To elect a District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board in harmony with the procedure stated in 238, to serve until their successors are elected and qualified. (204.1, 212)
Section: Business of the District Assembly
203.21
To elect a District Assembly Finance Committee of equal lay and assigned minister representation to serve for a term not to exceed four years, as determined by the district assembly, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The district superintendent and district treasurer shall be members ex-officio. (235–235.3)
203.22
To elect a District Court of Appeals, consisting of three assigned ordained ministers, including the district superintendent and two laypersons, to serve for a term not to exceed four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (609)
203.23
To elect, by ballot, at a session within 16 months of the meeting of the General Assembly, or within 24 months in areas where travel visas or other unusual preparations are necessary, all of the lay delegates and all but one of the ministerial delegates, since one shall be the district superintendent. Every Phase 3 district assembly shall be entitled to representation at the General Assembly by an equal number of ministerial and lay delegates. The district superintendent at the time of the General Assembly shall be one of the ministerial delegates, and the remaining ministerial delegates shall be ordained ministers. In case the district superintendent is unable to attend, or in case there has been a vacancy and the new district superintendent has not been appointed, the properly elected alternate shall be seated in the district superintendent’s place. The Nominating Committee shall submit a nominating ballot containing at least six times the number of delegates eligible from that district in each category, ministerial and lay. From these nominees, the number of names for the electing ballot will be reduced to no more than three times the number to be elected. Then, the allowed delegates and alternates shall be elected by plurality vote, according to paragraphs 301.1–301.3. Each district assembly may elect alternates not to exceed twice the number of delegates. In situations where travel visas are problematic, a district assembly may authorize the District Advisory Board to select additional alternates. Delegates elected are expected to attend faithfully all meetings of the General Assembly from opening to closing unless providentially prevented. (25.1–25.3, 301.1–301.3, 303, 332.1)
203.24
To establish, at its discretion, a system of fellowship membership for its local churches. (Fellowship members must not be counted as full members for purposes of representation.) (108)
203.25
To provide for the auditing of all district treasurers’ books annually, to at least the minimum standard required by national or state law if applicable, or other recognized professional standards, either by a District Auditing Committee, a committee of independent examiners, or by such other appropriately qualified persons duly elected by the District Advisory Board. (222.21)
203.26
To present to the General Assembly, through the district secretary, a full official journal for the preceding quadrennium, to be preserved and filed. (205.3–205.4, 217.7)
203.27
203.28
To consider and care for the entire work of the Church of the Nazarene within the bounds of the assembly district.
203.29
To transact any other business pertaining to the work, not otherwise provided for, in harmony with the spirit and order of the Church of the Nazarene.