Arrive Ready - the survey

1. Please provide some contact information.

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Last Name

Country

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2. Our long-term goal with our missionary host was: Required Question

	Unimportant, this was a one-time trip that provided great opportunity for team growth. Where next?
	There is no host where we're going, we're opening new fields, and our team is made up of professionals and experts
	Our on-going partnership includes mutual ownership, expectations and priorities
	There's an understanding we'll come back in 2 years, the trip seems mutually helpful

3. The missions trip was publicized and promoted by: Required Question

	We held an information meeting before the trip, and publicity materials were made available
	Word-of-mouth, casual announcements, sign-up sheet on info table
	Several months before departure, our information meeting established timelines, costs, schedule for training and debriefing, ministry objectives and introduced the team leader
	This trip was not for public consumption. Since participants are invited based on expertise, publicity is limited to general reporting

4. The purpose of our team application was: Required Question

	Every team member fills out an application as part of a screening process. Before they are accepted, they are interviewed by leadership to ensure a good fit
	Since team members already have extensive international experience together, newcomers are invited to join the team according to a need for new expertise or capacity
	The organization we worked with, wanted each team member to fill one out
	We mostly used it as a method for gathering emergency contact information for every team member

5. Informing family members of the trip meant: Required Question

	Inviting them to an information session, where they could meet the leader, ask questions, learn the team schedule and receive team contact information
	Creating emergency contingency plans, informing of exit strategies, updating wills and next-of-kin information
	This was an unspoken responsibility of the team member
	Asking family members to pray for the team, and giving a team calendar or bookmark as a reminder

6. The international experience of individuals on our team was… Required Question

	On average, 2-3 international travel experiences per team member
	Less than one international travel experience per team member
	Multiple experiences (4+) per team member
	Approximately one international travel experience per team member

7. As a team our work and our ministry objectives were primarily: Required Question

	Decided in mutual conversation between host and team leadership. Plans were made for each to swap skills with one another
	Determined by promotional material received from a STM agency informing of a need somewhere in the world
	Decided by the ministry projects of our hosts and an opportunity for our team to observe the local host or missionary ‘in action’
	A long-term objective involving significant ($100 000+) resources in order to assist nationals to fulfill personal dreams

8. Our team funds were raised by: Required Question

	Telling the team members how much money they needed to raise
	Individual team members are often funded by a ministry or have developed a personal funding base
	Bake sales and car washes! There were several opportunities for team members to raise funds together
	The participants were taught by the team leaders how to raise friends to personally support their mission

9. As a team we met face-to-face … Required Question

	A couple of times before we left
	At the airport...we came from a wide geographic area
	Multiple times over several months prior to departure
	Between deployments the team consistantly meets on a regular basis to strategically plan for future initiatives

10. Our team prepared for cross-cultural understanding by… Required Question

	Learning some basic language and cultural differences - we found out they are called "nationals", not "local yocals"
	Listening to our team leader who let us know how to pack, what to wear, and our host who gave us an orientation when we arrived
	Studying behavioural differences in various cultures around the world
	Deepening our expertise on worldview issues such as being-doing culture and high and low context

11. Secondary or support leadership for the team was: Required Question

	Determined on the field, by the primary leader to help manage the team
	Vital! Developing secondary team leaders was a big part of mobilizing our STM team
	Only necessary if the host required a certain ratio of leaders to team members
	Secondary leaders are recruited, trained, and sent with new teams

12. Our team's health care and travel insurance plans: Required Question

	As a sending agency, we have a long-term plan for coverage for our team members, including insurance for emergency airlift from politically unstable situations
	Were from our partner agency has a health and insurance package that they charge all team members
	We required everyone to have insurance coverage, and have a waiver of liability for our leaders
	We used a waiver, and we also provided the proper insurance for all team members; team members who do not want our insurance must prove equal or greater coverage

13. Our team's safety and security rules meant that we: Required Question

	Prayed for the protection of God and listened to the rules of our host
	Required the team leader and the host to stay informed of security threats and established contingency plans
	Identified a safety and security professional for assistance at home in case of political, religious unrest or detention
	Told people where they could and couldn't go and had them sign a waiver of informed consent

14. Problem team members are managed by: Required Question

	The team leader who consulted with their host and home leadership and followed their directives
	The national host who carried the responsibility and right to discipline problem team members
	The team collectively confronts the problem, attempts to reconcile, and may ultimately choose to disassociate themselves from the problem team member
	Internal measures. The team members signed a covenant confirming the responsiblity and right of the team leader to lead the team and to even end team member participation if necessary

15. Our involvement in humanitarian work meant that: Required Question

	The team has capacity for immediate deployment for disaster response, and extensive training for best practices in international development
	The host had a strategy to use short-term teams to fulfill long-term goals, and the team gathered or developed the expertise during training
	Just before we left, friends and family donated items for the team to bring to people that they met along the way
	The team raised some finances in order to bless the hosts and meet their requested needs

16. The team leader (this might be you!): Required Question

	Is the first responder into emergencies, complex intercultural problems, and crisis counseling
	Seemed familiar with the natural ebbs and flows of a short-term mission team
	Clarified lines of authority, communication, responsibility and accountability in the team
	Was new and inexperienced

17. The procedure for handling our STM team's cash surplus was: Required Question

	Leftover money was returned to the sending organization for future STM activity
	During the final day on the field, the team leader distributed leftover money equally among team members
	All surpluses are returned to the previously determined and advertised accounts
	The team agreed to divide the money between the host missionary, a local ministry at home, and to improve their own debriefing experience (bungee jump!)

18. Re-entry debriefing took place with team participants as: Required Question

	We were prepared for common re-entry stresses from the beginning of the team's pre-departure training, reminded often on the field, and reviewed within a month of return
	Takes place with trusted colleagues, and may continue with experienced professionals who have the expertise to treat serious trauma
	What is re-entry debriefing?
	At the end of the trip we spent time unpacking the experience, exchanging stories and sharing our feelings about our time together