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.
Index: Global Mission
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)
332.4
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)
332.5
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)
333.3
333.4
335.19
Department Directors. The General Board shall elect Church of the Nazarene, Inc. department directors pursuant to the procedures set forth in the General Board Bylaws and the General Board Policy Manual, to serve until final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless removed from office as provided in paragraph 317.5. They shall be nominated according to the following procedures: If there is an incumbent director, the Nominating Committee may recommend either a “yes” or “no” vote, or present multiple nominees. The search for capable candidates for these offices shall be conducted by a search committee as provided by General Board Bylaws. This committee will bring two or more names to the Nominating Committee along with supporting rationale for their recommendation.
The Nominating Committee, composed of the six general superintendents and the Personnel Committee from the respective committee, shall submit one or more names to the General Board for election as provided in the General Board Bylaws.
342
Nazarene youth ministry is organized globally under the auspices of Nazarene Youth International (NYI), under the NYI Charter, and the authority of the general superintendent in jurisdiction for NYI and General Board. The global NYI shall be composed of members, local groups and district organizations, of Nazarene Youth International around the world. The global NYI is governed by the NYI Charter and the NYI Global Ministry Plan approved by the General Assembly.
342.1
There shall be a quadrennial Global Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Convention which shall meet at a time set by the Board of General Superintendents, in consultation with the Global Council of Nazarene Youth International. The quadrennial convention shall be composed of members as are designated in the NYI Global Ministry Plan (810).
342.2
The convention shall elect a global chair and a global vice chair, who shall be members ex-officio of the Global Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Council and shall serve without salary.