Guest speakers/meeting dates and MOPS-wide events for the 2020-2021 MOPS season:
Fall 2020
September 17/18: Fall Welcome – Decide To Rise Theme Intro & MOPS 101
October 1/2: Kirsten Casillas – Storytelling
October 15/16: Simi Botic – Embracing Our Fearfully & Wonderfully Made Selves
October 29/30: Raising Compassionate Kids
November 12/13: Amy Franklin-Rhoads – Sharing With Children Through Music
December 3/4: Christmas Meeting
Spring 2020
January 22: TBA
February 5: TBA
February 26: TBA
March 12: TBA
March 26: TBA
April 16: TBA
April 30: TBA
May 14: Farewell Meeting
Meetings from the 2019-2020 MOPS year:
Fall 2019
| September 20 | Fall Welcome – To The Full Theme Intro & MOPS 101 |
| October 4 | Chrissy Powers – Finding Gratitude For Your Body |
| October 18 | Cara Lippen – Cooking Tips |
| November 1 | MOPS Panel |
| November 15 | MOPS Swap/Video – Practicing Gratitude |
| December 6 | Holiday Meeting – Billy Jack Blankenship – Storytelling |
Spring 2020
| January 17 | Serve Like a Mother Panel – Moderated by Mike McClenahan |
| January 31 | Kirsten Casillas – Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids |
| February 21 | Arlene Pellicane – 31 Days to a Happy Marriage |
| March 6 | Leeana Tankersley – Begin Again |
| March 20 | Crystal Hazelton – Health Tips & Tricks |
| April 3 | Man Panel – Moderated by Jamie Nelson |
| April 24 | FUN Meeting |
| May 8 | Farewell Meeting |
Meetings from the 2018-2019 MOPS year:
Fall 2018
September 14 – Fall Welcome – Fall Welcome & Finding Your Fire
October 5 – Stephanie Dunham – Finding and Embracing Your Strength
October 19 – Desiree Fortin – Strong as a Mother – Living with Anxiety – click here to listen.
November 2 – Panel
November 16 – Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray – I’ll Push You – click here to listen.
November 30 – Monica Dean – Good News in a Bad News World – click here to listen
December 14 – A Christmas Celebration with Lisa Pittman, SBPC Director of Worship
Spring 2019
January 18 – MOPS Swap
February 1 – Linda Hayley – Love Thy Neighbor – click here to listen
February 22 – Cooking Tips with Cara Lippen (MOPS Int’l Traditions Video)
March 8 – MAN PANEL – click here to listen
March 22 – Wendy Snyder – Positive Parenting – click here to listen
April 5 – Kirstin Casillas – Keep the Fire Burning – click here to listen
May 3 – Graduation & End-of-Year Celebration
Meetings from the 2017-2018 MOPS year:
Fall 2017
September 6 – Fall Welcome – Free Indeed Theme Intro & MOPS 101
September 22 – Leanna Tankersley – Breathing Room – click here to listen
October 6 – Arlene Pellicane – Step Away from the Phone – click here to listen. Still Face Experiment YouTube video – click here to watch
October 20 – Panel
November 3 – Andrea Moriarty – Changed by a Child: Fathered by God – click here to listen.
November 17 – Lesley Hyatt – How to Have Fun With Your Children While Effectively Promoting Development – click here to listen
December 1 – Marie Osborne – Overcome the Overwhelm – click here to listen
Spring 2018
January 19 – MOPS Swap and Tracie Arlington – Teaching Your Kids How to Handle Mean Kids & Mean Behaviors – click here to listen
February 2 – Wendy Speake – Mommy Anger Triggers – click here to listen
February 16 – Betsy Ringer – Family Zoo Clues: Understanding Your Child’s Personality – click here to listen
March 9 – Amanda Anderson – All My Friends Have Issues: Real Thoughts on Real Friendships with Real Women – click here to listen (apologies! beginning of recording partially cut off)
March 23 – Mike McClenahan – Free Indeed – click here to listen
April 6 – Dawn Neldon – Raising Unicorns – click here to listen
April 20 – Emily and Chris Kates – Marriage in the MOPS Years – Surviving and Thriving – click here to listen (apologies! we were unable to record the last few mins of their talk due to recording time limitations)
May 4 – Graduation & End of Year Celebration
Meetings from the 2016-2017 MOPS year:
Fall 2016
September 9 – Fall Welcome – We Are the Starry Eyed Theme Intro & MOPS 101
September 23 – Paula Taylor – Identity
October 7 – Panel
October 21 – Kathy Maddox – Modeling Kindness, Openness, and Strength to our Families – click here to listen
November 4 – Andrea Moriarty – Amplifying Your Child’s Interests – click here to listen
November 18 – Julienne Smith – Food for Talk – Family Mealtime – click here to listen. Who would you most like to have dinner with? video – click here to watch
December 9 – Mike & Amy McClenahan – The Wonder of Christmas – click here to listen. Compassion International video – click here to watch. Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – click here to watch
Spring 2017
January 13 – Spring Welcome & our oh-so popular MOPS SWAP!!!
January 27 – Kristie Christie – Eliminating Entitlement: Raising Emphathetic Kids Who Care – click here to listen
February 10 – Steve & Judy Guy – Marital Bond Breakers: What’s Gone Wrong? – click here to listen.
Book recommendations:
– UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World (link)
– For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men (link)
– Fathered by God: Leaning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You (link)
and Healthy Eating and the Lie We All Believe – click here to listen
March 3 – Wendy Snyder – Handling Sibling Rivalry…Why Can’t You Just Get Along??!! – click here to listen
March 17 – Thia Hobson – Missional Motherhood – click here to listen
March 31 – Mary Cipriani-Price – Female Sexuality – click here to listen
April 21 – Jana Alayra – From My Heart to Yours
May 5 – Farewell and Graduation
Meetings from the 2015-2016 MOPS year:
Fall 2015
September 11 – Fall Welcome – A Fierce Flourishing Theme Intro & MOPS 101
September 25 – Shannon Cunningham – Family Mission Statement – click here to listen
October 9 – Emily Kates – A Fierce Flourishing: A Story About Vulnerability – click here to listen; click here to watch Brene Brown’s TED Talk
October 23 – Catherine Dickerson – Parent Effectiveness Training – click here to listen
November 6 – Pam Farrel – Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti – click here to listen
November 20 – Arlene Pellicane – Leave Me Alone, I’m Hiding in the Bathroom – click here to listen
December 11– Lisa Pittman – Make a Joyful Noise – click here to listen
Spring 2016
January 15 – Spring Welcome & our oh-so popular MOPS SWAP!!!
January 29 – Jerusha Clark – Why Women Never Feel Good Enough – click here to listen
February 26 – Autumn Bonner – Two Truths and a Lie: The Truth about Exercise
and Healthy Eating and the Lie We All Believe – click here to listen
March 18 – Mike and Amy McClenahan – click here to listen
April 1 – Cara Miller – Finding your SHAPE – click here to listen
April 22 – Leanna Tankersley – Brazen: The Courage to Find the You That’s Been Hiding –
click here to listen
May 6 – Farewell and Graduation
Meetings from the 2014-2015 MOPS year:
Fall 2014
September 5 – Be You Bravely & MOPS 101 – click here to view theme video
September 19 – Renee Fisher – Forgive Others, Forgive Me – click here to listen
October 3 – Panel Discussion – Be you, Bravely
October 17 – Susie Walton – The Joy of Parenting – click here to listen & SusieWaltonHandout101714; Susie also did an amazing TEDx talk – click here to listen to that
October 31 – Natalie Stillman – Raising Financially Responsible Children – click here to listen
November 14 – Arlene Pellicane – Growing Up Social – click here to listen to Main Talk and
Q&A
December 5 – Mike and Amy McClenehan – Christmas Reflection
Spring 2015
January 16 – Spring Welcome
January 30 – Lisa Bronner – Shopping with a Global Perspective – click here to listen
**MOPS Swap
February 20 – Special Date Night MOPS event featuring Kathy Mattox – Parenting with Love
& Logic – click here to listen
February 27 – Melissa Symington – Motherhood and Female Sexuality – click here to listen
March 13 – Julia Roller – Mom Seeks God – click here to listen
March 27 – Billy Jack Blankenship – The New Thing – click here to listen
April 17 – Paula Taylor – Breathless Wonder
May 1 – Farewell and Graduation
Meetings from the 2013-2014 MOPS year:
Fall 2013
September 13 – MOPS 101
September 27 – Dr. Ann Corwin – Helping Children with their Feelings – click here to listen
October 11 – Susan Peterson – Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids in Southern
California – click here to listen **MOPS Swap
October 25 – Panel Discussion – My Family Journey
November 8 – Stacy DenHerder – Estate Planning – click here to listen
November 22 – Tecia Giusta – Conflict Resolution in Relationships
December 6 – Lisa Pittman – Christmas Reflection and Celebration
Spring 2014
January 10 – Spring Welcome
January 24 – Julienne Smith – Family Mealtime
February 7 – Special Event with Kathi Lipp
March 7 – Tracie Arlington – Bullying
** MOPS Swap
March 21 – Jennifer Witten – A world Greater than Our Own
April 4 – Stew Montgomery – Sticky Faith – click here to listen
April 25 – Kathy Mattox – Reduce Arguing
May 16 – Farewell
Meetings from the 2012-2013 MOPS year:
Fall 2012
September 7 – Plunge Theme
September 21 – Tracie Arlington – Protecting Our Children
October 5 – Mentor Mom Panel – Caring for Each Other
October 19 – Stew Montgomery – Raising Grateful Children in an Age of Entitlement
November 2 – Mentor Mom Tips – Food: Another Love Language
November 16 – Holiday Boutique
November 30 – Mike McClenahan – Christmas
Spring 2013
January 25 – Self Care Assessment
February 8 – Billy Jack Blankenship – Engaging vs Monitoring our Children
March 1 – Love Languages and your Family
March 15 – Barbara Fouts – Family Finances
April 5 – Kathy Mattox – Affordable Mistakes
April 19 – Lauren Shrader – Partnering with Others to Care for our Children
May 3 – Cara Miller – Emotional Assessment
May 17 – End of Year Slideshow