What in the World is Research?

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Abstract

Doctor of Ministry projects engage in robust field research involving data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Often, DMin students are entering the world of a social science field researcher for the first time. Words like “research”, “Institutional Review Boards”, and the non-sequitur “non-research,” fall outside the common vocabularies of even the professors. Navigating the language so one is not lost in translation fosters researcher confidence.

Author Bio

Tim Sensing, DMin, PhD, is Professor of Homiletics and the Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. He has taught the Research Methodologies course for ACU's Doctor of Ministry program for 24 years. Prior to coming to ACU in 1998, Tim preached for various churches for 17 years.

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Recommended Citation

Sensing, Tim (2022) "What in the World is Research?," Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/discernment/vol8/iss1/1