For another segment on Reports from The Front, Tim and Rick continue the discussion with pastor Dan Broyles on how social services and faith communities can work together to address social problems. Dan talks about the misconceptions social services and faith communities have of each other that oftentimes prevent collaboration, and they consider ways these groups might build trust and partner to help local families and communities.
Tim Muehlhoff: It is great to be back with you, Rick. We do a segment called News from the Front, where we have, over the years, just discovered absolutely amazing people doing amazing things that is surprising and incredibly encouraging, that maybe the argument culture isn't this fortress that we can't crack.
We have some wonderful people that we want to introduce you to. So, Rick, why don't you give us just a quick recap of our guests? Rick Langer: Yeah. Dan's been a care pastor at the Valencia Hills Community Church for many years now.
But before that, he was a social worker for the County of Los Angeles. He spent a lot of time working with children who are abused and neglected. He has done some amazing things in the relationship between LA County and churches, and fostering a synergism between the services provided by the faith community and also the services provided by the government.
It's been a delight for us. Tim and I just got a big kick out of talking to him about some of the things that go on and some of the ways to make what has often been treated like a DMZ, a demilitarized zone, to turn it more into a cultivated field.
