Excellent STM Is Characterized by:
Standard #7:
THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP
An excellent short-term mission assures debriefing and
appropriate follow-up for all participants, and is expressed
by:
7.1 Comprehensive debriefing
(pre-field, on-field, post-field)
7.2 On-field re-entry
preparation
7.3 Post-field follow-up and
evaluation
We recognize that thorough debriefing and follow-up is a
crucial aspect of STM. As in the parable of the talents (Matt.
25:14-30), we seek to help all participants invest and multiply
the STM experience God has entrusted to them. Therefore in all
our STMs, we strive to provide relevant debriefing in each
stage (pre-field, on-field, post-field), including on-field
re-entry preparation for
goer-guests and
post-field follow-up for all participants as appropriate. We
acknowledge that thorough follow-up will help participants
process the STM, apply lessons learned, and promote continued
personal growth (spiritual, emotional, intellectual,
cross-cultural, relational, and other growth). We also
acknowledge that thorough follow-up can help participants
integrate the entire STM into life for kingdom purposes,
solidify transforming life change, and provide opportunity for
continued personal commitment to Christ and the people of his
world. We further acknowledge the importance of assessing our
mutual efforts with one another and therefore pledge to
implement timely evaluation of the outreach to help identify
unresolved issues (if any), to amend such issues, and to
enhance our partnership’s future STM efforts.
7.1 Comprehensive debriefing (pre-field,
on-field, post-field)
We pledge to provide appropriate and thorough debriefing
throughout every stage of the mutually designed program to help
all participants process the pre-field training, on-field
implementation, and post-field challenges. We further pledge
that our debriefing will be designed to enable participants to
better apply lessons learned, to nurture their continued
growth, and to bear spiritual fruit.
KEY QUALITY INDICATORS
7.1.1. How do you help goer-guests process their pre-field training experiences?7.1.2. How do you help goer-guests and host receivers process their experiences while on the field?
7.1.3. How do you debrief goer-guests, senders, and host receivers after the outreach is completed?
7.2 On-field re-entry preparation
We pledge to provide re-entry preparation for
goer-guests prior to
leaving the field to facilitate balanced re-entry into the home
culture, preparing them for adjustments and challenges they may
face.
KEY QUALITY INDICATOR
7.2.1. What type of re-entry preparation is conducted for goer-guests prior to leaving the field?7.3 Post-field follow-up and evaluation
We pledge to provide post-field follow-up for all
participants to help cement life change and cultivate ongoing
growth and commitment to Christ and his world. We pledge to
candidly evaluate our mutual efforts with one another as a
means to enhance future programs. We further pledge that the
results of evaluations will be communicated to relevant
leaders, for the improvement of future STMs and the keeping of
pertinent permanent records. We also pledge confidentiality,
integrity, and accuracy in the evaluation and record keeping
process.
KEY QUALITY INDICATORS
7.3.1. What kinds of post-field debriefing are done with goer-guests and host receivers?7.3.2. What kinds of post-field evaluation are done with goer-guests and host receivers?
7.3.3. How do you utilize the information gathered through post-field evaluations?
7.3.4. How do you communicate evaluation results to all participants?
7.3.5. What kinds of on-going follow-up are done with participants (senders, goer-guests, host receivers)? 7.3.6. How do you assist all participants in understanding God's kingdom and their role in it?