302.1

The Board of General Superintendents in consultation with the Executive Committee of the General Board is authorized, when appropriate, to select a simultaneous site(s) for the General Assembly. Voting from such simultaneous sites will be recognized as official voting along with the votes of the delegates at the primary site.

305.4

Place in retired status a general superintendent who has requested such relationship, or who, in the judgment of the General Assembly, has become disqualified by physical disability, or by any other disqualification that would prevent such a person from caring adequately for the work of the general superintendency; and provided that superintendent has served in the office of general superintendent for at least one full term. Should a general superintendent request retirement in the interim of General Assemblies, the request may be granted by the General Board in regular session upon recommendation of the Board of General Superintendents. (314.1)

305.6

Elect a General Board, as provided in 332.1–333.4, to serve until the final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified. (331, 901.1)

307.3

Preside over the General Assembly and over the meetings of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene. (300.1, 335.3)

317.2

Recommend, in consultation with the director of the Global Mission office, and respective national administrative directors and/or regional directors, changes in assignment of geographical areas subject to approval 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.

317.11

Plan, preserve and promote the lifeline of global mission interests. The Board of General Superintendents, with the General Board, is authorized and empowered to apportion the World Evangelism Fund to the districts. (33.5, 130, 335.7)

325.2

If in the interim of sessions of General Board a vacancy should occur in the office of the general secretary, it shall be filled by the General Board, upon nomination as provided in 317.4. (335.21)

330.5

Furnish to the General Board an annual report of all finances of the Church of the Nazarene, including investments. (335.12)

331

The Church of the Nazarene, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Missouri, U.S.A. The General Board shall be composed of members who shall be elected by ballot by the General Assembly from among the persons nominated as provided in 332.1-333.4. To be elected a member of the General Board as a representative of a church region, one must be a resident on that region as well as a member of a local church on that region. (305.6, 334)