Episode 787: Emergency Episode | Pastoring Angry People: When to Speak, When to Stay Silent, and How to Lead Without Losing Everyone

The cultural moment we’re in isn’t just tense — it’s a full convulsion, and it’s landing in your church every Sunday. In this emergency panel episode, Ed Stetzer, Adam Mesa and Sharon Hodde Miller debate when to speak up, when to be silent, how to deal with fallout, and how to pastor people in a deeply divided age. This is the conversation a lot of pastors are desperate to have but afraid to start.

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