Backstage With The Simple Church

September 22nd, 2022 is the official first day of fall, and to celebrate the Backstage with the Simple Church crew talked all things fall. Join co-hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom with producer Jordan Phillips to hear about upcoming events this fall in the Simple Church, talk about our favorite seasons, and hear Jordan and Scott face off in a Fall Trivia Game where you might just learn something...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-host Evan Semanco and fill in co-host Christi Rhodes get to know Cory Joy Craig, guest musician with the Simple Church Band and band director at Benton Intermediary School.  Cory shares her story of growing up in the foster care system, finding the saxophone and a love for music, the role educators have played in her life, and why she is now...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom talk to John Haigler, Executive Pastor at the Simple Church. John shares how he started in ministry leading Sunday School (with bar graphs!) as a "minister of education", then became a small groups pastor, and now leads a Lifegroup for hot rod enthusiasts and why he believes a lifegroup can change your life....

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom did something a little bit different! Sunday, August 21st was a Do Good Day, when Simple Church shuts the doors and goes out into the community to Be the Church. August 14th Justin's message challenged everyone to "Get Off Their Donkey" and do good (check out the message below).  This time we focused on scho...

Do you know how large the world's biggest crayon is? How many of Scott's graduating class can he remember?  Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom discussed their school experience as we come off a new school year and #doinggood for teachers all over the US. We're joined by Max Ellis and Blake Lawson for some laughs & a Back to School Trivia game you can play along with at home.    Links from the Ep...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom got to talk to Hannah Haigler and Caleb Kwok fresh off their trip to Rwanda, Africa to talk about the 200+ kids sponsored by the Simple Church in Rwanda and how their lives have been changed through Africa New Life's Ministry there. Hannah and Caleb also share funny stories from their trip, not so funny when...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-host Evan Semanco and fill in co-host Blake Lawson get to know Josh Kwok! Josh is brother to our Creative Director Caleb Kwok, was born in Hong Kong, is currently going to college in London (after graduating high school at 16) and is working for the Simple Church this summer.    Links from the Episode: The Simple Church Facebook Page: https:...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-host Evan Semanco talked with fill in co-host Blake Lawson and guest Max Ellis about the Simple Church trip to Juarez, Mexico partnering with Amigo Fiel.  Max was on the trip last week and shares stories from Juarez, his experience on his first mission trip, and what going to another country changed in his life.    Links from the Episode: Th...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast co-host Evan Semanco talked to our Do Good Pastor Robyn Horton about the Be Like Bobby Do Good Day on July 17th.  We celebrated the life of Bobby Stephenson by collecting shoes to donate to our friends at Amigo Fiel in Juarez, Mexico and then challenged participants to take a "mystery trip" and #dogood for someone else. Robyn shares stories of...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast we brought on a fantastic couple fresh off the Lighthouse Family Retreat for families experiencing adolescent cancer and they explain why they decided to go with their kids, what the week was like, and why they'd encourage anyone to go on the trip next year!   Links from the Episode: Lighthouse Family Retreat: https://www.lighthousefamilyretrea...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast we are excited to talk about our new series, Live a Great Story, what you can do to take your own mystery trip this Sunday (July 17th, 2022) and a summer blockbuster game! Links from the Episode: Watch last week's message "Live a Great Story Week 1": https://youtu.be/gJVRxVex_Qo   Get more info about the Do Good Day here: http://thesimplechurch...

The guys are off this week, so we pulled our most downloaded episode this year to repost. If you missed it, check it out and we'll be back with a new episode next week! This week we have a trio of co-workers from Arnold Orthotics and Prosthetics as well as Hope Home Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprises. Steve Lindsley & his wife Kim Lindsley joined the podcast with Raul Ramos to talk about how Stev...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast we continued our conversation with retired Brigadier General Jon Ellis and his son Max about our Father's Day Top Gun Spoof Video, Jon's career and the path to becoming a General, and talking to Max about growing up a General's son. If you have feedback for the podcast, have a guest suggestion, or just want to talk to Scott, e-mail Scott@thesim...

Today on the Backstage with the Simple Church Podcast we had the pleasure of talking with retired Brigadier General Jon Ellis and his son Max Ellis about our Father's Day Top Gun Spoof Video, Jon's career and the path to becoming a General, and talking to Max about growing up a General's son. Father's Day might have just passed, but this great conversation between a father and son was so interesti...

Father's Day is THIS Sunday, June 19th and at the Simple Church we call it Man Day! Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Scott Odom bring in producer Jordan Phillips to talk about their dads and decide to call their dads on-air and ask the time they made them the most angry.  If you're a dad, join us for freebies for Dads, NASCAR themed photo ops and fun, and a great message this Sunday at the Simple Church!...

If you heard the interview with Grace Jacobson on Mother's Day at the Simple Church, you heard an incredible story. Last week we aired Part 1, go back and listen if you haven't before you listen tot this episode! The story gets more and more unbelievable the more we talked and there was so much to the story that we broke it into two parts. Links from the Episode: Full Mother's Day Interview on You...

If you heard the interview with Grace Jacobson on Mother's Day at the Simple Church, you heard an incredible story. Now, find out the rest of the story with Grace's husband Brandon AND the parents who adopted the twins, Matt and Tracy Regusci! The story gets more and more unbelievable the more we talked and there was so much to the story that we broke it into two parts, so make sure to subscribe w...

Today first time host Robyn Horton sat down with Cassie Hammett, founder of the Hub Ministries, Purchased, and now Rise Up and Roast Coffee! Cassie shares what Rise Up and Roast coffee is doing to help women, talks about #doinggood and more! Links from the Episode: Purchased Podcast: https://apple.co/3LQVtuC   Do Good Store: https://www.dogoodstore.net   Serve with the Hub: http://thehubministry.o...

We have two amazing guests today to talk about the first ever CODA Camp at the Simple Church, including our first ever deaf guest on the podcast! Wendi Coker and Cheyenne Bryant come on the podcast to talk about the deaf ministry at the Simple Church, the camp they have created together for kids, and why they were inspired to help the Children of Deaf Adults (CODA).  If you have feedback for the p...

The future is bright today on the podcast, we talk with two graduating seniors (Leah Sanford and Zach Newman) about Senior Sunday (May 15th), going through high school in a pandemic, and how they got involved at the Simple Church.  Then we have them answer trivia from the years they were born, 2003-2004! Play along and see how well you remember 18 years ago ;)   If you have feedback for the podcas...

We had some of our Simple Church Moms come on today to talk about Mother's Day! Julie Mitchell, Mallory Semanco, and Kylee Poudrier talk gifts, their dream mother's day, and their biggest mom fails.  We want you to Invite all the moms in your life to join us for our special Mother's Day services THIS SUNDAY!  We'll have a guest with a story you won't want to miss, a Mom Pop-Up Shop in the lobby fe...

Easter 2022 at the Brookshire Grocery Arena was an awesome day, but did you know it started at 6 am Saturday? That we passed out 10,000 Easter Eggs? That 27 people were baptized?  Today we talked with producer Jordan Phillips about the setup and technical side of Easter, Blake Lawson about outdoor activities for kids, and Kelly Lawson (Blake's Dad) about his first Simple Church Easter experience a...

This Sunday is Easter Sunday, and the Simple Church is having two services at the Brookshire Grocery Arena, 9:30 or 11 am. We're bringing in the world record holder for longest throw of a paper airplane, John Collins a.k.a "The Paper Airplane Guy" to help giveaway free airfare anywhere in the U.S. on Easter! John is on the podcast today to share his story, talk about breaking the world record, and...

Today mom of teenagers (and Life Group Coordinator) Amber McDonnold fills in as co-host with Evan Semanco to talk to the founder of Clint Davis Counseling, Clint Davis, about parenting. Clint shares some shocking statistics about kids and technology use, advice for parents to help their kids, and advice for parents to work on themselves. We hope you enjoy this conversation, if you or someone you k...

Today co-hosts Scott Odom and Evan Semanco talk to each other, and Scott opens up about his child hood and being adopted, the trauma he experienced as a kid, and how it was a long journey to move to health and find the right counselors along the way to help him become who he is today. We hope you enjoy this vulnerable conversation, and if you or someone you know is ready to speak to a professional...