Qualitative Research, Second Edition: A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Dissertations

by Tim Sensing

Publisher:

Cascade Books

, 2022

Overview

The second edition of Qualitative Research responds to the growing need in Doctor of Ministry programs for a textbook that guides students in Participatory Action Research, prospectus, and dissertation that reflect the recent trends in the discipline of practical theology. The Standards of Accreditation for the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools states, “The Doctor of Ministry is an advanced, professionally oriented degree that prepares people more deeply for religious leadership in congregations and other settings.” Standard 5.3 states, “The Doctor of Ministry degree has clearly articulated student learning outcomes that are consistent with the school’s mission and resources and address the following four areas: (a) advanced theological integration that helps graduates effectively engage their cultural context with theological acumen and critical thinking; (b) in-depth contextual competency that gives graduates the ability to identify, frame, and respond to crucial ministry issues; (c) leadership capacity that equips graduates to enhance their effectiveness as ministry leaders in their chosen settings; and (d) personal and spiritual maturity that enables graduates to reinvigorate and deepen their vocational calling.” In accordance with the standards, Qualitative Research guides students through appropriate research methods to satisfy the objectives of the degree in order to enhance ministerial leadership for the transformation of communities of practice.

Key Features

• Responds to the growing need in Doctor of Ministry programs for a textbook that guides students.
• Helps graduates effectively engage their cultural context with theological acumen.
• Equips graduates to enhance their effectiveness as ministry leaders.

Contents

1. Beginnings
2. Good Practice
3. The Big Picture
4. Tools of the Trade
5. Other Toolboxes
6. Taking Note
7. Analyze This
8. So What?

Praise for Qualitive Research

Sensing’s plain-language guide for doing DMin research serves as a vital resource for DMin projects from conceptualization to reporting. Emphasizing the communal and transformative nature of DMin research clarifies that research is not just technical but can also testify to the actions and presence of God in the context and has the potential to catalyze lifelong learning and ministry development.

—Mark Chapman, Tyndale Seminary

As a DMin program director, I remain grateful for Tim Sensing’s indispensable book. Qualitative Research has become a proven reference guide to the research tools of practical theology that DMin students use to ask contextual questions about their ministry according to the academic standards of advanced ministerial education. This smartly updated second edition brings years of pastoral and teaching reflection to service in the church.

—Gregory Heille, OP, Aquinas Institute of Theology

Product Details

• Title: Qualitative Research: A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Dissertations
• Author: Tim Sensing
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 454
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Doctor of ministry degree; Religion › Research; Theology › Research; Dissertations, Academic › Authorship; Research › Methodology; Pastoral theology › Research
• ISBNs: 9781725267718, 9781725267701, 9781725267725, 1725267713, 1725267705, 1725267721
• Resource ID: LLS:QLTTVRSDSSRTTNS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-27T19:32:41Z

About Tim Sensing

Tim Sensing (DMin, PhD), is the director of academic services and professor of homiletics at the Graduate School of Theology located on the campus of Abilene Christian University. Tim has taught research methodologies for the Doctor of Ministry program since 1999.