What happens when someone hits rock bottom—and finds God there? In this episode, Stephen Young shares his story of addiction, jail, recovery, and the unexpected journey that led him to start Glory House Ministries, a house church serving people searching for hope and restoration. Stephen opens up about losing everything, the turning point that came during incarceration, and how God began rebuilding his life one step at a time. Today, Glory House exists as a place for broken people to encounter grace, community, and purpose. This conversation is honest, hopeful, and powerful for anyone walking through addiction, supporting someone in recovery, or wondering whether change is still possible. In this episode we discuss: • Stephen’s early calling into ministry as a child • How addiction slowly took control of his life • The impact of divorce and isolation • Cocaine, opiates, and heroin addiction • Losing everything—and hitting rock bottom • The moment he asked his parents not to bail him out of jail • Encountering God during 23-hour lockdown • Singing hymns alone in a jail cell • Rediscovering his calling behind bars • Starting ministry again from the inside out • The vision behind Glory House Ministries • Why house churches matter today
Stephen Young never expected his life would lead from youth ministry… to addiction… to jail… and then back into ministry again.
In this episode, Stephen shares his powerful story of heroin addiction, incarceration, and the moment everything changed when he encountered God during a 23-hour lockdown in a jail cell.
At his lowest point, he made a decision that surprised everyone around him:
he chose not to bond out.
That season of isolation became the place where God began rebuilding his life from the inside out.
Years later, that same transformation helped lead to the creation of Glory House Ministries — a house church built for people searching for hope, recovery, community, and a second chance.
This is a story about addiction.
But it’s also a story about calling, surrender, and what happens when someone believes their life isn’t over yet.
• growing up around ministry and sensing a calling early in life
• how addiction slowly reshapes decisions and relationships
• the role isolation played in deepening dependence
• cocaine, opiates, and eventually heroin addiction
• the moment everything changed inside a jail cell
• singing hymns alone during lockdown
• choosing not to bond out
• rediscovering purpose behind bars
• rebuilding faith after failure
• why Glory House Ministries exists today
• how house churches reach people traditional spaces sometimes miss