Guest Services

By Erin Ritter / Guest Services Volunteer Coordinator / Buckhead Church

Recently, we had a young lady join one of our Guest Services teams. After her first Sunday serving with us, we didn’t see her again. We contacted her to make sure everything was alright and soon realized that, because of a simple miscommunication, she had been placed on the wrong team. That’s an easy problem to solve, so we quickly moved her to the appropriate team. However, after her first Sunday with the new team we noticed that, again, she continued to be absent.

We understand that people’s circumstances change, so we began to wonder if Guest Services was just not the right fit for her. It’s not for everyone, and we would never want anyone to feel obligated to serve in an area that wasn’t suited for them. I asked her Team Captain to reach out to her to see if we could help her find a better fit.

When the Team Captain communicated with her, she quickly found that this volunteer was dealing with some difficult things in her personal life. There were financial struggles. She is a single mom, raising four children on her own… one of whom is very sick. These issues were the reason for her absences.

Through several conversations, a friendship began to develop. Her Team Captain came alongside to encourage her, pray for her, and help her carry these heavy burdens.

Today, her team and her church are helping her navigate through this difficult time in her life. One of the tangible ways we are doing this is by providing Christmas for her family.

This season, North Point Ministries is helping many families in need both locally and globally. This volunteer’s family is one of them. All because her Team Captain took the time to invest in a relationship with her.