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From Anecdote to Analysis: A Case for Applied Research in the Ministry

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Technological advances and other rapid changes can only be managed by leaders who understand these changes and act rather than react. The modern minister will need to become more comfortable with applied research as a necessary skill. Virtually every profession respects, uses, and invests in applied research. Ministers, however, resist. This article identifies and addresses this resistance.

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Davis, K.G. From Anecdote to Analysis: A Case for Applied Research in the Ministry. Pastoral Psychology 46, 99–106 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024829302442

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