Seeing how the gambling issue plays out in Hinkley may help you and your congregation come to grips with it. You will meet Lt. Oertly, a member of St. Nicolas Lutheran Church, Prince Frederic, Md., and a member of a special domestic violence task force of the Prince George's County Maryland Sheriff's Office. You will be with him as he handles domestic violence calls. You'll also meet Linda Stephens, a member of the staff of Truth Evangelical Church, a new ELCA mission start, as she counsels victims of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is a problem that cuts across economic, class and racial lines.
It is an issue in every community across the nation. Telemarketing offers congregations a way to canvass their neighborhoods more thoroughly than they could with in-person calls, and in some ways more effectively. We also see the results of those calls when, weeks later, some of the families called actually visit the congregation. Telemarketing may be a tool your congregation can use to reach the un-churched in your community.