301

The General Assembly shall be composed of ministerial and lay delegates in equal numbers from each Phase 3 district, the district superintendent serving as one of the assigned ordained ministerial delegates, remaining assigned ordained ministerial delegates and all lay delegates elected by district assemblies; general superintendents emeriti and retired; general superintendents; Global Nazarene Missions International president; Global Nazarene Youth International chair; Church of the Nazarene, Inc. officers and directors who report to the plenary of the General Board; one-half of the regional International Board of Education school presidents from each region will be voting members, and the other one-half will be non-voting members, with the number and selection process determined by the International Board of Education; Nazarene Publishing House president; Pensions and Benefits International director; Stewardship Ministries global director; Church of the Nazarene Foundation president; Research Services global director; and one General Board-commissioned missionary delegate per region elected by the assigned contracted missionaries serving in that region. In the absence of such election the missionary representative shall be elected by the Global Mission Committee.

304

The general secretary, general treasurer, and three persons appointed by the Board of General Superintendents at least one year before the convening of the General Assembly shall constitute the General Assembly Arrangements Committee.

317.4

Serve together with the General Board Executive Committee as a Nominating Committee, to bring one or more names to the General Board for election of a general secretary and a general treasurer.

317.5

Declare vacant by a two-thirds vote the office of general secretary, general treasurer, Nazarene Publishing House president, or department director.

329

The general treasurer, elected by General Board as provided by General Board Bylaws, shall serve until final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until a successor is elected and qualified or until removed according to 317.5. (900.3)

329.1

The general treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of General Assembly. (301)

329.2

The general treasurer shall be amenable to the general superintendent in jurisdiction for the Global Ministry Center Financial office, Board of General Superintendents, and General Board.

330

Duties of the general treasurer are to:

330.1

Have custody of funds belonging to general interests of the Church of the Nazarene.

330.2

Receive, and disburse funds of the Global Administration and Finance Committee, Global Education and Clergy Development Committee, Global Mission Committee, and other funds belonging to the General Board, or to any of its departments; general superintendents’ fund; general contingent fund; General Assembly expense fund; general benevolent church funds; funds of Global Nazarene Youth International; and funds of Global Nazarene Missions International. (331.3)