Why debrief? Because Jesus did it with his disciples. We see Jesus' model of a short-term mission trip in Luke 9 and 10 as he sends out first t...
Debriefing is not the same as evaluating. All aspects of a mission trip need to be evaluated by leaders in order to understand how they can be done be...
What were the high points and the low points? Who most encouraged you on the trip? Did you accomplish your goals? What did God do? W...
Question 31: Did you lie in answering any of the previous questions? 4 Re-entry patterns Alienation: "I can't relate to anything I experienced...
We were on a project in Matamoros nine years ago. I'll never forget the impact it made on my 12-year old boy to see Mexican kids who hadn't eaten in a...
I know I said this would be a 6-part series on debriefing, but the traffic on my blog site was so heavy last week, it seems like many of you have a st...
Without a good debriefing, you've missed the point of a mission project. Debriefing connects the dots for participants, helping them to see what God i...
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting the author, Richard Rohr. His writing themes remind me a lot of Henri Nouwen's themes: brokenness, centeredne...
A good debrief helps untangle lies from the truth. Here's how: A few innocent little lies are one thing, but chances are, your mission trip par...
William Wilkie asks: Why don't we debrief college students periodically? Should we conduct periodic debriefing for children? When should the Body o...
