This conversation explores recent policy changes to FEMA and the evolving role of Lutheran Disaster Response in disaster management, highlighting community resilience efforts and the importance of advocacy. The speakers discuss the challenges faced in disaster response, the significance of local partnerships, and the need for effective preparation and recovery strategies. They also reflect on the moral imperative of supporting those affected by disasters and the role of faith-based organizations in this work.

Featured Guest:

Christine Moffett, ELCA Program Director, Environment & Energy Policy

Special Guests

Maryn Olson, Director, Lutheran Disaster Response

Jayme Beneker, Disaster Response Coordinator, ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod

From this Episode

More about Lutheran Disaster Response – https://ELCA.org/LDR

Congregational Disaster Preparedness Guide - https://resources.elca.org/lutheran-disaster-response/congregational-disaster-preparedness-guide/

ACTION ALERT: Support Robust Federal Disaster Relief - https://give.elca.org/page/82054/action/1?chain

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Updates and Action Alerts through the ELCA Advocacy Network – https://ELCA.org/advocacy/signup

Here I Pod is a production of ELCA Advocacy.

Host: Regina Q. Banks
Production: Blake Chastain, Joey Chin, Karen Krueger
Intro/Outro Music: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" arranged in jazz-style, by Steven Seigart

About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands.,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.