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The Administrative Files series documents the decisions of high level administrators and committees regarding the planning and management of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. A large portion of the series consists of material from the Board of Directors, including a complete run of minutes from the mid to late 1980s, as well as minutes from their retreats and special meetings. Also included are annual, financial, and strategic planning meeting reports.

An area of note within the series includes records of past presidents and organization officers. Material related to Chad Audi can be found in the Chad Audi series.

Material from COO Barbara Willis document the DRMMs work with external organizations and development efforts. The series includes one file of material noting the recognition recieved by Donald DeVos for his work with the organization during the 1990s.

Material related to Chad Audi, who has served as president and CEO of the organization, document Audi's accomplishments on these posts and contain correspondence with other leaders in the organization, as well as Audi's personal research files. Also included here records of the Board of Directors. The records contain notes and other related documents that Audi had filed with them, to provide context for projects.

The Projects and Programs series contains materials related to the various undertakings of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, primarily during the 1990s and 2000s. In contrast to the administrative records, the Projects and Programs series covers more of the day to day operations and those pertaining to specific buildings and projects. Programs run by the organization such as Women's Day, Youth Services, among others document the planning and promotion that built up to events themselves. Meetings held by employees of buildings and programs discuss challenges faced by the groups. Records of buildings report on the users and staff, but also focus on the services offered by the DRMM.

One area of interest within the series is the Employee Work Journals. These are handwritten notes from employees working in various Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries run shelters, with updates on job duties. Employees wrote down the types of work they had done each day and also offered updates on the people that were utilizing the programs and housing options.