An elder may be approved by the district assembly as district interim assigned (DIA) by the recommendation of the district superintendent and the District Advisory Board, and will serve when called upon by the district superintendent and a local church board. (209.1)
Section: Ministry of the Members of the Clergy
525
A song evangelist is a member of the Church of the Nazarene whose intention is to devote the major portion of his or her time to the ministry of evangelism through music. A song evangelist who has a ministerial credential and who is involved in active ministry and has evangelism as his or her primary assignment, and who does not sustain a retired relationship with the church or any of its departments or institutions, shall be an assigned minister.
525.1
Guidelines and procedures for certification of song evangelists’ roles are contained in the Sourcebook on Ordination.
526
A member of the clergy in active service not otherwise provided for shall be appointed to special service, if such service is approved by the district assembly, and shall be listed by the district as an assigned minister.
526.1
An elder or deacon employed in a ministerial capacity as an officer in a church-related organization serving the church, or approved upon careful evaluation of his or her district assembly to serve with an educational institution, evangelistic, or missionary organization not directly related to the church, may be appointed to special service subject to 536.11.