Research in Ministry: A Primer for the Doctor of Ministry Program (Studies in Ministry and Parish Life)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Research Methodology:

This book, while brief, packs a lot in 80 pages. It is well worth the "read" to get an overview of the narrative research approach. Examples in each chapter are helpful.
Qualitative verses quantitative research benefits are made clear. I appreciate the author's point that research can be more than just impericism.
If you are looking for some insights about research methodology, this is a great book to consider.

Book Review For Anderson School of Theology:

William R. Myers in this book explains how to write a concise doctoral thesis. He talks about how "students are ... to become more intentional, more critically reflective, and more explicit regarding what it is that they think they are doing theoretically in their 'practices of ministry.'" (22) The personal experience becomes very important when writing. (31) This book was very helpful for me to be able to understand how that personal experience is reflected in the thesis for a doctoral. Myers is very... more info

An Introduction to the DMIN Project:

Myers writes this book to assist Doctor of Ministry students with dissertation research approaches. He presents a systematic approach to the process by beginning with stating the problem. The goal is to define a specific problem in a clear one-line statement. Myers advocates a case-study method for the final paper. Next, the studies' unique context is to be defined in terms demographic, structural, historic, and symbolic terms. At this point at theory is to be developed that remedies the problem being... more info

Approaching the D.Min. Dissertation:

Research in Ministry, by William R. Myers is a useful how-to-do-it eighty-five pages long manuscript. The Quantitative Research Method, the Ethnographic Research Method, and the Pro-Active Research Method are presented. The case study approach included under the Pro-Active Research Method option is the one favored by Myers. Identification of a `problem in ministry' (Chapter 1), and its related thesis statement, needs to be carefully articulated in the beginning, so as to control the scope of the... more info

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