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