305.5

Set a suitable retirement pension for each retired general superintendent.

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)

307.16

The general superintendents, elected by the General Assembly, shall serve until 30 days following the final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified. (305.2)

317.10

Arrange, in conjunction with Global Clergy Development, ministerial studies for those serving in ministerial roles, lay or credentialed. (527–528)

326.1

Record and preserve the journal of proceedings of General Assembly and General Board.

326.8

Make available minutes of the General Assembly sessions to the delegates.

328

The general secretary, in conjunction with the general superintendents, shall, prior to the opening of General Assembly, prepare necessary forms, including Rules of Order “Manual” Abridgment for revision, and other things for expediting the work of General Assembly. Expense incurred shall be provided for out of General Assembly expense fund.

332

Nominations for the General Board shall be made as herein provided:

332.1

After the delegates to the General Assembly have been elected, each Phase 3 district delegation shall meet to select candidates for nomination to the General Board in the following manner. Each Phase 3 district may present names of two assigned ordained ministers and two laypersons. The multicultural composition of the nominating district should be considered in selecting names for nomination. For such regions that have a Regional Advisory Council, the names of these candidates shall be sent first to the national board and then to the Regional Advisory Council, which may reduce the number of names to three for each member that the caucus needs to vote on, after which the names shall be sent immediately to the office of the general secretary to be placed on ballots for presentation to the General Assembly delegates from each region. (203.23)