The Team Debrief is a 3-day, 2-night debriefing and counseling event hosted at a scenic mountain home in the Appalachian Mountains (U.S.), onsite at team’s sending church or agency, or in the field during a team retreat.

According to many, one of the most prominent reasons for missionary stress and attrition is team dynamics. Beyond the practical tools to manage stress, we believe that team dynamics first begins with each member’s soul, “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?” (James 4:1-2).

A spiritually healthy team is one which:

• consistently aligns doctrinal belief; (God Aware)

• understands the dynamics of their own hearts; (Heart Aware)

• relies on the Spirit for help; (Spirit Dependent)

• is saturated and led by the Word; (Word Saturated)

• is anchored in community to both speak and receive truth in love; (Community Anchored)

• understands suffering from without and within; (Faithfully Suffering)

• and which properly understands culture in relation to the gospel (Culturally Wise)

This team focused debrief provides ample time and opportunity for Frontlines counselors, specific missionary teams, and their churches and/or agencies to interact.

Details:

• spend over 10 hours in-session as a team with Frontlines counselors, church leaders, and/or agency (if applicable)

• take inventory of their team’s spiritual health through a biblical lens

• be equipped by teaching from the 7-marks of a Healthy Frontline Worker

• pray and fight to see God’s goodness within the team

• grow in understanding of the importance of the local church to the care of the missionary soul

• draw wisdom from male and female missionary leaders

• develop a biblical process of introspection and discipleship for individuals and teams to take back to the field, to home, or wherever the Lord is taking them next 

Who is it for?

This debrief is ideal for:

• Missionary teams who are away from the field temporarily on home assignment, furlough or away from the field long-term in retirement and

• Missionary teams preparing to deploy to the field with

• Churches of attending missionaries who are helping care for them spiritually (1 person per missionary) and/or

• Sending agency representatives who play a role in caring for missionaries or team (1 person per missionary)

 What is the cost?

• The cost is $1099 per missionary, $449 per church or agency representative

 What will be included?

• 6 meals (U.S. based location only)

• 10+ hours of focused team debriefing/equipping spread across 7 sessions

• Ample free time

• 25% discount on Frontlines Church-Based Counseling Package which aims to both serve the missionary and equip the church with a framework, resources, and modeling of on-field soul care

• 25% discount on upcoming Frontlines Trainings

The Individual/couple debrief is a 3-day, 2-night debriefing and counseling event hosted at a scenic mountain home in the Appalachian Mountains (other locations globally as able). The goal is to help individual missionaries or married couples coming off the field and their churches begin (or continue!) processing their experience as missionaries by deeply meditating on and considering the character of God, reflecting on their soul's varied responses (thoughts, feelings, behaviors) to their missionary journey, and mapping a path forward towards continued growth in becoming a spiritually healthy frontline worker. This more intense and focused debrief is different than the group debrief in that it provides ample time and opportunity for Frontlines counselors, missionaries, and their church to engage around both encouraging and deeply discouraging times in the field.

Details:

• spend over 12 hours in-session, one-on-one, with Frontlines counselors

• take inventory of their souls through a biblical lens

• be equipped by teaching from the 7-marks of a Healthy Frontline Worker

• pray and fight to see God’s work through the peaks and the valleys of their story

• grow in understanding of the importance of the local church to the care of the missionary soul

• draw wisdom from male and female missionary leaders

• develop a healthy biblical process of introspection and discipleship to take back to the field, to home, or wherever the Lord is taking them next

Who is it for?

This debrief is ideal for:

• Missionaries who are away from the field temporarily on home assignment, furlough, or away from the field long-term in retirement

• Individuals within the attending missionaries church who are helping care for them

• Missionaries who sense a desire to spend more focused time to process the difficulties of field life

What is the cost?

• The cost is $3,160 for individual or married couple with a member from their church or $2,580 for individual or married couple without their church present.

What will be included?

You will receive:

• 6 meals covered (U.S. based location only)

• 12+ hours of focused debriefing spread across 8 sessions

• Ample free time

• 25% discount on Frontlines Church-Based Counseling Packages which aims to both serve the missionary and equip the church with a framework, resources, and modeling of on-field soul care

• 25% discount on upcoming Frontlines Trainings