This document discusses how growing churches are more open to new ministry ideas than declining churches. It encourages leaders to give people permission to use their gifts, which can lead to unexpected ministries. It then provides conversation starters about how ministry ideas develop and face resistance. The document promotes a book called "Just Say Yes" and provides information on ordering it in bulk. It also lists additional online resources located at SayYesToMinistry.org, including videos, case studies, and training materials to help churches develop a culture of saying yes to new ideas.

2. “Growing churches say
Yes to things that
declining congregations
say No to.”

3. “When we set people free to do
the work of God,the spirit of
Christ propels us into places
and into ministries we could
never have imagined.”

4. Conversation StartersConversation Starters
• Where do the ideas come from in
your ministry setting?
• Can you map the path from
inspiration to fruition within your
local church?
• What forms of resistance do
ministry ideas face in your setting?

5. Conversation StartersConversation Starters
• Think of someone who exhibits the
qualities of a permission-giving
leader.What behaviors in yourself
would you need to work on to
becoming more permission-giving?
• How can you help foster a more
permission-giving culture in your
local church?

7. How To UseHow To Use Just SayYesJust SayYes
• Pastors and Staff
• Leadership Teams
• Chairpersons and Team Leaders
• Adult Classes
• New Members
• Lay Leadership Training
• Pastoral Leadership Groups

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9. Additional Resources availableAdditional Resources available
atat SayYesToMinistry.org
Step 1: Personally invite leaders to read
Just Say Yes! and participate in a leader
retreat.
Step 2: Host a leadership
retreat using the Leadership
Training Guide.
Downloadable
invitational postcards
Available via Cokesbury for
$9.99 with “Missouri Bulk
Pricing”
8.5”x11” downloadable leader guide
and PowerPoint for Leader Retreat
8.5”x11” downloadable Participant Worksheets
and 7-session devotion guide
Step 3: Invest in a period of
prayer and discernment using
the Devotion Guide.
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10. Additional Resources availableAdditional Resources available
atat SayYesToMinistry.org
4:00 min Introductory Video featuring
Bishop Robert Schnase
“Going Deeper” Videos:
1.Unlocking the Power of Yes: Becoming
More Permission Giving with Rev. Jenn
Weekes-Klein
2.Unleashing Systems: Creating a Cultural
Shift with Rev. Jim Downing
3.Permission-Giving Leadership: When
‘No’ is the Right Answer with Rev. Matt
Miofsky
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Just Say Yes! Case Studies:
1.Legacy: Clayton UMC and The Gathering
2.A New Way of Being: Sturgeon UMC
3.Hope in the Baking: Bridge Bread
4.Kumoba Pamoja (Worship Together):
Central UMC
PowerPoint Teaching Guide
for Small Group Sessions
Visit SayYesToMinistry.org
for more resources.

11. I am no longer my own,
but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt,
rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing,
put me to suffering.
Covenant Prayer
Wesleyan Tradition

12. Let me be employed for thee
or laid aside for thee.
Let me be full,
let me be empty
Let me have all things,
let me have nothing.
Covenant Prayer
Wesleyan Tradition

13. I freely and heartily yield
all things to thy pleasure
and disposal.
And now, O glorious and
blessed God, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit thou art mine, and
I am thine.
Covenant Prayer
Wesleyan Tradition

14. So be it.
And the covenant
which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven.
Amen.
Covenant Prayer
Wesleyan Tradition