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1 Coordinator - Position Responsibilities - Encourages other members of Steering in their responsibilities, delegating appropriately, and assisting as needed. - Sets the tone for the MOPS meetings, often by welcoming moms, sharing announcements, and handling other organizational needs. - Lines up speakers for MOPS meetings. - Disciples the Steering Team,encouraging each member to grow in her relationship with Christ. - Leads Steering meetings, preparing an agenda that encourages the contribution of every Steering Team member. - Serves as the liaison between MOPS International, the Chartering Ministry, and the MOPS group. - Reads the MOPS Handbook, the Coordinator's Handbook, and the other Positional Handbooks, and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group and the Chartering Ministry Coordinator - 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 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

2 develop their own talents. - Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in projects. - Demonstrates warmth,friendliness,and a desire to reach out 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 - 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.) - 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 MOPS. - 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, including Charter Renewal and MOPS International Membership registrations, agreed to in the Charter Agreement. - May identify and help organize fundraisers. - Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings. - Reads the MOPS Handbook and the Finance 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.

3 Finance - 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. MOPPETS - Position Responsibilities - Works with the Chartering Ministry and Steering Team to establish policies and procedures for the MOPPETS program. - Recruits MOPPETS workers,either volunteers or paid help. - Trains and encourages workers. - Communicates with MOPS moms who leave their children in her care. - Selects appropriate curriculum materials and develops programs and lessons for each class - Serves on Steering and attends meetings. - Reads the MOPS Handbook and the MOPPETS Handbook, and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group. - Disciples her team members and encourages each member to grow in her relationship to Christ.

4 MOPPETS - Personal Characteristics - Demonstrates a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because many women and children in MOPS may not have committed their lives to Christ,she is in an excellent position to encourage others to make this decision. - Displays sensitivity to needs of young mothers. - Exhibits a dedication to meeting the needs of children and understands their eternal worth to God. - Communicates well with children,peers,and older adults, because building relationships with all of these people will be a part of her ministry. - Understands what is involved in providing quality childcare to a group of small children. - Thinks creatively about how to find and involve many people in a project. Hospitality - 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. This includes the Tea & Testimony meeting. - Reaches out to mothers beyond MOPS, organizing help for families and the community. - Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings.

5 - Reads the MOPS Handbook and Hospitality 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. Hospitality - 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. - Possesses a special God-given creative ability that can be an encouragement to others and bring a creative atmosphere to MOPS activities.she can make an atmosphere appealing. - Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in the completion of her team 's responsibilities. Publicity - Position Responsibilities - Creatively publicizes MOPS meetings and special events in the community through a variety of tools. - Facilitates communication among MOPS moms through newsletters and other

6 areas of communication. - Serves on the Steering Team and attends meetings. - Reads the MOPS Handbook and the Publicity Handbook and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group. Publicity - 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 woman to make this decision. - Displays openness to new ideas and projects. - Exhibits writing skills and can organize information, meet deadlines, edit when necessary, and put together material that reflects quality in both appearance and content. - Delegates well and enjoys having many women involved in projects. - Displays an enthusiasm about MOPS and a genuine desire to reach as many women as possible through the ministry.

7 Creative Activities - Position Responsibilities - Guides her team with the Creative Activity selection and preparation. - 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. - 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. - 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. 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 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.

8 - Demonstrates warmth,friendliness,and a desire to reach out 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. Discussion Groups - Position Responsibilities - Coordinates the Discussion Group Leaders and is an example and encouragement to them. (She is the Discussion Group Leader for these women.) - Leads Discussion Group Team meetings, identifying training opportunities and needs and finding ways to meet these needs. - Promotes confidentiality and sensitivity within the individual groups, recognizing the need to refer to a more experienced person for counseling when appropriate. - May substitute for Discussion Group Leaders who are absent. - Organizes service projects. - Organizes breakfast schedule. - Serves on Steering and attends meetings. - Reads the MOPS Handbook and the Discussion Group Handbook and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group. - Disciples her team and encourages each member to grow in her relation ship with Christ. Discussion Groups - Personal Characteristics - Demonstrates a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ. - Shows sensitivity to and an understanding of the needs of mothers of

9 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. Prayer & Outreach (Service) Responsibilities - Prepares devotions and questions. - Organizes meals for new moms. - Serves on Steering and attends meetings. - Reads the MOPS Handbook and the Discussion Group Handbook and understands the vision of MOPS and her relationship to the MOPS group. - Disciples her team and encourages each member to grow in her relation ship with Christ.

10 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.

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