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