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)
Index: Nazarene Youth International (NYI)
332.2
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.
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)
333.3
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.
342.3
The Global Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Council shall be composed of the chair, vice chair, youth members-at-large, and representation from each region as designated by the NYI Global Ministry Plan (810). The director of Nazarene Youth International shall serve ex-officio on the council. The council shall be responsible to the General Board through the Global Mission Committee, and general superintendent in jurisdiction for NYI, and shall conduct itself under the authority of the NYI Charter and the NYI Global Ministry Plan. The Global NYI Council members shall hold office until the conclusion of the next General Assembly, when their successors are elected and qualified.
342.4
342.5
The Global Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall be represented at the General Assembly by the global NYI chair at the close of his or her term (301).