Area Coordinator's (AC's) Corner

Area Coordinator's (AC's) Corner
Nichole Bethel, Zone 22 AC

CONVENTION UPDATE

Ta da! A Convention announcement!
We just signed the papers and we thank you for your prayers as we worked on moving, well, a whole lotta details in just a few days.

Drum roll #1: The Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area) was able to welcome us (in the midst of many conventions needing to move).

Drum roll #2: We're able to keep the registration fees the same, so some of you might decide to come early or stay late, and enjoy the Orlando amenities with your friends (or family).

And thanks for all the great ideas of cities! You helped our future dreaming. 'Twould be fun!
And again, it will be great because of Who we'll be with: "Where(ver) two or three (thousand) are gathered in my name, there am I with them." (Mt. 18:20, our year's theme verse with my additions).

Naomi Cramer Overton

Convention Details:
The MOPS International Convention will be at the Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area). Dates will be the same, August 5-7, 2010. Speakers and artists will be the same great lineup — Julie Barnhill, Margaret Feinberg, Donald Miller, Naomi Cramer Overton, Shelly Radic, Go Fish, Mandisa, The Katinas and Richie McDonald.

Convention registration will re-open on Monday, May 17.
The early bird registration deadline will be extended to June 7.
We are working with the Gaylord Opryland for an official letter we can provide to anyone who has already purchased airline tickets to use with airlines to avoid rebooking fees. This letter should assist you in rebooking airline tickets — it will be posted online at www.MOPS.org/convention.
We continue to pray for families and businesses affected by the flooding and we have sent MOPS materials to local MOPS leaders who are distributing supplies in the Nashville area.



MOPS International Convention 2010

August 5-7, 2010
Gaylord Palms, Orlando FL



Check back often for more information!



Your MOPS International Convention Checklist:

Register for Convention (re-opens May 17)
Reserve a room at the hotel (register first!)
Schedule shuttle transportation



MOPS Convention ~ August 5-7, 2010

MOPS Convention ~ August 5-7, 2010
Registration for Convention is open on Monday, May 17th! Click on the picture.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Summit site: Willowdale Chapel, Kennett Square, PA


Here is a picture of the MOPS leaders who attended Summit at Willowdale Chapel in Kennett Square, PA. We had a blessed time together learning how to lead authentically.
If you attended Summit, please share your greatest take home message or what impacted you most. For me, I loved what Margaret Feinberg shared about combining the public me and the private me into one and trusting God with taking the risk of being that authentic. YIKES...it was a very compelling challenge. I try to live authentically, but that would really be a leap of faith to walk around like an orange with its skin peeled off for all to see my impurities. I'm going to put forth a great effort to live this authentically because I realized people will determine what my impurities are whether I display them or not. I trust I will encounter Jesus on a deeper level...that enough is worth it for me. What about you?
Blessings,
Nichole, your AC

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Sayre, PA Summit Site


Hi, ladies! Did you get to attend Summit 2009? Here's a photo from our site in Sayre, PA. We were pleased to have 55 moms attend our site this year!

Susan Entingh
CC Zone 22
North Central PA

Monday, April 20, 2009

Moms of School-Age Kids

At MOPS International we believe Better Moms Make a Better World. This is true during the preschool years and beyond. As mothers enter the school years, new challenges and issues arise, but the need for community and hope remains. We initially launched this program under the name “momfluence” and we were in the legal process of trade marking when we learned of usage of that name ahead of us in the process. Watch for a new name soon -- and continue to make plans for chartering a new group for moms of school-age kids.

For thirty-six years MOPS International has been reaching out to mothers of preschoolers to encourage, equip and develop them to be better moms. Now this group format will encourage, equip and develop moms in the next phase of mothering. All of the excellent MOPS leadership resources will be available to group leaders as they start groups around the world.

A mother’s influence is great during the school years. Join us as we launch this ministry to reach more mothers with community and hope that is life-changing.

For more information or to start a group for mothers of school-age kids, call 1-888-910-6677 or email charters@MOPS.org.

Go to the Mothers of School-Age Kids Home page at http://www.mops.org/page.php?pageid=2507&srctype=linklist&src=2507 for more details.