Ep. 43 - Practicing Justice by Neighboring Well with Andrea Lee

 
 

Join us for this conversation with Andrea Lee where you’ll hear examples of ways to practically respond to the call to pursue justice; learn more about what it looks like to discern topical direction and find partners already doing the work; and think more about understanding the place where charity and justice intersect. 


00:00 - Introduction

01:58 - Patreon

02:31 - A call to neighboring

07:54 - Practically answering the call

14:07 - North Minneapolis and specific neighborhood context

16:32 - Educating and activating the church

18:50 - Discerning topics to address

26:04 - Haven Food Pantry

31:53 - Community post-ICE surge

36:11 - Partnering with others already doing the work

39:15 - The nonprofit arm of the church

42:26 - Advantages and disadvantages of a church nonprofit

43:42 - Learning from things that don’t work

46:56 - Investment in the community

53:09 - Charity and justice coming together


Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ 

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources 

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources 


Links:

Northside Forward - https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/ 

A Spirituality of Fundraising - http://www.newhumanityinstitute.org/pdf-articles/Henri-Nouwen-spirituality-of-fundraising.pdf 


Related Episodes:

Biblical Justice and the Church - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/6/3/ep-1-biblical-justice-and-the-church-with-rev-edrin-williams 

Lessons About Justice from Multiracial Churches - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/29/ep-9-lessons-about-justice-from-multiracial-churches-with-rev-dr-efrem-smith 

Fundraising for Justice Projects - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/9/16/ep-16-fundraising-for-justice-projects-with-jesse-ross