A Brief Guide to Entering PC(USA) Ministry
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Ordination Exams
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A review of the history, key principles, and purposes of the ordination exams in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s preparation for ministry process.
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An explanation of the purpose and design of the Bible Content Examination, along with specific tips for strategies to use in preparing to take the exam.
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A step-by-step method for analyzing the kinds of questions that appear in the senior ordination examinations following the same system used by the Presbyteries' Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) to train the readers who evaluate the exams
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Explores the standards that are used by readers when evaluating whether or not an exam is "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory," and just what "Satisfactory" means in this context.
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This course is designed to assist inquirers and candidates in preparing to take the Bible Content Examination (BCE). It includes--in English, Spanish, and Korean--a full-length practice BCE along with archives and quizzes by canonical division of questions from past exams.
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Topics in this course include general information about these exams, strategies for preparing and taking the exams, and archives of questions (in English, Korean, and Spanish) from recent administrations.
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A comprehensive guide to all five standard ordination exams, covering everything registration through results reporting
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A Brief Guide to Entering PC(USA) Ministry
An overview of the preparation for ministry process in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This resource covers:
- the discernment and assessment process within the covenant relationship between inquirers/candidates and their congregations and presbyteries,
- the role of the standard ordination exams within that process, and
- the authorizations to begin seeking and negotiating a first call requiring ordination as a minister of the Word and Sacrament.
