Pass The Mic

Pastor Earon James share his sermon from this year's Easter Sunday 2018 entitled 'Our Resurrected King' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington Post columnist Elizabeth Bruenig is our special guest for today’s episode of Pass the Mic! During our insightful conversation, we discussed: Christianity from the perspective of the Left Building a moral economy The history of the Religious Right Racialized language Be sure to give her a follow on Twitter @ebruenig to keep up with her writing. Also, don’t forget to meet us in Dallas for the second stop of the PTM Live Tour on Saturday, April 7th at 3pm. We’ll be recording our 200th episode so you don’t want to miss such a special moment! Get your tickets today at our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pass-the-mic-live-dallas-episode-200-tickets-44407373650?aff=es2 Episode 198 Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a follow up to last week’s episode, Pastor Earon James joins Tyler to discuss his recent article for The Witness on “Confronting Pharaoh: Why We Won’t Go Quietly Episode 197 Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this live episode of Pass the Mic, Jemar and Tyler discuss the New York Times article "A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches" by Campbell Robertson (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/us...). -What is the extent of this exodus? -How does the American church need to change? -What's next for Black Christians? -What are we missing in this conversation? We also announce the details for our next PTM Tour stop in Dallas, Texas! The Witness is a black Christian collective that engages issues of religion, race, justice, and culture from a biblical perspective. We aim to change the way Christians engage the church and the world by challenging them to think and act according to the holistic message of Christ. We consciously draw on the expansive black church tradition to address matters of personal faith while also speaking to issues of public righteousness. Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jemar and Tyler are back to talk about a controversial topic: Black Excellence. Is Black Excellence a helpful framework for interpreting the black community, or is it a double-edged sword that can lead us to an unhealthy form of ethnic elitism? Listen as we talk about JayZ, The Talented 10th, being “twice as good”, and black women in the Civil Rights Movement. Join us next week as we continue to pass the mic! Episode 195 Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 194 Description: We’re back for Part 2 of our PTM Live Tour discussion on Black Panther in Pensacola, Florida. Listen as our award-winning producer Beau York hosts a discussion between Witness staff members Elodie Quetant and Pastor Earon James. Later we pass the mic to our live audience for the first time on the podcast! Listen as we discuss these themes: -Black Panther’s comic origins -How this movie empowers black women -Fathers and sons Join us next week as we continue to pass the mic! Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 193 Description: Surprise! We missed recording last week due to sickness, so you get two episodes this week! In this special conversation, Tyler and Jemar confront a controversial Fox News Host who dismissed Lebron James and Kevin Durant’s cultural commentary, saying they should just “shut up and dribble.” See, what you not finna do is…anyway, listen in as we discuss: -“Dog Whistle” rhetoric -How the Church is complicit in problematic descriptions of POC -The offensiveness of black success in both the past and present It gets spicy, yall. So, put on your seatbelts… Also, we announce our next PTM Live Tour Stop! And you don’t wanna miss out on that... Join us next week for Black Panther Live, Part 2 as we pass the mic to our audience for the first time! Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s here! Our first stop on our PTM Live Tour in Pensacola was a massive success! Listen as Tyler and Jemar give reflections on their interpretations on Marvel’s new blockbuster film “Black Panther”. Listen as we discuss these themes in front of a live audience: -Favorite Characters -Standout Scenes -How Black Panther stands alone in the MCU -Women in Wakanda Join us next week for Part 2 as we pass the mic to the live audience for the first time! Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Black History Month! In this episode we talk about black preaching with our esteemed guest, the Reverend Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert is Associate Professor of Homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity. He is author of The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching, A Pursued Justice: Black Preaching from the Great Migration to Civil Rights, and his forthcoming book Exodus Preaching: Crafting Sermons on Justice and Hope. You can follow him on twitter @preachingproj. In this conversation, we talk about: -Dr. Gilbert’s favorite sermons -Black Preaching as an art form -The centrality of Black Preaching in the Black Church -The church’s response to Trumpism -How evangelicals hijacked the message of Christianity Don’t forget to join us for the first stop of our PTM Live Tour in Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, February 17th. You can get your tickets today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pass-the-mic-live-tour-black-panther-movie-tickets-42364250614 Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic Hosts: Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby) Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23) Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) Lean More: Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic) The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices