Define the Problem: Feel the Burn

Meet the problem.

You have read the problem. Fill in a GRASPS worksheet in response to it. (Scribbling this with paper and pencil is fine. You will not turn this in.)

GRaSPS	Questions	Notes
Goal	What is the GOAL of the assignment? What will you be learning as you work on it?	The skill you are working on is Comparing Similar Texts. By working this problem (if the process works), you will be learning to notice similarities and differences among texts in the New Testament.
Role	What is your ROLE in the problem? Who are you? What are you to do?	What characteristics can you think of for an intern at VI?
Situation	What is the SITUATION in which you find yourself? Describe as much as you know.	What would an editorial meeting be like? How would you prepare for it?
Product or Performance	What is the PRODUCT of your work to be?	What are you supposed to come out of the meeting with? How will connecting a biblical metaphor to a particular congregational resource influence your study methods?
Standards	What are the STANDARDS by which your work will be judged?	Here is the rubric I use in my classes. As you meet the problem, try to relate these general standards to the specific Goal, Role, Situation and Product of this problem.

What do you know? What do you need to know?

Make a couple of lists here, as you find and read the texts on the body of Christ in Paul.

State the problem.

Put the problem in your own words, keeping in mind that it is about (1) the body of Christ metaphor in Paul, and (2) a church resource producer, and (3) pastors nearing or experiencing burnout. The only goal of this step is to make the problem your own in some sense, and make sure you understand its complexity.

Next: Go to "Address the Problem," coaching page 2.

Feel the Burn Coaching Pages

Define the Problem: Feel the Burn

Meet the problem.

What do you know? What do you need to know?

State the problem.