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MOMS: DEVELOPING A MINISTRY
Paula Hagen and
Patricia Hoyt
Paper, $39.95
192 pages, 8½" × 11"
ISBN 0-89390-534-8
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This guide to developing a Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) in your
community leaves no stone unturned — from recruiting your staff to planning
your budget, from facilitating the sessions to evaluating the program.
"Getting Started" shows you what materials you need, what a MOMS costs,
how to publicize and how to prepare for the first session. Each of the
eight session outlines includes a facilitator's preparation page, the detailed
session plan and a facilitator's reflection page. The prayer rituals are
step-by-step guides for leading the group in spiritual reflection. The
"Development of the Ministry" chapter gives you information and resources
for maintaining your ongoing ministry. The appendices provide staff member
job descriptions plus all the forms and sample materials you will use throughout
the program — all reproducible!
This book is also available as part of a special
MOMS Evaluation Kit, set of four titles
Reviews
"MOMS: Developing a Ministry is excellent! Easy to follow
and adaptable to any parish setting or situation ... This program could
be utilized in many community settings other than parishes, such as pre-school
PTA groups, neighborhood clusters and Mother's Day Out programs."
— Anne C. Keough, director, Family Life Ministry, Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, Duncanville, Texas
"The MOMS central strength is the Developing a Ministry
manual, which makes the program user-friendly. Although MOMS recommends
the help of a staff person to begin with, the manual's completeness and
clarity will ensure successful implementation by confident and responsive
volunteers."
ù Valerie Dillon, director, Family Life Ministry, Archdiocese of
Indianapolis
"I see MOMS: Developing a Ministry as priceless in developing
leadership for the MOMS program. It has a step-by-step guide so that energy
is not dissipated looking for resources."
— Donna M. Hanson, Office for Social Ministries, Diocese of Spokane,
Wash.
About the Authors
Paula Hagen has worked in family therapy, parish family ministry
and retreat direction. A member of the Benedictine community, she developed
the Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) for an Arizona church and currently
promotes her ministry nationwide through workshops and lectures.
Patricia Hoyt is coordinator for family ministry at Christ the
King Catholic Church in Mesa, Ariz. Born in Ireland, she has traveled widely
and spent three years teaching in Peru, South America, before settling
in Arizona. She regularly gives workshops on storytelling, spirituality
in the home, developing our potential and other topics.
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