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 Mounties, long practices in a storage unit with no AC, and stories from the road as a touring Christian band.

We also discuss the upcoming Worship Night on February 22nd, a great family event with the student ministry next week, and more. Check out the links below to get all the info. 

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Student Ministry Family Dinner

Open Eyes Facebook Page

Geoff Moore Interview at The Simple Church

Allen Smith's Upcoming Show

Stryper Against the Law

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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, and more. Check out the links below to get all the info. 

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The Picklr

Student Ministry Family Dinner

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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.

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Rat Snakes

The Picklr VIP Event

Bible Gateway

Youversion Bible App 

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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! 

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Chasing Aces Putt Putt Tournament

Stroope's Flatwound Initiative

Concert for Stroope Highlight Video

Steve Hartman Murderer Forgiven

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Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined with Pastor Justin Haigler for the first podcast of 2026 recapping the new series Haters! Justin's message from Sunday hit on how we deal with haters in the church, and what all of us can do to work on dealing with negativity in our life. 

We also discuss a way to Do Good for people experiencing cancer at the Concert for Stroope (tickets below), Backpack Snack Bags, and more. 

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

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Concert for Stroope Tickets

Backpack Snack Bag Video

1 John 3:11-14

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We hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year! Backstage with The Simple Church will be back on Tuesday, January 6th, but we wanted to share our most downloaded episode from this year today from February 2025! If you are intersted in going to Honduras, a trip for 2026 is singing up now! 

Find out more here: https://subsplash.com/u/-5N3S3K/forms/d/a67d8549-ccf8-4124-adcb-83764dc1d825 

Here is the description from this episode: host Evan Semanco is joined by Do Good Pastor Robyn Horton and two mission trip participants, Britney Spivey and Sally Joiner, fresh off the first ever all women mission trip to Honduras. Robyn explains how the trip came together, what it was like serving women with an all woman team, and how doing things like health care, counseling, and even shopping was transformative in the lives of women in Honduras. 

Britney and Sally share their experiences, why they chose to do a trip like this, and how God worked in their lives along with the rest of the team. 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

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Honduras Well Projects

Brittney and Haylies Walk for Water Podcast

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Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell are joined with Pastor Justin Haigler and special guest Will McGinnis from Audio Adrenaline, Hands and Feet Project, and most recently, our food packing event where Simple Church came together to pack 147,000 meals for Haiti. 

Will and Justin reflect back on their careers in Christian music, talk about the work they are doing in Haiti, and reflect on the amazing food packing day we had. 

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Full Message on Youtube

Online Christmas Countdown

Hands and Feet Project

Geoff Moore Interview

Will McGinnis' Mohawk

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Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell talk with Pastor Justin Haigler after the message from Sunday, share stories from the Christmas Countdown Advent Challenge, AND are joined by surprise special guest Greg "The Wolf" Walker for some Christmas Cheer.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Full Message on Youtube

Online Christmas Countdown

Flighty App 

Sinbad at The Simple Church

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Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler after the message from Sunday, recap the Christmas Countdown Advent Challenge, discuss Laugh for Good and Jingle Jam, and more. 

We get Josh's review after seeing Christmas Vacation for the first time ever, discuss Justin's trip to see the Cowboys in Detroit with his brother, and all the good being done by you incredible people in The Simple Church.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Full Message on Youtube

Online Christmas Countdown

A Funky Christmas

Christmas Vacation Series at The Simple Church

Playphrase Movie Quote Website

All the Empty Rooms Steve Hartman Documentary 

Dustin Nickerson Tickets 

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Co-Hosts Evan Semanco and Josh Mitchell talk with Lead Pastor Justin Haigler after the message from Sunday November and our new series, Christmas Countdown. Justin talks about not growing up practicing Advent, his research into the meaning and history of this season, and why we are challenging everyone at The Simple Church to Do Good for someone else every day this December. Plus we throw in some more food talk. 

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Full Message on Youtube

Online Christmas Countdown

Jingle Jam

Family Advent Cards

A Funky Christmas

Do Good Store Online

Upcoming Mission Trips

Dustin Nickerson Tickets 

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If you have feedback for the podcast, have a guest suggestion of who we should talk to next, or just want to chat, e-mail us [email protected].  You can also find out more about the Simple Church at www.theSimpleChurch.tv.