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