At The Threshold: Material Poverty in the Midst of a Pandemic

This episode's topic invites us to dig beneath the surface on those who are experiencing poverty of material resources in this season of economic and health insecurity in which people with little financial insulation are finding themselves struggling for material resources. Those who are experiencing this are our neighbors. They are our family and friends. They are us. We hear from two people who can help us see those who may be invisible and discuss ways that we might be able to share hope in tangible ways: Rev. Kalaba Chali, the Conference Mercy and Justice Coordinator and Rev. Marcee Binder, the newly appointed Mission Outreach and Justice Ministries Coordinator for the Missouri River District. 

This episode debuted on Aug. 13, 2020.

Articles and resources

• Neighboring Movement: https://neighboringmovement.org/
• 2020 Orders and Fellowship wrap up, including videos from sessions: https://www.greatplainsumc.org/newsdetail/clergy-get-lowdown-on-abcd-at-orders-fellowship-13171103
• https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/7-ways-to-connect-with-your-community-with-low-or-no-broadband-access
• https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/annual-conference-virtual-presence?goal=0_a8ffcc6863-132dbc7d47-416610004&mc_cid=132dbc7d47&mc_eid=bdb576933a
• https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/content-library/tags

• Great Plains UMC--Serving With Others Grant: https://gp-reg.brtapp.com/2019ServingwithOthersGrantApplication
• Discipleship Ministries Grants:  https://ypm-umc.smapply.io/
• Social Justice Grants from Church and Society (due on Sept. 4): https://www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can-do/grants
• United Methodist Health Ministries Fund Grants for local congregations:   https://healthfund.org/a/hc-covid-19/
• Kansas Methodist Foundation (matching grants, due Sept. 1): https://www.kaumf.org/page.php?id=138&cid=73 
• Nebraska Methodist Foundation (Ministry Grants due Sept. 30): https://www.numf.org/scholarships-grants/ministry-grants

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