by Dave Lewis | May 23, 2017 | Blog
“The path that missionaries walk from life and ministry on the mission field back to life back in America is bristling with dangers to their spiritual, emotional, and social health. When the stress-filled final few months on the field, and the first few months... by Dave Lewis | May 22, 2017 | Blog
What makes debriefing unique? “Debriefing differs from fellowshipping or just spending time together because it has a specific goal or purpose. The missionaries that are being debriefed and the ones who are debriefing them know that their time together has a... by Dave Lewis | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Missionary debriefing is a relational and intentional process that provides an opportunity for a missionary to tell their story–verbally processing past and recent events from their point of view, complete with their emotional responses at the time and since then.... by Dave Lewis | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog
The folks at Shepherd’s Staff have posted this definition: Missionary debriefing is a relational and intentional process that provides an opportunity for a missionary to tell their story—by verbally processing past and recent events from their point of view,... by Dave Lewis | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog
Here is what a couple of previous participants have said about the Recalibrate! program: This week has been a wonderful time of seeing God’s loving hands in our lives…an answer to our prayers for Him to come near and work healing and comfort in our hearts. (J and B)... by Dave Lewis | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog
Steve Sweatman, president of MTI, posted this about missionary debriefing: “We’ve found it 10 times more effective when debriefing is: 1) done in groups with other ‘home leave’ or ‘returning’ cross-cultural workers not from their... by Dave Lewis | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog
Life on the mission field is a complex mix of experiences. Good and bad, envigorating and exasperating, praise worthy and regrettable. In words borrowed from Michele Phoenix, one of our facilitators, “their potential to harm can be defused and their capacity to... by Dave Lewis | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog
“A good debrief helps you put your experiences into the context of your life. You can relate those experiences to earlier events in your life and see how God is using them to prepare you for the future.” (Dr. Ronald Koteskey: What Missionaries Ought to... by Dave Lewis | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog
Missionary life is hard on so many levels. The level of stress that most missionaries live with is literally off the charts for most of their friends and supporters. While friends may be willing to listen to your story up to a point, usually it helps to be able to... by Dave Lewis | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog
The short answer is: everyone. Every missionary. Every person who has served in another cultural context for at least one year. Why? Because the most predictable aspect of missionary life is its unpredictability. Change is the status quo. While flexibility is an...