343

The Global Council of the Global Nazarene Missions International (NMI) shall be composed of the global president, global director, and the number of members prescribed and elected in accordance with the Constitution of the Global NMI.

343.1

The Global Council shall be governed by the NMI Constitution. The Global Council shall report to the Global Mission Committee of the General Board. (811)

343.2

The global director shall be nominated by the Global Mission office director, in consultation with the general superintendent in jurisdiction for the Global Mission office, and shall be approved by a majority vote of the Global Council before being submitted to the Global Mission Committee for approval by a majority vote with the recommendation submitted for election by the Board of General Superintendents. In the event the nomination is not approved, the director of the Global Mission office and the Board of General Superintendents shall submit further nominations until one is approved by majority ballot vote of the Global Council. The global director shall be an ex-officio member of the Global Nazarene Missions International (NMI) Council and a member of the staff of the Global Mission office.

343.3

The Global Nazarene Missions International shall be represented on the General Board by one member elected by the General Assembly from nominations made by the Global Council of the Global Nazarene Missions International. (332.5, 333.4)

343.4

There shall be a Quadrennial Convention held under the direction of the Global Council of the Global Nazarene Missions International immediately preceding the regular meeting of the General Assembly. This convention shall elect the Global Council of the Global Nazarene Missions International in harmony with the Constitution. The convention shall elect a global president, who shall be a member ex-officio of the Global Council of the Global Nazarene Missions International. (811)