532.9

If a licensed minister unites with a church or denomination other than the Church of the Nazarene or engages in other Christian ministry without the approval of his or her District Advisory Board or without the written approval of the Board of General Superintendents, he or she shall be expelled immediately from the ministry and membership of the Church of the Nazarene. In its minutes, the district assembly will record the following statement: “Expelled from the membership and ministry of the Church of the Nazarene by uniting with another church, denomination, or ministry.” (107, 112)