From Young Restless & Reformed to Mike Todd: the Risks of Rapid Growth

Pass The Mic

The Witness

Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

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 accountability? The hosts unpack the spiritual, cultural, and communal implications of rapid church expansion, the allure of influence, and the challenges of navigating faith in the age of viral sermons and curated theology. Whether you're leading a church or scrolling through Christian content online, this episode invites you to reflect on what true discipleship and sustainable growth really look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dynamic Voices for a Diverse Church.
0:07.6	This is Pass the Mic.
0:11.9	Greetings and God bless.
0:13.1	Welcome to another episode of Pass the Mic.
0:15.1	Dynamic Voices for a diverse church powered by the Witness, a black Christian collective.
0:19.2	I'm your host, G. Tyler Burns.
0:21.0	You follow me on Twitter and Instagram at G. Tyler Burns.
0:23.7	Please follow at your own risk.
0:26.0	And joining me, as always, is the founder of the witness.
0:29.8	He has a very extensive bio.
0:31.4	He is the man, the myth, the legend, the six-time bestselling author, Mr. Blu-Chek verified himself.
0:36.8	You can follow his writings at
0:38.0	Jamaritbysb.substack.com. Dr. Jamar Tisby. What's going on, man? Man, it's always good to be
0:43.4	on the mic. I wish folks could hear what goes on behind the mic sometimes. I do not. I do not.
0:48.2	But we're going to leave that for the people in the room. Yeah, sometimes I'm like, yeah, I wish I could hear that.
0:56.3	Other times I'm like, yeah, that's cutting room floor. That's because mostly it's you doing the whiling out.
0:58.2	But we'll leave that for another conversation.
1:00.3	We keep, Beau, we got to keep him as our friend to make sure just because you never know
1:05.0	when there's going to be a moment.
1:06.5	Yeah, some receipts out there.
1:09.0	You know, it's funny, Jay. I was thinking about this moment in
1:12.4	the Christian expression in the American church. And I was thinking about really reflecting
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