Short-term Teams De-briefing

Name: _________________________________ Home Church: _____________________

Ministry Location(s): _______________________________________ Date: ___________

1. Was this a good trip for you? ... Are you glad you went?

2. Give a short summary of the ministries you participated in:

3. How were the local church(es) involved in these ministries?

4. Describe your accommodations ... did they meet your needs?

5. How was local transportation provided? ... Was it adequate?

6. Do you feel that you were able to minister effectively to your host church(es)/ group(s)?

7. Did you have a regular teaching schedule? ___ weeks; ___ days/ week; ___ hours/ day

8. How many students did you have per day?

9. Did the students come prepared/ motivated to learn the subject matter?

10. Was the instructional level you had prepared for, the appropriate one?

11. Were you translated? ... Adequately? ... By what method?

12. Did the instructional materials & teaching aids meet your expectations/needs?

13. Did you notice any obvious educational needs (physical, process, strategic, topical, etc.)?

14. Did you have a chance to discuss these with local leadership? ... What was their response?

15. Repeat these last two questions for spiritual, material, or any other types of needs:

16. Can you describe, briefly, the overall spiritual atmosphere/ climate you encountered?

17. Is there a particular verse or thought that God ministered to/ through you during this trip?

18. What are a couple of things that we could join you in praising God for?

19. Are there specific people that we could be praying for? ... How?

20. Are there individuals who made confessions for Christ that we can pray for/ follow-up on?

21. How are you praying for your host church(es)/ group(s)?

22. How are you praying for the community/ country that you visited?

23. What has God shown you during your trip? ... What will you do with that insight?

24. Were you requested to take any particular actions/ fulfill specific needs after you return home?

25. What commitments did you make? ... What are your plans to follow-through?

26. What, if anything, did you receive to be delivered to the Field Office or to the Home Office?

27. Did you experience any surprises that could have been anticipated?

28. How could your experience have been improved? ... planning, logistics, communications, food, housing, transportation, ministry, training, orientation, etc. – be totally honest, please!!

29. How could we improve our overall program for Short-term Teams ministry?

30. Do you have any recommendations for those who might follow you in the future?

31. Do you believe that you might be called to make a return ministry trip? (please describe)

32. What have you learned about missionary life?

33. Are you praying for specific missionaries? ... How? ... Who?

34. Thanks again for being a willing servant ... if you have any further comments/ suggestions, we'd love to hear them:

Trip De-brief

rev: 13.7.94