General Ordination Exam Preparation Prepared by Lane Hensley, Seabury Class of 2001

Previous Exams
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Sample Student Answers, Evaluations
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1993: Student A's answers, evaluation. Student B's answers, evaluation. Readers guidelines.
1994: Student A's answers, evaluation, advice.
1995: Student A's answers, evaluation. Readers Guidelines.
1997: Student A's answers, evaluation.
1998: Student A's answers.
1999: Student A's answers, evaluation.
2000: Student A's answers, evaluation.
Student B's answers, evaluation.

Miscellaneous GOE Aides
Bible Quotes
"Development of Doctrine" Topic Guide (compiled by Amy McCreath, 1997)
Divorce Question (2000) Outline of Answer
Practice Coffee Hour Questions
References 1
References 2 (by Wendy Lane and Jerry Shigaki, distributed by Jojo Pamatmat)
References 3 (books cited by Emily Schnabl in 1999; Emily had perfect GOE scores)
Sources 1
Sources 2
Tips 1
Tips 2 (from Newland Smith and others, circa 1993)
Topics (summary of questions from previous GOEs by Pat Conley, 1999; not exhaustive)

Web Resources

20/20: A Clear Vision
Anglican Communion
Anglican Pages of Louie Crew
Anglicans Online
APS Guide to Theological Resources
Bible Study Tools
Blue Letter Bible
Book of Common Prayer
Called to Common Mission
Canon Law
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches
Constitutions and Canons of The Episcopal Church
Early Church Writings
Episcopal Church
Episcopal News Service
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
General Convention: Summary of General Convention Actions
Gift of Authority
Gospelcom (Online Bible Research)
Lectionary Page
Music for the Church of God, including Metrical Psalms
Word Alone Network (suspicious of CCM)
Zacchaeus Project

Reference Works
Book of Common Prayer. New York: Church Publishing. 1979. ISBN: 0866839348. Call number BX5943 .A1 1984. United Library. Bookshelf.
Brauer, Jerald C. Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster. 1995. ISBN: 0664212859. Call number BR95 .W496. United Library.
Bushy, Galen, editor. Prayer Book Concordance. New York: Church Publishing. 1988. ISBN: 0898691508. Call number BX5945 .P65 1988. United Library. Bookshelf.
Childress, James F. and John MacQuarrie, editors. Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia: Westminster. 1996. ISBN: 0664209408. Call number BJ1199 .W47 1986. United Library. Bookshelf.
Church Pension Fund. Book of Occasional Services 1994. New York: Church Publishing. 1995. ISBN: 0898692504. Call number BX5947 .A1B66 1995. United Library. Bookshelf.
Church Pension Fund. Enriching Our Worship. New York: Church Publishing. 1998. ISBN: 089869275X. United Library. Bookshelf.
Church Pension Fund. The Hymnal 1982, Accompaniment Edition. 2 Volumes. New York: Church Publishing. 1995. ISBN: 0898691451. United Library. Bookshelf.
Church Pension Fund. Lesser Feasts and Fasts 1997. New York: Church Publishing. 1998. ISBN: 0898692741. Call number BX5947.B8 A3 1997. United Library. Bookshelf.
Church Pension Fund, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, Accompaniment Edition. New York: Church Publishing. 1993. ISBN: 0898692393. Call number M2125 .L39 1993. United Library. Bookshelf.
Complete Parallel Bible. New York: Oxford UP. 1993. ISBN: 019528318X. Call number BS125 1993. United Library. Bookshelf.
Davies, J. G., editor. Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Philadelphia: Westminster. 1986. ISBN: 0664212700. Call number BV173 .N49 1986. Bookshelf.
Dictionary. Example: Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Bundled. Springfield: Merriam-Webster. 2000. ISBN: 0877793026.
Freedman, David Noel. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 Volumes. New York: Doubleday. 1992. ISBN: 038542583X. Call number BS440 .A54 1992. United Library. Bookshelf.
Livingstone, E. A., and F. L. Cross, editors. Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford UP. 1997. ISBN: 019211655X. Call number BR95 .O8 1997. United Library. Bookshelf.
Marshall, Paul V. Prayer Book Parallels. 2 Volumes. New York: Church Publishing. 1990. ISBN: 0898692091. Call number BX5943.A3 M37 1989. United Library. Bookshelf.
McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. Louisville: Westminster John Knox. 1996. ISBN: 0664255116. Call Number BR95 .M378 1996. United Library. Bookshelf.
Musser, Donald. W. and Joseph. L. Price, editors. New Handbook of Christian Theologians. Nashville: Abingdon. 1996. ISBN: 0687278031. Call number BT28 .N48 1996. United Library.
Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden, editors. Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster. 1983. ISBN: 0664213987. Call number BR95 .W494 1983. United Library. Bookshelf.
Strong, James. New Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Comfort Print Edition. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. 1995. ISBN: 0840720726. Call number BS425 .S8 1995. Northwestern Library.
Study Bible. Examples: Metzger, Bruce M., and Ronald E. Murphy, editors. New Oxford Annotated Bible With the Apocrypha/New Revised Standard Version: College Edition. New York: Oxford UP. 1994. ISBN: 0195284119, Call number BS191.5.A1 1991 .N49. United Library. Bookshelf; NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 1995. ISBN: 0310925681, Call number BS195 .N37 1995c; NRSV Harper Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 1991. ISBN: 0310902037, Call number BS191.5.A1 1991 .G73. United Library. Bookshelf.
Wakefield, Gordon S. (preface). Westminster Dictionary of Spirituality. Philadelphia: Westminster. 1983. ISBN: 066422170X.