Thank you for running the Church in the World course in your church. My hope is that this course will help your church and the Church at large. This site contains all the resources you need to run the course and participate in the research.
Before the course:
Church in the World Pastor Questionnaire - Lead pastor (or other pastor) should complete this form before running the course, even if the pastor is not the facilitator of the course. Questionnaire maybe be completed on paper and mailed with other documents or online using one of the following links.
Choose One: .pdf form Online Form
Play this video after handing out the Informed Consent. Will give a high-level overview of the research.
For your first session, you will need:
Informed Consent Form -- Each participant will need to fill this out. It is only available on paper. Participants will need to initial at the bottom of each page and sign the last page. The informed consent is a legal document stating that participants freely and willingly agree to participate. They are promised no compensation. Also, their identity will be protected to the best of my ability and all data will be stored in a secure location. Participants may withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. Facilitators, please mail completed Informed Consent documents to:
Kory Kleinsasser
3243 Lincoln St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Study Intro Video (above) - play this as people are completing the informed consent form.
Pre-Course Questionnaire - Each participant will fill out this form. The form should take about 10 minutes. It can be filled out on paper or online using the QR code on the questionnaire or the link on this page. Participants can also find a link to the pre and post-course questionnaires by going to www.churchintheworld.online/preq ore www.churchintheworld.online/postq. Online forms will go directly to me. You may mail paper copies to Kory along with the Informed Consent documents to the above address.
Video Link - Links to teaching videos are on this page. Scroll down for session content.
Full Course Participant Guide (can also be downloaded individually by session videos) - Available at the link below.
Facilitator Guide - This .pdf guide contains instructions and help for facilitating the course.
Facilitator Session Summary - Facilitators please complete this summary after each session. Links for each Session Summary available with the session content.
Pre-Course Links (needed for Session 1)
Informed Consent (available only on .pdf): Informed Consent .pdf
Pre-Course Questionnaire: Pre-Course Questionnaire .pdf Online Form Link
Full Course Participant Guide: .pdf link
Facilitator Guide (for ALL sessions): .pdf link
Sessions
Session 1 Participant Guide: Session 1 Guide .pdf
Session 2 Facilitator Guide: Session 1 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Session 2 Participant Guide: Session 2 Guide .pdf
Session 2 Facilitator Guide: Session 2 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Session 3 Participant Guide: Session 3 Guide .pdf
Session 3 Facilitator Guide Session 3 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Session 4 Participant Guide: Session 4 Guide .pdf
Session 4 Facilitator Guide Session 4 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Session 5 Participant Guide: Session 5 Guide .pdf
Session 5 Facilitator Guide Session 5 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Session 6 Participant Guide: Session 6 Guide .pdf
Session 6 Facilitator Guide: Session 6 Facilitator .pdf
Facilitator Session Summary Form: Summary.pdf Online Form
Post-Course Questionnaire: Post-Course .pdf Online Link
About Me
My name is Kory Kleinsasser. I have been the lead pastor at Waite Park Wesleyan Church in Northeast Minneapolis since 2010. This project is my DMin project for Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University. I have three adult children, two sons-in-law, and two grandkids.