In Just Say Yes! Robert Schnase shows church leaders how to unleashpeople for fruitful ministry. He teaches leaders to spot their ownnay-saying, and gives specific instructions for reversing the culture of'No' that has become so prevalent in many churches. Step by step,Schnase shows readers--pastors, other church leaders, and congregants--howto make significant change in their attitude and actions, to become apermission-giving church.This set of resources is the next step in the author's effort to reshapechurch leaders across the mainline denomination. Just Say Yes! Becominga Permission-Giving Church give church leaders what they need in orderto begin implementing the principles in the original book. It startswith a group study experience for church leaders, facilitated by asenior leader (typically the pastor). The study can be done in as littleas 3 hours or, if groups watch all the videos and do all the optionalexercises and activities, up to 6 hours total. The sessions can be usedas a single-day retreat or broken up into 3 or 6 separate sessions. Theycan be stand-alone sessions, or incorporated into meetings for staffand lay leaders. The Leader Guide includes instructions and guidance for leaders inplanning, hosting, debriefing and following up after the experience.Using this resource, plus the included customizable PowerPoint slidesand the video Stories of Permission, a pastor or other key leader caneffectively facilitate an extraordinary group experience resulting intransformation for the congregation.The Participant Guide is a complete workbook and devotion guide forchurch leaders--staff and laity--who participate in the Permission-Givinggroup experience. These will typically be church councils, staff teams,committee chairs, ministry team leaders, and the like. The Guideincludes prompts to reinforce the material shared in the videos and bythe facilitator, questions for reflection and discussion, and specificaction steps for becoming permission-giving leaders in the church. Itincludes plenty of room for writing and note taking during the groupexperience. It also includes a 30-day Devotional, which the participantcan complete either during or after the group experience. The groupexperience includes 6 inspiring and compelling videos from real churchsettings. Several additional video clips are also available, for groupswanting to spend more time exploring ideas together.A printed 4-Week Devotional is also available, and can be used byindividual church members autonomously, or (ideally) used by everymember as a personal study guide accompanying the 4-Week Sermon &Worship series. The material is flexible and accessible for all adultreaders, and can be done in one sitting or spread throughout the week. This study consists of a Leader Guide, Participant Guide, DVD, aDevotional Guide and free Customizable Downloadable Resources. The DVDhas 8 video stories showing the Permission-Giving Church in action, 3brief videos essays demonstrating the essentials of a permission-givingchurch and 1 video promo for inviting participation in the Just Say Yes!experience.