With any significant experience, it's important to process in an external way and with others. After every other walk or so, take time to reflect and share in a small group.
How to Debrief Your Via Divina Experience
Use some of the questions below, plus a question or two from each walk's theme (found in the journal).
Encourage everyone in your group to speak. Notice if you haven’t heard from someone or if one person is dominating the conversation, and if so, gently invite equal participation.
RECOGNIZE
- Where did you go?
- What did you see on your walk? (Feel free to share pictures.)
- What did you think about while walking?
REFLECT
- What stuck out to you from the audio guide?
- A walk-specific question from the Debrief Guide.
RESPOND
- What have you been learning about a particular walk's theme that you want to remember?
- Is there a next step you feel led to take in light of that walk's theme?
The Approaching Differences Diagram
Some things in our Celtic Way experience might stretch you: exercise, outside speakers at special events, things said in debrief, the repetitiveness of breath prayer or other spiritual practices you may not be familiar with. Any time you experience this dissonance, we invite you to view it as an opportunity for growth. Ask God what he is teaching. Be curious. Build relationships.
To learn more about this vital tool for loving and working well across cultures, please visit InterVarsity's Multiethnic Ministries page.