Pass The Mic
Hosted by Rev. Tyler Burns and New York Times Best Selling Author Dr. Jemar Tisby. Tune in every week for engaging discussions and high-profile interviews addressing the core concerns of Black Christians. Pass The Mic is powered by The Witness – A Black Christian Collective. Learn more at TheWitnessBCC.com
Episodes
April 21, 2025 • 38 mins
Absolution or Accountability? Navigating Racial Justice in Christian Spaces... yeah, it's a very Pass The Mic type of episode this week. In this thought-provoking episode of Pass The Mic, Dr. Jemar Tisby and Pastor G. Tyler Burns dive deep into the complicated dynamics of Black Christians being expected to offer absolution to white Christians in the face of racism.
They explore how some Black Christian leaders have been pressured ...
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April 14, 2025 • 47 mins
Are popular movements with explosive growth healthy in the life of a Believer? In this thought-provoking episode of Pass The Mic, Dr. Jemar Tisby and Pastor G. Tyler Burns take a deep dive into the rise of popular Christian movements, including the Young, Restless, and Reformed crowd, and examine the growing influence of celebrity pastors like Mike Todd. What does it mean when ministry becomes a platform and growth outpaces account...
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April 7, 2025 • 46 mins
In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Jemar Tisby and Pastor G. Tyler Burns dive into the evolving landscape of "Digital Discipleship"—what works, what doesn’t, and what it all means for the Church in 2025. Does technology reshape how we connect and grow in faith? What is the strengths of online ministry & digital community-building? What are the pitfalls of virtual discipleship & where does it falls short? And is the local church...
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March 31, 2025 • 46 mins
In this episode of Pass The Mic, Dr. Jemar Tisby and Pastor G. Tyler Burns dive into the rich history of Black institutions and their ongoing significance in today’s world. From historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to Black churches, businesses, and media, these institutions have been pillars of strength, resilience, and progress for generations.
Dr. Tisby and Pastor Burns explore why these institutions were created...
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March 24, 2025 • 43 mins
First is was Cultural Marxism, then Social Darwinism, Social Justice Warriors aka SJWs, then Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter.... Tesla Lives Matter?... then CRT... Y'all remember CuRT!? And let's not forget about Woke... but today all problems and everything wrong with everything comes down to 3 letters: DEI
On a very special episode of Pass The Mic, Dr Jemar Tisby and Pastor G. Tyler Burns dive into the ef...
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March 17, 2025 • 37 mins
Dr. Malcolm Foley serves as the Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement. In this role, Dr. Foley facilitates engagement and interaction with and among the many diverse members of our community and works collaboratively to develop initiatives designed to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus for all.
Dr. Foley holds a B.A. in Religious Studies with a second major in Finance and a minor in Classics from W...
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March 10, 2025 • 36 mins
Dr. Malcolm Foley serves as the Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement. In this role, Dr. Foley facilitates engagement and interaction with and among the many diverse members of our community and works collaboratively to develop initiatives designed to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus for all.
Dr. Foley holds a B.A. in Religious Studies with a second major in Finance and a minor in Classics from W...
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March 3, 2025 • 37 mins
Our videographer Ryan Gentry is back this week sharing his experience visiting the nation's capital for the National Prayer Breakfast and the choice to walk out at the surprise arrival and speaking of President Donald Trump.
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February 24, 2025 • 46 mins
Rev Lorenzo Sewell & Rev Mariann Budde. 2 pastors with the opportunity to speak from the pulpit directly to the President of the United States. This week we are talking about the care and weight of the responsibility that fall on those with the gift of preaching and teaching as well as how the style of Black preaching can be abused in it deployment for self-advancement.
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February 17, 2025 • 48 mins
The performance began with Kendrick Lamar and his backup dancers getting out of a 1980s Buick GNX and onto a stage resembling a giant PlayStation controller. The opening was a portion of the unreleased song "Bodies". Samuel L. Jackson appeared in a recurring role as Uncle Sam, who provided satirical commentary and advice to Kendrick between songs to illustrate the spirit of America. Lamar initially teased a performance of "Not Like...
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February 10, 2025 • 50 mins
Pointing to the God of the Scriptures.
Cody is a native of Tulsa and a descendant of great-grandparents who were directly impacted by the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in Greenwood. At 15 years old, after spending years with his father incarcerated since his infancy, Jesus graciously saved Cody as he was walking home from a party. That changed his life forever.
Cody earned a Bachelors in Pastoral Ministry and Theological ...
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January 27, 2025 • 38 mins
When life is a sermon illustration... Pastor Burns shares a story of how hard it is to get back what you've lost. Not only have we lost something, but sometimes it's never coming back. How do we process this. Let's talk about it.
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January 20, 2025 • 41 mins
One more time for the people in the back... We are taking you back 8 years ago because what is there to say that hasn't already been said.
Jemar Tisby reflects on the election of 2016 and the impact that it has had on evangelicalism, racial reconciliation, and what it means to be Black Christian in America.
Episode 143
Original Airdate: Nov 10 2016
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January 6, 2025 • 90 mins
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And also, our favorite episode(s) of the year! Every year, we recap our favorite “cultural artifacts”. These can be books, albums, people, movies, TV shows, events….ANYTHING that got us through the year. There’s only one catch: these items do NOT have to come out this year. They just have to be consumed this year. This is Part 2 of 2. Creating this list helps us to commemorate how we’ve gro...
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December 30, 2024 • 65 mins
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And also, our favorite episode(s) of the year! Every year, we recap our favorite “cultural artifacts”. These can be books, albums, people, movies, TV shows, events….ANYTHING that got us through the year. There’s only one catch: these items do NOT have to come out this year. They just have to be consumed this year. This is Part 1 of 2 so be on the lookout for what comes next!
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December 23, 2024 • 73 mins
From the first crossover episode "Gender Apartheid" to now, over the years the ladies of Truth's Table have blessed us with their incites and wisdom time and time again. As we close out the year, with the impact of the 2024 election now fully felt, there is no one else we would rather turn to than our sisters Ekemini Uwan and Dr. Christina Edmondson in this special crossover 'Pass The Tea' episode of Pass The Mic with Truth's Table...
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December 16, 2024 • 38 mins
In this episode of Pass The Mic, Executive Producer Beau York and Video Producer Ryan Gentry take a deep dive into the transformation of Christian media over the past three decades. From the 90s age of Veggie Tales to today’s world of Christian Influencers dominating social media, we explore the cultural shifts, technological advancements, and creative approaches that have shaped Christian storytelling.
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December 9, 2024 • 41 mins
This week Dr Jemar Tisby is joined by Dr Dwight Radcliff to discuss his experience as Academic Dean for the William E. Pannell Center for Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of Mission, Theology, and Culture at Fuller Seminary Houston.
Dwight A. Radcliff Jr. joined the faculty of Fuller as assistant professor of mission, theology, and culture in 2019, and was named at the same time as director of the William E. Pannell Ce...
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December 2, 2024 • 33 mins
On this week's episode of Pass The Mic Jemar and Tyler are taking stock of the real ones in their life while also exploring broader things of building and maintaining trusted friendships and what it takes to be a real one themselves.
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November 25, 2024 • 28 mins
Tyler Burns is a pastor, podcaster, writer, speaker, and activist. Locally, he serves as the Lead Pastor of Rise City Church in Pensacola, Florida. Nationally, he is the President of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, an organization committed to educating, encouraging, and empowering Black Christians to be free. He also co-hosts the acclaimed racial justice podcast Pass the Mic with Dr. Jemar Tisby, which has garnered over...
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