Often some of your amazing volunteers are adult leaders with families, including smaller kids and it’s a challenge for them to give more time to your ministry than just the few hours each week during your service.  These are usually not your small group leaders, but the ones who do the countless small things necessary to keep your ministry running smoothly.  Because of this you may find that you have a difficult time connecting with them to create a sense of family.  I have a few simple suggestions:

• Talk with them and let them know you are aware their time is valuable and you appreciate the time they volunteer to your ministry, but you don’t want it to be just another ministry in church, you want it to feel like family.
• Ask if you could meet just twice a year and then strategize with them a time on their schedule…Saturday morning…Sunday night…or another time.
• Make sure you put it on a calendar well in advance.