor), Bil...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco are joined by Greg "The Wolf" Walker and Lead Pastor Justin Haigler for a special Easter episode of Backstage with the Simple Church. Greg helps lead the Simple Church Band, and if you've ever seen him, you might not guess he's a bible nerd but he reached out this week to share some of what God's doing in his life getting ready for Easter.  We want YOU to Move...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco look back at Moves in their own life and moves the Simple Church has made in it's 16 year history to go along with the Move series we kicked off this week. Go backstage (😉) with Scott and producer Jordan Phillips on what it takes to Move all the equipment that makes Simple Church happen, how we Move to the Brookshire Grocery Arena, and more Moves that have cha...

Co-Hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco sit down with Simple Church Care Pastor Bryan Reed and producer Jordan Phillips to talk about Easter at the Simple Church. We have met at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier for the last 11 years, and Bryan has been at the Simple Church since the beginning so he shares stories about Easters past & talks about what's coming up at Easter 2023.  We'll also be...

Host Evan Semanco is joined by Do Good Pastor Robyn Horton to talk a lot about Lighthouse Family Retreats with Stephen Posey, who participated last summer with his family.   Do Good Duck Day is Sunday, March 19th, 2023 and we are #DoingGood for Lighthouse Family Retreats and families that are experiencing childhood cancer. We'll meet at the LA Boardwalk from 10-Noon with inflatables, games, food t...