As we move forward into the spring semester of MOPS, I wanted send a bit of encouragement your way. Each of you serves a unique purpose in your MOPS leadership role and MOPS International appreciates your efforts so very much. Without each of you, there wouldn't be MOPS. Thanks for touching the lives of mothers in your sphere of influence.
Field Leadership
In the coming months, groups will be selecting Steering Teams for next year. Current leaders will be evaluating if they are being called to serve another year or contemplating a new adventure in MOPS leadership. That new adventure is Field Leadership. Click this link to discover the many opportunities available in our area. If interested in finding out more about this fun volunteer opportunity, just email Ann Goade at anngoade@sbcglobal.net.
MOPS Leadership Summit
The MOPS Leadership Summit is coming to a church near you! April 2, 2011 from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Online registration opens January 19th. We are still in the process of securing sites, but hope to have one in Tyler, Midland and the DFW area. Check the MOPS website for more information. This is a great opportunity to network with other area leaders. Current & potential leaders are invited to join us.
Unique Opportunity
Past MOPS President, Elisa Morgan, will be speaking at the Christian Leadership Alliance Conference in April 2011. Below is more information regarding this conference. Please feel free to pass this information on to any and all women leaders of ministries or non-profit organization. The deadline has been extended until Feb. 15th for the current pricing. Use the code to receive both Elisa Morgan books and an invitation to a meet and greet with Elisa Morgan, Carolyn Custis James and other FullFill presenters.
A Video Blog from Elisa Morgan . Feel free to pass this message along to your friends!
And check out the latest issue of FullFill magazine online.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Twas The 1st Night of The New Year
Twas the first night of the new year and all through the house,
Stacks of Christmas returns mounted high including a much too small blouse.
All the stockings were packed in their boxes with care
With hopes that the spring cleaning fairy soon would be there.
The children ran wild, bouncing high off their beds
All of the sugarplums had rushed right to their heads.
Me in my jammies and Dad in his sweats
Sat stressed at the table, calculating our debts.
When from the back bedroom their arose such a clatter
We sprang from the table to see what was the matter.
Away to the bedroom we flew in a hurry,
Tore open the door and stood there with worry.
The room was all scattered with toys new and old,
Left no room to explain what our eyes did behold.
When what to our wondering eyes should appear,
But our children laughing and playing without a single tear.
With all of the sharing and caring we got such a kick,
I knew in a moment, they must be sick!
Crazy it was, the friends they became,
I had no need to shout or call their middle names.
Their eyes, how they twinkled, their dimples, how sweet
Their cheeks red from laughing, the sounds couldn’t be beat.
My mouth hanging open turned from frown to smile,
Every frustrating moment was suddenly all worth the while.
We sprang back to the table, and just sat their smiling
We thought back to all the trouble, the heartache, the whining,
Neither one of us spoke too afraid to disrupt,
The joy we had found that no mess or debt could interrupt.
As we listened to the laughter, my hand he caressed,
Dad said, “Happy new year, my love, my how we are blessed.”
Stacks of Christmas returns mounted high including a much too small blouse.
All the stockings were packed in their boxes with care
With hopes that the spring cleaning fairy soon would be there.
The children ran wild, bouncing high off their beds
All of the sugarplums had rushed right to their heads.
Me in my jammies and Dad in his sweats
Sat stressed at the table, calculating our debts.
When from the back bedroom their arose such a clatter
We sprang from the table to see what was the matter.
Away to the bedroom we flew in a hurry,
Tore open the door and stood there with worry.
The room was all scattered with toys new and old,
Left no room to explain what our eyes did behold.
When what to our wondering eyes should appear,
But our children laughing and playing without a single tear.
With all of the sharing and caring we got such a kick,
I knew in a moment, they must be sick!
Crazy it was, the friends they became,
I had no need to shout or call their middle names.
Their eyes, how they twinkled, their dimples, how sweet
Their cheeks red from laughing, the sounds couldn’t be beat.
My mouth hanging open turned from frown to smile,
Every frustrating moment was suddenly all worth the while.
We sprang back to the table, and just sat their smiling
We thought back to all the trouble, the heartache, the whining,
Neither one of us spoke too afraid to disrupt,
The joy we had found that no mess or debt could interrupt.
As we listened to the laughter, my hand he caressed,
Dad said, “Happy new year, my love, my how we are blessed.”
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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.
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.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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
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
Monday, October 4, 2010
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.
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.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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.
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