Withdrawal of Churches. No local church may withdraw as a body from the Church of the Nazarene, or in any way sever its relation thereto, except by provision of the General Assembly, and upon agreed conditions and plans. (106.2–106.3)
Index: approves
222.10
To submit to the Board of General Superintendents any plans proposed for the creation of a district center. Such plans shall require the approval in writing of the Board of General Superintendents before they are put in operation. (319)
304.2
The General Assembly Arrangements Committee with the general superintendents shall formulate a program for the General Assembly, including emphases for each general interest; Communion service; and religious services; which shall be subject to approval by the General Assembly.
307.15
The office of any general superintendent may be declared vacant, for cause, by the unanimous vote of the remaining members of the Board of General Superintendents, supported by a two-thirds vote of the General Board.
317.3
Have primary authority with regard to ecclesiastical policies and plans (that is, issues of theology, ordination, and mission strategy), and to advise the General Board, its committees, and all boards of the Church of the Nazarene on other matters. The Board of General Superintendents shall make to the General Board and to the committees recommendations they deem advisable. The Board of General Superintendents shall approve or disapprove all nominations made by the Global Mission Committee to the General Board for appointment as missionaries.
317.5
Declare vacant by a two-thirds vote the office of general secretary, general treasurer, Nazarene Publishing House president, or department director.
319
The Board of General Superintendents shall consider for approval plans for district centers. Plans shall not be carried out until they have been approved in writing by the Board of General Superintendents. (222.10)
335.3
The General Board shall meet before or immediately following the final adjournment of the General Assembly and shall organize by electing officers and committees, and members to committees as required by its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, to serve for the quadrennium and until their successors are elected and qualified. The general superintendents shall preside over the meetings of the General Board.
536.1
A member of the clergy shall be subject to discipline if regularly conducting independent church activities with another religious group without the written approval of the District Advisory Board of the assembly district in which he or she holds ministerial membership, and the written approval of the Board of General Superintendents. (536.11, 605.1)
810
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.”1 Timothy 4:12