Black Christian witness with historical weight.
Pass The Mic frames faith as witness: historical, theological, political, and public. Its conversations move quickly from banter into serious argument about Black church tradition, social justice, fatherhood, preaching, and Christian responsibility.
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Pass The Mic is a Black Christian commentary show with the cadence of fellowship and the structure of an argument. It moves fast. A claim gets named, tested, reframed, and then tied back to history, faith, church life, or the lived pressure of being Black. The show is not content to treat faith as private sentiment. It asks what Christian witness looks like in public, especially when justice, memory, preaching, fatherhood, and political language are already shaping the room. The conversations often begin with warmth and playful recognition, but they turn quickly toward serious questions. What does it mean to be a witness? What does history demand from the present? What does Black preaching carry that cannot be reduced to style, volume, or a Black face in the pulpit? The show gives those questions room without slowing into abstraction. Tyler Burns brings a probing energy that often pushes the conversation toward the human cost of an idea. Jamar Tisby supplies historical framing, careful distinctions, and a willingness to name when language carries coded assumptions. Together, they make theological commentary feel conversational without making it casual. A discussion of Black fatherhood becomes a meditation on hypervisibility, anxiety, racism, and the simple moral weight of showing up. A conversation about abortion becomes less about winning a public argument and more about humility, empathy, healthcare, economics, and the danger of slanted commentary. Episodes on social justice challenge Christian audiences to examine not only conclusions, but posture, charity, and whose concerns are being centered. The series around witness is especially revealing. History, preaching, and justice are treated as connected practices rather than separate lanes. The show can be affectionate one minute and grave the next. It is comfortable with repetition when a point needs force. It is also comfortable pausing over words, because words like justice, culture, oppression, and witness carry consequences. Pass The Mic works best for listeners who want faith talk with roots, edge, and accountability. It is not detached analysis. It is theological conversation with Black church memory in its bones.
Made for: For listeners interested in Black Christian thought, church culture, justice, preaching, and morally serious public theology. It especially suits people who want conversational energy without losing historical context.
What sets it apart: Pass The Mic stands apart by treating commentary as witness, not reaction. Its strength is the combination of Black church cadence, historical grounding, concern, and direct engagement with contested public issues.
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
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Black Christian theology meets politics, family, church life, and culture in candid conversations grounded in moral consequence.
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