In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Morgan Sgambato about her life growing up as a PK and the letter she penned “Dear Pastor’s Kid” to remind us: the sadness is not a bad thing, it means that it was good. Endings are rarely simple. She shares about living in a new city and ministry context without her parents for the first time. Being seemingly forgotten and erased from a church history and how her parents refocused her heart over the years to carry the weight of ministry. This conversation is about the delicate tension when revitalization happens to a church, working through anger, frustration and grief of loss, plus, what to do when life and relationships look different.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Katie Bush about her life as a missionary kid and PK. She moved often from Texas to Costa Rica, Panama, China and Thailand. She felt like she was told not asked and like she didn’t have a say. As an adult she shares how being a submissive wife is what transformed her marriage and husband. This conversation is about strict rules, teenage love that snuck around, being open to talk about sex with your kids and what she needed from her Dad.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Aaron Minick about his life as a PK and navigating transitions with his own PK’s. He started playing the drums when his foot didn’t even reach the pedals, but become aware of his calling into ministry as an adult. This musician turned Pastor shares his experiences with the currency of honor and leaving with both dignity and character. There’s a unique fingerprint to what we’ve been called to do. This conversation is about working with other denominations, Vestal Goodman, dealing with conflict and facing new seasons as a family. If you’re in the middle of what has been and what’s to come. This is a conversation for you.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Adrienne Neale about her life as a third-generation PK and how she found identity separate from being the Pastor’s daughter. She survived abusive leaderships in leadership and with a boyfriend and testifies of the healing that has taken place. Grateful for the life experience she witnessed simply by tagging along to work with her Dad. This conversation is about spiritual warfare, serving with excellence, intentional gifts that made her feel seen, and learning to trust again.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Tom Tillman about his life as a PK and as one who raised PK’s. He shares how Life Magazine started his family on a journey where he watched his parents come to the Lord. After an accident changed everything about the direction he thought his life was headed, he now gives oversight to 5,400 churches in his state. This conversation is about the advantage of being a PK, changing his name, playing the organ and turning off the noise.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Angela Bainter about her life as a PK and how she carried that into her workplace and career. Always looking for harmony in relationships and a lifetime of putting on the face began a journey of anxiety. After an uninvited exodus from a 35-year-history while her Mom battled cancer, she had to reconcile “they lost their friend too.” This conversation is about exploring at college, the silver spoon of faith, calling and learning to have confidence in who God made you to be.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Israel Shows about his life as a PK. This 18-year-old already has a rich testimony that took him from believing lies, living life online as an LGBT activist and headed towards taking his own life. However, one experience at the altar changed everything for this teen. Followed by a healing that proved to him Jesus was real. This conversation is about identity, friend groups, seeing colors in worship and why he changed his name. If you’ve ever struggled with your PK identity, Israel has a word for you in this conversation.

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Jacob Rosenberg about his life as the son of a Rabbi and his long, winding road of becoming one himself. The category of Messianic lends itself to a life of being misunderstood by family, peers and even Christianity. Rabbi Jake shares how we’re tuned to the same tuning fork and challenges us about the tapes we hear on replay and the wrong labels we’ve submitted to with our belief. This conversation is about the superpower of discernment, being bad at friendship and why he had vowed to never love anybody again. PLUS, we dive into what Pentecost and Shavuot is really all about. 

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Melissa MacDonald about her life in ministry as a PK, enduring staff abuse, coaching ministry leaders and now foster care. She shares about bringing your kids in on the process of change and intentional parenting that helps your kids wrestle with the hard WITH you. PK life is abnormal but it’s normal for ministry kids. This conversation is about being the reason someone left the church, the basement elder meetings and the unraveling that happens and brings broken relationships. Not letting it become personal all comes down to stewarding the heart well and this conversation highlights that in many ways.

Find out more about Melissa’s ministry work at melissajmacdonald.com

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In this episode of the Stained Glass Kids Podcast, Yancy talks with Aaron Bauer about his life growing up as a staff kid. His Mom gave him an up close, behind the scenes perspective of ministry that has shaped him to this day. He shares how being told about changes in staff ahead of time helped him process and help his peers. This conversation discusses how it’s hard for church staff to have both a boss and a Pastor, what college couldn’t teach him, and the full circle moment that highlighted the grace his family received, plus, how we often don’t get to see the fruit of the impact we make, but God uses all of it!

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