Interpreter: If a telemarketer calls, hang up, right? But what if the telemarketer invites you to church?
Mike Ellis and Jon Domeij of The Broadcast Team in Ormond Beach, Florida hope you'll accept the offer. Ellis and Domeij, both members of Covenant Church in Port Orange, have designed a telephone campaign to invite visitors to a church near them.
The campaign, "God's Calling®, sends an automated voice message asking the recipient to call a toll-free number and take a survey. Survey takers are asked whether or not they currently attend church and, if not, if they want to get information about a nearby church.
So far, the campaign has yielded 37 interested responses, 12 of whom have already attended a worship service. Some haven't been to a church in as many as 16 years.
Ellis and Domeij note that churches being referred must be ready to embrace their visitors. "If we get them there and they're not welcomed, they won't be back, "they say.
For more information on God's Calling®, call Jon Domeij at:1-800-353-1420 ext 108; jdomeij@tbteam.com
