Qualitative research a multi methods approach to projects for doctor of ministry theses by tim sensing is a handbook for the research and writing required in doctor of ministry dmin programs he is director of academic services and professor of homiletics at abilene christian university. Qualitative research a multi methods approach to projects for doctor of ministry theses by tim sensing is a handbook for the research and writing required in doctor of ministry dmin programs he is director of academic services and professor of homiletics at abilene christian university. Doctor of ministry projects are a type of participatory action research that introduces an intervention in order to provide ministerial leadership for the transformation of the organization the. Tim sensings qualitative research is essential though not exciting reading for anyone preparing to undertake a doctor of ministry project thesis sensing packs a lot of information into the book so anyone reading it will need to reread at least portions of it several times to grasp all the concepts sensing is trying to convey. The intent of qualitative research a multi methods approach for doctor of ministry projects is to provide the fundamentals of qualitative research so that significant projects and theses emerge doctor of ministry projects are a type of participatory action research that introduces an intervention in order to provide ministerial leadership for the transformation of the organization