Stained Glass Kids

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Austin Davis, about growing up a Pastor’s kid on the islands of Hawaii and his music career. He’s played some of the world’s biggest stages including Carnegie Hall and his song “Firm Foundation” is in the CCLI top 10 of worship songs. Austin's talent overflows as a drummer, producer, songwriter and fashion designer echoing his ver...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Shannon Scott, about the web of good and bad she’s seen while growing up and working in ministry. What it looks like to navigate the business of church, difficult seasons of transition and anything that is disruptive to the brand. She shares her strong convictions to challenge us that we can do better. This conversation is about h...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Krissie Glass about growing up a PK and her life as a Pastor’s wife. She also works with PastorsKids.org a ministry of Care for Pastors and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. While Krissie had an amazing experience watching her family be celebrated during Pastor’s Appreciation Month growing up, she also watched her Pastoral hus...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Louie Schmitz about growing up a Pastor’s kid that often got in trouble for asking questions. Now in ministry himself he is passionate about forming faith questions and conversations that provide freedom in Christ. He shares how he handled other’s expectations for him, how he is stewarding his father’s legacy in this season and ch...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Kacie Frazier about growing up a Pastor’s kid and what she walked through as a Worship Pastor’s wife. Sharing about the times her life was caught in the middle of unfair stories and the façade she tried to keep up through it all. What does Pastoral Care look like for a staff person’s whole family? This now former Pastor’s wife sha...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Carl Barnhill about his life as a PK and the politics he experienced working at a Church himself. He knows all too well what happens when you see behind the scenes and the tension of both/and. Real life change can happen in the midst of drama and people being mistreated. Carl has wrestled with his faith to know what he believes an...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Rachel Quiñones about growing up in a denomination where her dad was famous for doing ministry. Not knowing who she was and not wanting to ruin her parent’s reputation led her down a path where the only one she was lying to was herself. This PK turned Pastor’s wife shares her perspectives on it all and the intentional, honest conv...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Joel Okaah, about being the son of a preacher man and his pursuit of squeaky clean. He shares how he lived one way at school and another at church. How he discovered a foundation of faith on his journey of God peeling back the layers of a hardened heart. After his exposure to p*rn, he didn’t receive help at home but threats. This...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Karen Starnes, about being born on the mission field and watching her parent’s life of ministry. She has seen the miracle of dead men walking and breathing again. Missionary kids know the unique feeling of being a stranger and alien no matter where you are. After 28 years of marriage, she was betrayed. This conversation is about w...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Brody Pope, about what he learned while experiencing a cross-country move as a high schooler. Still a teenager and a senior in high school, Brody goes on record to share our youngest PK perspective yet. He found himself in a new city, school and sports team and even experienced bullying. The experience was difficult but now he wou...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Natalie Layne about growing up as a church kid. Long before she was releasing her joy-filled music in the CCM industry, Natalie was getting her feet wet as worship leader in the church as young as 12 years old. Her parents served the church in many ways and lived by example what it looks like to stay in church even when things get...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with McKinley Harrington about growing up with the repetitive cycle of moving trucks. McKinley shares what she’s learned about putting down roots, longevity and what the disciplines of Sabbath brought to her life. This conversation doesn’t shy from the tricky lines of navigating Pastor and Boss relationships. After a rocky exit from a...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Patrick Snow, about how his pursuit of perfection and people pleasing was formed by the expectations of life as a PK. He walks us through the breakthrough he had while realizing not even Jesus’ perfection made everyone happy and how that helped him let go. This is a super conversation about preteen ministry, joy, and barren wombs....

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Carissa Fernald about what it looks like to sit with the broken hearted. She shares how her empathy for others was shaped by a season of heartbreak for her family. With a ministry heritage on both sides of her family, Carissa witnessed two totally different expressions and styles of ministry growing up. She shares the path she’s f...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Courtney Smallbone about her three generation of Pastors heritage. She’s always ready for a dance party and chooses joy to be the remedy for whatever she’s facing. Part of God’s divine plan she can see now is the steel-rod spine she developed as a PK that prepared her for life as spouse to a successful musician. This conversation...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Chris Taylor, about growing up the Pastor’s grandson with a secret he tried to hide: Same sex attraction. He spent twelve years living a homosexual life. While addicted to meth, he went to rehab nine times. This is a story about the power of prayer and intercession. This raw and real conversation about identity, conviction, being...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Byron Ragains, about growing up the son of a preacher man and what he’s learned in his long tenure working at a non-profit. Byron learned a lot from his dad’s example of faithfulness and being planted in the places God sent him. This conversation reveals the faith shaping conversations that he experienced during the Sunday afterno...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Shae Wilbur, about growing up the daughter of a Messianic Rockstar and working in Hollywood for primetime reality TV shows. She shares what it means to be a Messianic Jew, celebrating Shabbat, the Sabbath and Yeshua. Shae has a rich family heritage of ministry and shares what she’s learned about discernment, grace for the season a...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Natalie Runion, about why we are raised to stay. Spending her life inside the church, she’s no stranger to the bruises and pains of ministry but also the healing that can come. Natalie shares her top three issues we must talk about. The disfunction of how churches hire and fire and the challenge to love and pastor people on their...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Jason Burns about his life as a PK and his perspective now as a Senior Pastor. He shares how an impactful gift from a Church shaped a heart of generosity in him and the ways he expresses that to his staff, their kids and guests. You will find amazing ideas for how to show love and serve PK’s. In this must-listen conversation, Jaso...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Harrison Russell about the things that affected him both positively and negatively growing up as a PK. From ministry philosophies he would never choose to the anxiety journey that developed his spiritual muscles. This conversation is filled with honesty about loneliness, lies we believe and the power of our words. Plus, we celebra...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Ruthie Sanders about her life as a PK. As a child she escaped her family home that was destroyed in a fire. After growing up in a mega church she now pastors in a town of 1,300. She and her husband planted and surrendered a church. This conversation is about competition mindsets, being stuck in the numbers game and how she was abl...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Jeremy Bartel about his story as a celebrity pastor’s kid. From the rise of successful TV shows to the crash-filled reality of his dad’s double life. This is an honest conversation between two life-long friends that have chosen very different faith journeys. We promised you honest and raw conversations and that’s the table you’re...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Amber Albergaria about growing up as a missionary kid. After living in seven countries, she has a fresh and healthy perspective on asking ‘what’s in your hand?’ From learning to forgive leaders as a teenager to surrendering her idol of ministry. She shares what leaving the ninety-nine to take care of your one looks like. This capt...

In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Zack Moody, about growing up performing on stage. How he had to unlearn focusing on the product vs. people and loving the Church more than Jesus. Although he spent his whole life in ministry it was as an adult where he learned to serve others. He survived a challenging childhood filled with narcissism, anger and confusing motives....