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The Witness
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
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Jan 29, 2018 • 49min
Can we clapback just one time?
Jemar and Tyler are back! “Could you all do an episode giving practical ways to love people we disagree with (particularly other Christians)? I've really struggled since the 2016 election to love and want to be in fellowship with Christians who voted for and continue to support Trump's administration.” Jemar and Tyler field a question from one of our Patreon subscribers about loving people who are hard to love. We also spend just a little time talking about the fallout from Jemar’s Rod Dreher article.
Join us live at our 1st PTM Tour meet-up in Pensacola. Get your tickets today!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pass-the-mic-live-tour-black-panther-movie-tickets-42364250614
Episode 190
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Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery)
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The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC)
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Jan 22, 2018 • 42min
Interview: KevOnStage
Tyler and Jemar interview Kevin Fredericks aka KevOnStage
Episode 189
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:
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The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC)
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Jan 15, 2018 • 38min
The Real MLK
This week we have a Live Pass The Mic discussing the REAL Martin Luther King with Mika Edmondson.
Episode 188
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Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery)
Lean More:
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The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC)
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Jan 8, 2018 • 45min
What We Not Finna Do Is…
Jemar and Tyler are back! On this episode, we give you 10 things we “not finna do” in 2018. Our desire is to set the tone for 2018 by establishing a few healthy ground rules. Some of these are humorous, and some are serious, but we hope you can laugh with us and relate through all of them. Happy New Year!
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Episode 187
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:
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The Witness - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/WitnessBCC)
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Jan 1, 2018 • 50min
Interview: Warner Miller
Actor Warner Miller (American Gangster, Luke Cage) joins Tyler to discuss his film career as well as his passion for apologetics and youth ministry.
Episode 186
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)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic – www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
The Witness – www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery – www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Dec 31, 2017 • 47min
Episode 91: Interview: Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson is an award-winning lawyer, speaker, as well as the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in our society. EJI has helped to provide justice for over 125 wrongfully condemned death row prisoners.
He is the author of the powerful bestselling book Just Mercy and his latest project is the Memorial to Peace and Justice, also known as the National Lynching Memorial. It was an amazing privilege to have one of the greatest voices for truth and justice in our society today join us for this enlightening discussion. You can follow his work at eji.org. Sit back and enjoy our conversation with Mr. Bryan Stevenson.
Episode 181
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)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic – www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
The Witness – www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery – www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Dec 31, 2017 • 1h 5min
Am I an Evangelical?: Perspectives From Women And Black Christians
Welcome to “Am I an Evangelical?”, a conversation that centers the perspectives of women and black Christians, hosted by The Witness, a Black Christian Collective. Follow us at thewitnessbcc.com. This dialogue is facilitated by the official podcast of The Witness, “Pass the Mic”, which features “Dynamic Voices for a Diverse Church” (www.podasterystudios.com/podcast-pass-the-mic)
To answer this question, Pass the Mic podcasts hosts Tyler Burns (@Burns23) and Jemar Tisby (@JemarTisby) will have this conversation with Ekemini Uwan (Truth’s Table co-host), Lisa V. Fields (Jude 3 Project founder), and Katelyn Beaty (writer, speaker, editor at InterVarsity Press, and former Manager at Large of Christianity Today magazine)
Lisa Fields (@LisaVFields) graduated from University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Religious Studies and Liberty University with a Master of Divinity with a focus in Theology. Lisa is the founder and President of the Jude 3 Project and the host of the Jude 3 Project Podcast. She has spoken at evangelism, apologetic and biblical literacy events at various universities and churches. Follow her work at www.jude3project.com.
Katelyn Beaty (@KatelynBeaty) is a writer, speaker, and editor with Intervarsity Press. She is a graduate from Calvin College and also studied theology at Oxford University. She the first woman and the youngest person to become the managing editor for the magazine Christianity Today. Her first book, entitled A Woman’s Place was released in 2016. Katelyn has written for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New York Times and has commented on CNN, ABC, NPR, The Associated Press among others. Follow her work at www.katelynbeaty.com.
Ekemini Uwan (@sista_theology) is a writer, speaker, and podcast extraordinaire. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary where she won the 2015 Green Prize Award in apologetics. She has been quoted by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mashable, and The Huffington Post Religion among others. She also hosts the podcast Truth’s Table with Dr. Christina Edmondson and Michelle Higgins. You can follow her work at www.sistamatictheology.com.
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.
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Dec 31, 2017 • 32min
Opening of the Mississippi Civil Right's Museum
Jemar and Beau attend the opening of the MS Civil Rights Museum and head to the studio to share some thoughts on the event, the guests, and the protests. Be sure to check out Jemar’s NYTimes op-ed “In Mississippi’s Museum Openings, a Victory for ‘Local People” and subscribe to Beau’s upcoming podcast “Red Flag”
Episode 184
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)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic – www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
The Witness – www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery – www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Dec 31, 2017 • 56min
Top 5 Cultural Artifacts of 2017
Tyler and Jemar discuss their top 5 cultural artifacts (music, movies, tv shows, documentaries, books and people) that they’ve consumed this year. Listen as they swap interesting stories and share moving examples of personal growth. Also, we want to hear your list! What has impacted your life so far in 2017?
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Nov 26, 2017 • 37min
Can I Get A Witness?
Today is the day! There is a BIG announcement happening. Not only that, but over the coming weeks there will be ALOT of news and public announcements coming from the team, PR, social media, etc.
That said, on this episode of Pass The Mic we reveal EVERYTHING! This is not an episode you want to miss…
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Episode 177
Original Airdate: Oct 31 2017
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)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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