About
A Stronger Faith Podcast began in the summer of 2019 when founder and host Stacy McCants was in a career transition after a 21-year career with one company. During that transition, he had multiple instances where people mentioned remarkable stories of God's unmistakable inbreaking into the world. "I told my wife, 'if people could hear these stories, it would change their faith!' Then I felt like God said to me 'yeah, you should do that'." Unsure of what to do with this, Stacy began trying to figure out how to tell these stories. With no training in journalism, production, nonprofit management, ministry, television, or podcasting, he decided to interview the people with these remarkable stories, and make the conversations available on a landing page and in an audio podcast that would be no more than 5 episodes. Then God began doing a work through the conversations. People listened, shared the conversations, and recommended more guests. The episodes continued until Stacy ultimately abandoned his career search and committed himself to fully following God's calling into this work. In the summer of 2023, Stacy felt like God was calling him to video the conversations which is what we see today. God used a small act of obedience to open a door for scores of everyday people to share how they are experiencing God, so He could transform the faith of countless people around the globe.
Stacy McCants
Founder and Host
Raised in a traditional Southern Baptist home, Stacy believed in God throughout his early life, but never understood that he could experience God. In his 20's and 30's he lived fully for the flesh and had no connection with God. In his early 40's he began an earnest search for the truth, which led him to finally read his Bible for the first time. God then gave him an insatiable desire for spiritual understanding. This quest for understanding coupled with a highly analytical mind and propensity for critical thinking led Stacy into previously unexplored territory in pursuit of God that continues today in his role as host of A Stronger Faith. Stacy held a successful secular corporate career for two decades before God pulled him into this ministry work. Stacy and his wife Allison live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and have three children.
Director of Social Media, Audience, and Guest Communications
Jessica Rooney
Jessica was baptized into the Catholic faith as an infant and raised to know about the who of Jesus Christ, but she did not find a born again relationship with Jesus personally until age 30. After a decade of pursuing a passion and career in yoga, she adopted and opened herself up to several New Age beliefs and practices that she paired with "lukewarm Christianity". That was until she had a demonic encounter with the kundalini spirit in early 2022, this changed her life for the better and put her on the path to fully surrendering her life to Jesus Christ. The Lord has instilled a passion in her for deliverance, intercessory prayer, and connecting His children all over the world through various platforms and forms of communication. The Lord led her to A Stronger Faith to originally share her testimony as a guest (episode 108), and to our surprise He had more in store. Jessica is from Orlando, Florida but currently resides in San Diego, California.
Director of Ministry and Pastoral Care
Marianne McCray
Marianne’s Christian background began with christening as an infant in the Episcopal Church, followed by baptism as a 9-year-old child in a Southern Baptist church. As a young adult, she began to realize that she had never made Jesus her Lord. Her earnest walk with the Lord began at the age of 22 after she and her husband, Scott, decided to receive and follow Christ. She has never looked back. The power of prayer became evident to Marianne as God showed her the profound change, healing, and deliverance that await those who seek Him intimately in the secret place. Along with the power of prayer, God’s Word was illuminated to her and the truths of it have been proven in her life. She is determined to share the freedom and love she has received with others by actively partnering with the Lord to set the captives free, imparting what He did for her. Her calling is to lead others to the word of the Lord and into an intimate relationship with our loving Heavenly Father. Marianne and her husband, Scott, have five adult children and three grandchildren.