It's March @ MOPS/MOMSnext!
An Irish blessing...
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
If you haven't already talked about it at your Leadership Team meetings, March is an ideal month to start thinking and praying about your end-of-the-year MOPS meeting as well as leadership commitments for 2016-2017. So, especially for the new groups, here is a checklist to bear in mind:
- How can you best leave your moms with a firm message that God has designed us to flourish through every circumstance if we will Notice Goodness, Embrace Rest, & Celebrate Lavishly?
- Will you provide an end-of-year survey to the moms at your last meeting of the year?
- Do you want to meet throughout the summer? If so, what will that look like (monthly playdates, weekly book study, etc)?
- How is God calling you to serve at MOPS next year?
- If you need to pass your leadership position onto someone else, now is a good time to start praying & looking for whom. She might appreciate you "showing her the ropes" before the start of the 2016-2017 year.
- Do you want to schedule a Leadership Team "retreat" during the summer to connect & build your team relationship?
- Is there something your Leadership Team can do differently in order to do MOPS better (more advertising, use social media more or build up your current outlet, get more involved in our community, etc.)? Remember, you want your MOPS group to be a household name in your community so local moms will know there is a place for them to go.
As always, ladies, if you have questions, need help/suggestions, or prayer; you know how to get in touch with me!
Better moms make a better world,
COMMUNITY 24F News & Updates:
- SAVE THE DATE...LIVE Leadership Training Event: Our annual spring Leadership Training Event is just around the corner! This year we're bringing you: "Come Alive" (http://www.mops.org/come-alive-2016). Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at Victory Bible Church in Hammonton, NJ. You'll get training, networking, encouragement...and door prizes including a $50 MOMcon registration discount! In addition, the Leadership Team with the highest percentage of members present will receive a FREE prize!! Stay tuned for more info and Eventbrite invite...
- MOMSnext: We have two MOMSnext groups in our Community (see the list on the left)! In case you are unfamiliar with MOMSnext, it is the branch of the ministry of MOPS International that extends support to moms with school-age children. Due to increased commitments of moms at this stage, these groups meet in varied settings - morning, lunchtime, or evening - but cover issues like internet safety, navigating through adolescence, and peri/menopause...to name a few. If you know a mom at this stage of motherhood, see if one our MOMSnext groups are available to her. If you're getting ready to graduate from your MOPS group, consider starting a MOMSnext group at your church! We, moms, always need encouragement and support through every stage of motherhood :-).
MOPS International News & Updates:
- MOMcon Registration is OPEN: JOIN US in Milwaukee this September! It's your mom-business-trip; your opportunity to refresh as a woman, mom, and MOPS Leader. We'll have leadership training workshops available a little earlier this year (starting on Thursday at 1pm), so plan ahead. Imagine...pick-your-own workshops, amazing worship, a lot of information, training directly from MOPS staff in Denver...all within a circle of another 2,500 - 3,000 MOPS moms & leaders. Ladies, this is a definite worthwhile investment for you, your family, and your MOPS group!! See the sidebar for additional info, and follow this link to register: MOMcon 2016 - Registration.
- Partnership w/ a Global MOPS group: Perhaps you'd like to help launch a group through a missionary contact at your church...Or maybe you'd like to set aside a percentage of the proceeds from your fundraising for global MOPS...Or maybe your Leadership Team would like to help with training & encouraging leaders of a global MOPS group. Go to http://www.mops.org/global-
partner-ideas for more on church partnership ideas!
- NEW Items at the MOPS Store: There are two new "A Fierce Flourishing" accessories available... Use these links to purchase a few as gifts for your Leadership Team or prizes for the moms at your MOPS meetings: MOPS Triangle Bracelet and Drawstring Jute Bag.
- 2016-2017 MOPS Theme ~ Coming Soon...: March is the month for the "Reveal"! Keep an eye out on your emails and Facebook posts... We'll have the opportunity to brainstorm our new theme at our Come Alive Leadership Event in April :-).
Prayer Requests:
- New MOPS Groups / MOPS-group-sisterhood: I am hearing about the possibility of more new groups starting in our Area 24F soon - exciting!! Every new MOPS group represents moms and families who are being reached with resources to support a woman through her motherhood journey, including a relationship with Christ. If you know of another MOPS group near yours, please consider establishing a sister-like relationship to serve the moms in your community...even better! For more information on what MOPS-group-sisterhood can look like...please ask me :-).
