{"id":1525,"date":"2012-02-13T06:18:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T11:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2012-02-13T10:19:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T15:19:35","slug":"leaders-remember-the-poor-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2012\/02\/leaders-remember-the-poor-5.html","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Remember the Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.&#8221;<\/em> -Galatians 2:10<\/p>\n<p>Leaders care for the poor. When Paul met with Peter, James, and John&#8211;the big three church leaders&#8211;they debated several issues and ideas. One thing they did not debate was whether to help those in need. The only question was how.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a spiritual leader, you cannot separate learning from serving or evangelism from humanitarianism. Both are God&#8217;s expectations for his people.<\/p>\n<p>[Originally posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/holywrit\/2011\/08\/18\/galatians-2-le%E2%80%A6e-for-the-poor\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dillonburroughs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong><\/a> is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has investigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books include\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596693126?tag=beliefnetauto-20\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thirst No More<\/em><\/a>. Discover more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.&#8221; -Galatians 2:10 Leaders care for the poor. When Paul met with Peter, James, and John&#8211;the big three church leaders&#8211;they debated several issues and ideas. 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