integrate the competencies developed in the DMin curriculum and to create a project appropriate for the student’s particular ministry setting. The primary assignment in the seminar is for each student to write the prospectus for her thesis. The purpose of this text is to guide the DMin student as she engages in an action research project and writes the subsequent thesis.2 At the heart of DMin programs is the intent that projects serve the church, develop ministerial practice, and be applicable to