Here is some more info about each leadership position, and please know I am here to answer any questions, to help encourage you and pray for you. Being involved in MOPS Leadership over the years has been a huge blessing to me and my family. Below are all the positions that make up our leadership team so you can be learning about them and be in prayer about where God is leading you.
I heard a GREAT message yesterday that I wanted to include as well. God has given each of us unique gifts to fulfill His purpose. I can't do what God has gifted you with and vice-a-versa. If you get a chance after the kids are in bed I highly recommend you take a listen. This might help God lead you where you need to be.
DISCOVERING AND USING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT - PART 1 -Part 3 by Dr. Robert Jeffress
Click HERE
If you are interested in these positions and did not pick up an application at our last meeting and would like one- Please send me an email so I can get an application out to you.
Bradshaw4@sbcglobal.net
ALL applications need to be turned in to me, Lynn Bradshaw by March 13th (our next MOPS).
MOPS Leadership is a commitment to attend all of the following:
- Monthly leadership meetings (these are held in the morning with the option of childcare).
- 2 MOPS meetings a month
- 2 Girls' Nights Out
- MOPS & POPS
Coordinator (must be a regular attender of Olive Knolls):
The Purpose of Coordinating MOPS-
MOPS leadership is based on the principle of teamwork. It requires more than just one person to organize and implement the MOPS experience of planning, meeting and growing together. Working as a team provides a variety of areas for leadership development and creates a spiritual and emotional support network for the women who are leading MOPS.
However, every team needs a leader, a person who is responsible for pulling the variety of ideas and plans together. A MOPS Coordinator offers input and support to the Steering Team and the entire MOPS group. She works closely with her team, providing clear expectations while encouraging resourcefulness and creativity. The purpose of coordinating is not to control, but to guide.
A Coordinator also offers spiritual leadership under the authority of the Chartering Ministry. Her position allows her to disciple the women on her team, keeping them focused on the MOPS goal of bringing women to Christ and encouraging them in their own spiritual lives.
Because the Coordinator is most often the “up-front person” in a MOPS group, her influence will extend past the Steering Team to the women attending MOPS. Perhaps more than anyone else, she has the opportunity to show and tell women that better moms make a better world.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together ... but let us encourage one another.
Hebrews 10:24
Coordinator Job Description
Personal Characteristics:
[ Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because many women in MOPS may not have committed their lives to Christ, she is in an excellent position to encourage others to make this decision.
[ Displays an accurate and thorough understanding of the MOPS International vision, both as it applies to her group and as it reaches moms around the world.
[ Demonstrates an effective leadership style that is influential in nature, rather than authoritative. She can think strategically to identify expectations and guidelines.
[ Displays an ability to identify strengths in others and encourage women to develop their own talents.
[ Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in projects.
[ Demonstrates warmth, friendliness and a desire to reachout to other mothers through her sensitivity and supportiveness.
[ Reflects sensitivity, realism, flexibility and humor. [ Communicates effectively, both one-on-one and in front of a group.
Finance (must be a regular attender of Olive Knolls):
The Purpose of MOPS Finance
Well managed finances maximize ministry opportunities within every area of a MOPS group. The Finance Team Leader is responsible for overseeing and tracking income and expenses in a way that is sensitive to every mom.
Like any organization, your MOPS group will need funds in order to operate. You will be responsible for providing certain things, like childcare and refreshments. Your group will also be responsible for meeting financial obligations to MOPS International, and for responsibly reporting your financial activities to your Chartering Ministry.
The budget your Steering Team creates will provide a way to hold leaders and moms accountable to their responsibi-lities within MOPS. At the same time, your gentle approach to financial matters demonstrates your commitment to the MOPS International mission. Finance Team members are often among the first to connect with a mom. The impact of their sensitivity and warmth can set the tone for the group and for the future involvement of each MOPS mom.
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:2-3
Finance Team Leader Job Description
Personal characteristics:
Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because members of her team may not have committed their lives to Christ, she is in an excellent position to encourage each member to make this decision.
Organizes and handles her own finances in a responsible way that demonstrates her reliability in handling funds.
Maturely takes responsibility for management of funds, and enjoys the math and reporting needs of creating and managing a budget.
Shows warmth and acceptance to women from every background, demonstrating discretion about the personal lives of others.
Position Responsibilities:
Suggests a budget for the MOPS ministry based on known costs, anticipated expenditures and expected income. (Adoption of the budget is by the entire Steering Team.)
Serves as a financial liaison with the Chartering Ministry.
Reports regularly to the Steering Team on the financial status of the MOPS group, identifying shortages and surplus as appropriate.
Establishes a registration procedure for women joining your MOPS group and MOPS International Membership.
Shows sensitivity to the financial needs of each MOPS woman, warmly setting a tone of welcome. She explores the possibility/availability of scholarships for women in the group who cannot afford to attend MOPS.
Meets all financial obligations to MOPS International, includ- ing Charter Renewal and MOPS International Membership registrations, agreed to in the Charter Agreement.
May identify and help organize fundraisers to underwrite group and leader expenses such as Convention attendance.
Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings.
Disciples her team members and encourages each woman to grow in her relationship to Christ.
Hospitality (must be a regular attender of Olive Knolls):
The Purpose of Hospitality
Mothers of preschoolers are often used to putting the needs of their children before their own, and rarely take the time to nurture themselves. The Hospitality Team sets the tone and offers a pleasant and sustaining environment where the felt needs of a mother are met.
The overall goal of MOPS Hospitality is to create a warm, safe, comfortable and inviting place where a woman can feel accepted among friends by:
[ Creating an atmosphere of welcome as women arrive, making each woman feel glad she came to MOPS.
[ Serving food at MOPS meetings, helping women feel nurtured, facilitating interaction and providing time to relax.
[ Reaching out between MOPS meetings to women and their families, showing that MOPS genuinely cares about moms, not just about their MOPS attendance. This builds deeper relationships, providing more opportunities for sharing the truth of Jesus through lifestyle evangelism.
Simplicity is key. Hospitality doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate to be effective. The goal is to communicate to each woman, “You are special and we care about you.”
Above all, love each other deeply .... Offer hospitality to one another. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:8-10
Hospitality Team Leader Job Description
Personal Characteristics:
[ Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because members of her team may not have committed their lives to Christ, she is in an excellent position to encourage each member to make this decision.
[ Reflects a warm and friendly personality and demonstrates a caring attitude toward each mother she encounters.
[ Displays a sense of calmness, which is reflected in a smooth, flexible, organized manner.
[ Gifted with a God-given ability to create a welcoming, encouraging atmosphere. She ensures MOPS is appealing and inviting to every mom.
[ Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in the completion of her team’s responsibilities.
Position Responsibilities:
[ Focuses on the needs of women and arranges the atmosphere of MOPS.
[ Organizes the refreshments at each MOPS meeting, delegating responsibilities to team members and MOPS moms as needed.
[ Assures a warm welcome for every woman who comes to MOPS.
[ Delegates or plans and implements special events, both at MOPS meetings and outside of MOPS.
[ Reaches out to mothers beyond MOPS, organizing help for families and the community.
[ Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings.
[ Reads the MOPS Handbook and Hospitality Handbook and understands the vision of MOPS International and her relationship to the MOPS group.
[ Disciples her team members and encourages each woman to grow in her relationship to Christ.
Creative Activities (must be a regular attender of Olive Knolls):
The Purpose of Creative Activities
God, the Creator, made us in his image. That means he created us to be creative. During the years of raising young children, mothers of preschoolers hunger for creative oppor- tunities where individuality can be expressed. In this season when sentences are rarely completed, moms enjoy the opportunity to learn a new activity or finish something that becomes a visual aid for their invested efforts.
Creative Activities:
[ Provide opportunities to learn or develop creative skills and complete projects in a non-threatening, friendly atmosphere.
[ Provide alternative areas of creativity and learning a mother may not otherwise explore.
[ Provide time for women to socialize and get to know other MOPS moms in an unstructured setting.
[ Initially attracts some women to MOPS because of their interest in Creative Activities.
The Creative Activities Team Leader encourages mothers of preschoolers, especially those women on her team, by showing them that they can do or learn an activity, can create and can enjoy the process of completing something.
We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
Creative Activities Job Description
Personal Characteristics:
[ Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Members of her team may not have committed their lives to Christ, so she is in an excellent position to encourage each member to make this decision.
[ Possesses a special God-given creative ability that can be an encouragement to others and will bring new ideas for developing creativity.
[ Leads in a dedicated, flexible, patient and creative way, recognizing and planning for different levels of ability and interest in Creative Activities.
[ Organizes with a sense of humor. These two gifts together will help her prepare her team for the many details of each Creative Activity, from planning to dealing with the unexpected surprises.
[ Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in the completion of her team’s responsibilities.
Organizes materials, instructions, demonstrators and samples of each Creative Activity before the MOPS meeting. She plans within the time and budget limits of her group, and understands the needed skills for each activity.
[ Recognizes women who enjoy Creative Activities and provides opportunities for their growth.
[ Appropriately utilizes the ideas and abilities of each team member, wisely delegating responsibility.
[ Teaches skills and activities effectively, inspiring MOPS women to develop their skills in creative projects and encouraging women who do not feel particularly successful in this area.
[ Arranges for guest demonstrators and experts to visit MOPS to share various skills or other activities.
[ Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings.
[ Reads the MOPS Handbook and Creative Activities Handbook and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group.
[ Disciples her team members and encourages each woman to grow in her relationship to Christ.
DGL Team Leader: Is required to lead DGL Meetings once a month. She is also responsible to attend the Steering meeting as well.
Discussion Group Team Leader Job Description
Personal Characteristics:
[ Demonstrates a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
[ Shows sensitivity to and an understanding of the needs of mothers of preschoolers.
[ Demonstrates an ability to effectively work with small groups.
[ Understands the basics of small group dynamics and knows how to share them with the Discussion Group Leaders.
[ Shows warmth and acceptance to women from every background, demonstrating discretion about the personal lives of others.
[ Shares her testimony comfortably with others on appropriate occasions and knows how to lead another to Christ.
The Purpose of Discussion Groups
Discussion Groups are caring and sharing units focused on development and reinforcement of the teaching at a MOPS meeting. A woman can be guided and encouraged through these small groups to look at her involvement in the needs of her family, her involvement with her own needs and those of others and her need to be involved with Christ.
Discussion Groups:
[ Provide a sensitive, accepting climate in which the women feel free to share their thoughts and feelings.
[ Provide an essential “connecting” place where the women develop a sense of belonging and experience the opportunity to develop significant relationships.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friends springs from their earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:9
[ Provide an accepting atmosphere where a woman is gently challenged to examine her relationship with Christ and encouraged to make a commitment to him—the ultimate goal of the MOPS ministry.
The Discussion Group Team Leader is involved with setting the tone for honest sharing and for participation of all the women. She guides the Discussion Group Leaders, who are the “front line” of women reaching out to each mom who attends MOPS. Her contagious appreciation of each woman’s contribution helps promote open sharing. Her priority is to direct women into helpful, practical discussion in which each woman can take part.
DGL (Discussion Group Leader):
The Purpose of a DGL (Discussion Group Leader)
DGLs are caring and sharing units focused on development and reinforcement of the teaching at a MOPS meeting. A woman can be guided and encouraged through these small groups to look at her involvement in the needs of her family, her involvement with her own needs and those of others and her need to be involved with Christ.
DGLs:
[ Provide a sensitive, accepting climate in which the women feel free to share their thoughts and feelings.
[ Provide an essential “connecting” place where the women develop a sense of belonging and experience the opportunity to develop significant relationships.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friends springs from their earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:9
[ Provide an accepting atmosphere where a woman is gently challenged to examine her relationship with Christ and encouraged to make a commitment to him—the ultimate goal of the MOPS ministry.
The Discussion Group Team Leader is involved with setting the tone for honest sharing and for participation of all the women. She guides the Discussion Group Leaders, who are the “front line” of women reaching out to each mom who attends MOPS. Her contagious appreciation of each woman’s contribution helps promote open sharing. Her priority is to direct women into helpful, practical discussion in which each woman can take part.
DGL- Job Description
Personal Characteristics:
[ Demonstrates a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
[ Shows sensitivity to and an understanding of the needs of mothers of preschoolers.
[ Demonstrates an ability to effectively work with small groups.
[ Understands the basics of small group dynamics and knows how to share them with the Discussion Group Leaders.
[ Shows warmth and acceptance to women from every background, demonstrating discretion about the personal lives of others.
[ Shares her testimony comfortably with others on appropriate occasions and knows how to lead another to Christ.
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