Hopefully this will fill in any gaps.
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Why Groups?
The heart of MOPS International is the MOPS group, because a group is made up of relationships. And relationships are the vehicle of encouragement. Whether your group includes mothers of preschoolers, teen moms, military moms or school-age moms (MOMSnext), the essential aspect of your group is the relationships that are formed.
Four characteristics describe the relationships that result from a MOPS group:
Relationships with other moms
Women need to know they are not alone in their mothering. In an open and accepting atmosphere where every mom is welcomed, moms together find courage and skills to become better women and better moms.
Relationships with growth
MOPS groups provide a place for learning. Practical guidance, offered from a biblical perspective and from the wisdom of those who have lived longer and further, anchors a mom with answers she needs.
Relationships with perspective
The relationships offered in a MOPS group offer perspective from several levels. First is the level of shared perspective offered by moms who are themselves locked in the years of mothering young children where daily tasks become Herculean efforts with small children in tow. Second is the level of maturity found in the MOPS Mentors. Each group enjoys the wisdom offered by moms who have passed through the stage of mothering preschoolers. And third, a local MOPS groups connects each mom to the community of moms around the world who are encouraged by the ministry of a large, international nonprofit organization.
Relationships with a purpose
Relationships in a MOPS group help move each mom one step closer to Jesus, and one step closer to church connection. Motherhood is a season of life that leaves women open to spiritual considerations.
The heart of MOPS International is the MOPS group, because a group is made up of relationships. And relationships are the vehicle of encouragement. Whether your group includes mothers of preschoolers, teen moms, military moms or school-age moms (MOMSnext), the essential aspect of your group is the relationships that are formed.
Four characteristics describe the relationships that result from a MOPS group:
Relationships with other moms
Women need to know they are not alone in their mothering. In an open and accepting atmosphere where every mom is welcomed, moms together find courage and skills to become better women and better moms.
Relationships with growth
MOPS groups provide a place for learning. Practical guidance, offered from a biblical perspective and from the wisdom of those who have lived longer and further, anchors a mom with answers she needs.
Relationships with perspective
The relationships offered in a MOPS group offer perspective from several levels. First is the level of shared perspective offered by moms who are themselves locked in the years of mothering young children where daily tasks become Herculean efforts with small children in tow. Second is the level of maturity found in the MOPS Mentors. Each group enjoys the wisdom offered by moms who have passed through the stage of mothering preschoolers. And third, a local MOPS groups connects each mom to the community of moms around the world who are encouraged by the ministry of a large, international nonprofit organization.
Relationships with a purpose
Relationships in a MOPS group help move each mom one step closer to Jesus, and one step closer to church connection. Motherhood is a season of life that leaves women open to spiritual considerations.
The relationships formed in a MOPS group reflect the Christian faith in a comfortable and contagious form. Life to life and mom to mom, questions are considered and beliefs are reaffirmed for some and discovered for the first time for others, both for moms and families.
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