Comments on: MOPS International: A Resource for Christian Moms http://ministry-to-children.com/mops-international/ Children's ministry should NOT be so hard . . . Ministry-To-Children.com exists to help you. You'll find thousands of lessons, ideas, and resources for telling kids about Jesus. All of this is 100% free and easy to print.. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kristin http://ministry-to-children.com/mops-international/comment-page-1/#comment-8940 Kristin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:09:41 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=3625#comment-8940 Thanks for sharing your concerns! I have never seen anything even questionable in any of the MOPS publications. I am so sorry that you had that experience! Maybe they have gotten back on track since then. I think the effectiveness of particular groups depends a lot on the leadership team steering the meetings. If there are Godly women organizing the group and praying consistently, there is going to be fruit produced - not only in the lives of the moms, but also their husbands and children. Blessings, Kristin Thanks for sharing your concerns!

I have never seen anything even questionable in any of the MOPS publications. I am so sorry that you had that experience! Maybe they have gotten back on track since then.

I think the effectiveness of particular groups depends a lot on the leadership team steering the meetings. If there are Godly women organizing the group and praying consistently, there is going to be fruit produced – not only in the lives of the moms, but also their husbands and children.

Blessings,
Kristin

]]> By: G F McDowell http://ministry-to-children.com/mops-international/comment-page-1/#comment-8403 G F McDowell Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:24:57 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=3625#comment-8403 FYI, our church stopped its association with MOPS after they ran a series of bizarre articles in their magazine encouraging such practices as having the wife dress up seductively with a different colored wig and get "picked up" by her husband at a local bar. This was at the same time that their organization became far more centralized, and lost some of its focus on the local church. I think our elders were concerned that MOPS might wind up playing an authority-usurping role, similar to how WMU can sometimes "run" some smaller churches. Not criticizing your blog post, so much as giving you a heads-up. I am pleased to read that your local group has been such a big blessing to you in your mothering and in your sanctification. FYI, our church stopped its association with MOPS after they ran a series of bizarre articles in their magazine encouraging such practices as having the wife dress up seductively with a different colored wig and get “picked up” by her husband at a local bar. This was at the same time that their organization became far more centralized, and lost some of its focus on the local church. I think our elders were concerned that MOPS might wind up playing an authority-usurping role, similar to how WMU can sometimes “run” some smaller churches.

Not criticizing your blog post, so much as giving you a heads-up. I am pleased to read that your local group has been such a big blessing to you in your mothering and in your sanctification.

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