From the list of these candidates, the General Assembly delegates from each region shall nominate to the General Assembly as follows:
Each region of 100,000 or fewer full members shall nominate one assigned ordained minister and one layperson; each region exceeding 100,000 and up to 200,000 full members shall nominate two assigned ordained ministers, one district superintendent and one pastor or evangelist, and two laypersons; and one additional layperson and one additional assigned ordained minister for regions exceeding 200,000 full members, with the following provisions:
On those regions whose membership is in excess of 200,000 full members, one assigned ordained minister shall be a pastor or evangelist; another shall be a district superintendent; and the other assigned ordained minister may be in either category.
No district shall be entitled to more than two members on the General Board, and no region shall be entitled to more than six members (with the exception of institutional representatives and members of Nazarene Missions International {NMI} and Nazarene Youth International {NYI}). Whenever more than two candidates from a district receive a higher number of votes than candidates from other districts on the region, those on another district receiving the next highest number of votes shall be selected as nominees from the region. (305.6, 901.1)
In each region the layperson(s), the pastor or evangelist, and/or the district superintendent who receive the highest number of votes in their respective classifications shall be nominated by majority vote to the General Assembly. In the instance of the larger regions where six members are to be elected, the layperson and the assigned ordained minister who receive the next highest number of votes shall be the additional nominees.
If a Regional Advisory Council determines that it is likely that a majority of elected delegates will be prevented from attending the General Assembly, the regional caucus voting may be conducted via postal or electronic means within six months prior to the start of General Assembly. The specific process by which this postal or electronic nomination of General Board members to the General Assembly occurs shall be proposed by the Regional Advisory Council and submitted to the General Secretary’s office for approval prior to implementation.
The International Board of Education (IBOE) shall nominate to the General Assembly four persons from the educational institutions, two assigned ordained ministers and two laypersons. The General Assembly will elect two representatives, one assigned ordained minister and one layperson for the General Board. (331.1)
The Global Council of the Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall nominate to the General Assembly the newly elected Global NYI chair. In the event that the newly elected Global NYI chair cannot serve the General Board, the Global NYI Council will nominate one member from the Global NYI Council. (342.4)
The Global Council of the Nazarene Missions International (NMI) shall nominate to the General Assembly one member of the Global NMI Council. The General Assembly shall elect one representative for the General Board. (343.3)
The regional Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) coordinators and the Global SDMI director shall nominate one person to the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall elect one representative for the General Board.
Elections to the General Board shall be as herein provided:
The General Assembly shall elect five assigned ordained ministers to serve as members of the General Court of Appeals during each ensuing quadrennium, or until their successors are elected and qualified. This court shall have jurisdiction as follows:
(From the 2013 General Assembly Rules of Order)
Resolutions and Petitions
Rule 26. Presenting Resolutions to the General Assembly. District assemblies, a committee authorized by the district assembly, regional councils, the General Board or any of its recognized departments, official boards or commissions of the general church, the Global Nazarene Missions International Convention, the Global Nazarene Youth International Convention, or five or more members of the General Assembly, may present resolutions and petitions for the consideration of the General Assembly in accordance with the following rules:
a. Resolutions and petitions shall be printed or typewritten on the official form furnished by the general secretary.
b. Each resolution or petition presented will include the subject and the name of the delegates or group making the presentation.
c. All resolutions that call for action that requires expenditures must include an estimated cost to complete the action.
d. Proposals for changes in the church Manual must be presented in writing and shall give paragraph and section of Manual to be affected and the text of the change, should it be adopted.
e. They shall be presented to the general secretary no later than December 1 prior to the convening of the assembly to be numbered and sent to the Reference Committee for reference in accordance with Rule 38 and Manual 305.1.
f. Any resolutions which are non-Manual items must indicate which entity has responsibility to enact legislation.
Rule 27. Resolutions and Petitions for Late Reference. Resolutions, petitions, and other items may be presented to the general secretary for reference to a legislative committee no later than June 1. Resolutions from global conventions which meet just prior to the General Assembly, will be processed for consideration.
Rule 28. Manual Changes. Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly shall be submitted to the Manual Editing Committee to be harmonized with other Manual provisions.
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