333

Elections to the General Board shall be as herein provided:

333.1

Each nominee presented by the respective regions shall be elected by the General Assembly by a majority “yes” vote by ballot.

333.5

From the nominee presented by the regional SDMI coordinators and the Global SDMI director, the General Assembly shall elect by a majority “yes” vote by ballot. (332.6)

334

The members of the General Board shall hold office until final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified. In the event that a member of the General Board shall move his or her church membership or residence from the region he or she represents, or if a minister changes from the category of ministerial assignment for which elected, or if a minister becomes unassigned, or if a layperson requests and receives a district minister’s license, his or her membership shall be terminated immediately. The vacancy so created shall be filled promptly. (331)

334.1

Vacancies occurring in the membership of the General Board, and also the committees thereof, shall be filled upon nomination by the Board of General Superintendents, who shall present to the general secretary, the names of two eligible persons from whom for regional representation the District Advisory Boards of the districts of the region on which the vacancy occurred shall elect one by a majority vote, each Phase 2 and Phase 3 District Advisory Board being entitled to one vote. For educational representation, the nominees shall be submitted to the General Board to elect one by a majority vote. For representation from Nazarene Youth International (NYI), nominees shall be submitted to the Global NYI Council to elect one by a majority vote. For representation from Nazarene Missions International (NMI), nominees shall be submitted from the Executive Committee of the Global NMI Council in consultation with the general superintendent in jurisdiction, and with the approval of the Board of General Superintendents to the Global NMI Council to elect one by a majority vote. For representation from Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI), the nominees shall be submitted to the General Board to elect one by a majority vote. (332.3–332.6)

335

The duties of the General Board. The General Board shall serve as the board of directors of The Church of the Nazarene, Inc., and shall have primary authority with regard to non-ecclesiastical policies and plans. The General Board shall encourage and expect all national, regional, district, and local boards to fulfill the mission of the Church of the Nazarene, which is to propagate Christian holiness in the Wesleyan tradition by making Christlike disciples in the nations, and shall facilitate the progress of the global church in each nation and/or region. The General Board shall promote the financial and material affairs of all committees of The Church of the Nazarene, Inc., subject to instructions as may be given by the General Assembly. It shall coordinate, correlate, and unify plans and activities of the constituent committees so that a unified policy may be established by and in all activities of The Church of the Nazarene, Inc. It shall have power to direct auditing of the accounts of all its departments and all entities legally related to The Church of the Nazarene, Inc., and it shall direct the business and administrative affairs of The Church of the Nazarene, Inc., and its departments and of all entities legally related to The Church of the Nazarene, Inc. These departments and entities, shall give due consideration to the advice and recommendations of the General Board.