The Lausanne Movement

Join the Global Conversation for FREE, as MOPS International brings you highlights of Lausanne – Capetown 2010 on December 7, 2010. You are invited to join us for this exclusive web event.

The Lausanne Movement is a worldwide movement, started by Billy Graham, mobilizing evangelical leaders to collaborate for world evangelization. Once every 15 years, church leaders from all over the world gather to confront the critical issues of our time as they relate to the future of the church and world evangelization. This gathering took place on October 25, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa bringing together 4,000 leaders from 198 countries.

MOPS International is fortunate to have been a part of this conversation and we are rebroadcasting three of the general sessions in a special web event exclusively to our MOPS members.

You, your Steering Team, your women’s ministry director, your pastor and all interested moms can participate via live web stream. All you need is a computer with broadband internet for watching the video stream.

When: Tuesday, December 7th, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m (MST)
(9:00 a.m. Pacific, 11:00 a.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Eastern – and internationally based on your time zone).

What: Three individual sessions highlighted from Capetown 2010: The Third Lausanne Congress of World Evangelism.

Topics include:
•Truth and Integrity in a Pluralistic World
•Communicating the Gospel in the 21st Century
•Building the Next Generation of Leaders

Join one session or join them all!

How: Registration is FREE! Once you've registered online, you will receive an email confirmation with the link to access the live event. Click here to register.

Happy Fall Ya'll

Although West Texas temperatures tend to fluctuate between Summer and Winter, I am getting glimpses of Fall and loving every minute!

Thanks to those that attended the training last month. It was great to meet you face to face! I pray that you were encouraged in your leadership and that the ideas shared were helpful for your group. Remember God has chosen each of you "for such a time as this."

Mark your calendars and watch your email for an conference call coming in January. Since we live so far apart, we can easily communicate and encourage each other via conference calls. All Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators are invited to participate. If you have specific questions you would like addressed, feel free to email them to me in advance and I will put them on the agenda.

I continue to pray for each group in our area, and especially as we near the Holiday season that you are finding ways to present the Gospel clearly to the moms in your group. Christmas is such a natural time to do this. You may choose to do a drama, devotional, service project, or many other things that can point moms to the Savior. Just reflecting on Mary's experience of giving birth to the Christ is enough to draw any woman nearer to the heart of God. I look forward to hearing how God is moving in your groups!

Blessings,
Amy

Margaret Feinberg Webinar

Margaret Feinberg will be featured on a free, live web event on Wednesday October 6, 2010. Margaret is a fantastic speaker and this is a new format in which MOPS is using to encourage and equip our MOPS leaders.

It can be viewed with any internet broadband connection. Wednesday. October 6, 2010 at 11 am Mountain Daylight Time (10 am Pacific, noon Central, 1:00 pm Eastern – and internationally based on your time zone). Gather your team and watch it together - www.mops.org/webevent to register for this FREE event.

MOPS Council Event - October 16

Amy Cawthon will be hosting a MOPS Council Event at First Baptist Church in Midland, Texas on October 16th from 10-12.

Amy will be providing wonderful training & networking opportunities. You should have received an EVITE.Please RSVP and if you have any questions - please email Amy at aecawthon@sbcglobal.net.

Any person on MOPS Steering Team or Table Leaders (Discuss Group Leaders) are welcome to attend. This invite is sent to my most updated contact list. If you no longer are on Steering Team please update or have the appropriate person on your steering team update the MOPS Database and forward this to that person.

There will be a conference call at a later date for those unable to attend.

And SAVE THE DATE - MOPS Summit in Midland as well on April 2nd, 2011.

Back to MOPS

By Amanda Dreher, Associate Director of Leadership

Driving through my neighborhood this morning I noticed the children playing in a nearby driveway, backpacks strewn about, while a mother sat on the front porch watching over the bunch and waiting for the school bus to arrive. Although I know I will soon be the mother who patiently waits to herd my kids onto the school bus in the morning, my children are not yet old enough for fall to mean “Back to School.” For us fall is “Back to MOPS.”

The beginning of fall is an exciting time as we MOPS moms and leaders are fast approaching our first MOPS meeting. This is my favorite time of the MOPS year. It is when we finally get to move out of the planning stage and into the doing, when we get to catch up with friends in our MOPS group we might not have seen in a couple of months and when we get to start meeting new moms who are coming to MOPS for the first time.

In the midst of the excitement there are usually also many new questions that come up. Here are a few tips and resources to help you make the most of your “Back to MOPS” adventure. You will need your MOPS Guide Login to access these links.

• Registering moms:  This year registering the moms in your group for MOPS International Membership is easier than ever. Click here to register your moms. Once registered each mom will receive:
• MomSense Magazine
• Mom-E-Mail
• MOPS logo reusable shopping bag
• MOPS bumper sticker
• No Mom Alone 2-in-1 frame magnet
• MOPS bag tag
• Inviting new moms: There are many resources to help you invite new moms to be a part of your MOPS group. On the MOPS leaders website there are templates for personalized brochures, publicity ideas & Invite-A-Mom cards. Be sure to check out the idea center to find and share ideas with other leaders.
  
  
•  Connecting with moms:  As you begin your year, remember that one way moms will feel connected to each other and to the group is through their Discussion Groups. Now is the time to make them feel welcome and included. Check out some of the resources for  Discussion Group Leaders help you set the tone for your group.

Welcome New Groups

We'd like to welcome two new groups to our area. Cielo Vista & Del Sol both from El Paso. We're glad to have you!!!!

Welcome

This is the place where the MOPS leaders in Northwest Texas can get information on area events, download area newsletters, network with other groups and more.

We also plan to have a Facebook page created by the end of September. We will invite all the leaders and there you can privately share pictures, ideas, etc.

Networking our groups together will help us all create stronger groups. If you have any questions, please let Leah (Community Networker) or Amy (Community Coach) know.

Who we are: MOPS International is here to come alongside mothers of preschoolers to encourage, equip and develop them to be the best moms possible

What Does a MOPS Group Look Like? A MOPS group is a dynamic, inviting environment where women can come - just as they are - to build friendships, be encouraged and gain practical parenting strategies. Every group is different depending on a variety of things. There is no cookie cutter idea of what a MOPS group has to be. Whether the group meets in the morning or evening, at a cafe or church, prison, school, or home we invite EVERY mother of preschooler. Whether there are 5, 15, 0r 50 women - MOPS is for every mother of a preschooler (pregnancy through kindergarten). We encourage groups to outreach to that "every" MOPS.

Why start a MOPS group? Because MOPS meets moms' needs. MOPS is unique in its specific focus on mothers of preschoolers and understanding the needs of these critical years. MOPS has developed a relational program designed to meet those needs.

Because MOPS is for every mother of preschoolers. MOPS is an open door to every community. It successfully meets the needs of both churched and unchurched moms, in urban centers or rural towns, moms of every age, ethnic background and lifestyle.

Because MOPS grows leaders. MOPS provides a place for women to grow as leaders by working with one another. With leadership resources provided by MOPS International and a team atmosphere to work in, mothers are encouraged to take an active role in their group.

How to start a MOPS group: Go to http://www.mops.org/ to read more and to request information.