Should Pastors Engage in Online Fights?
About this episode
Josh and Sam discuss whether pastors should engage in online arguments or remain silent.
In this episode, Josh and Sam tackle a question many pastors quietly wrestle with: Should I respond to that post… or just scroll past it? Social media makes it easy to jump into theological skirmishes and digital debates, but Scripture calls pastors to something higher than winning arguments. Online quarrels often produce more heat than light, drain emotional energy, and distract from the real work of shepherding people face-to-face. While there is a time to contend for the faith, most comment-section fights are poor stewardship and rarely change hearts. Sometimes the most pastoral response is silence... and logging off.
People in this episode
Hosts: Josh, Sam
Topics covered
- pastoral care
- social media
- theological debates
- shepherding
- online engagement
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