Section: General Government

The duties of the Board of General Superintendents shall be to:

Provide supervision, guidance, and motivation for the general church, with appropriate attention to leadership and theology for all districts, agencies, and ministries of the global Church of the Nazarene.

Recommend, in consultation with the director of Global Mission, and respective national administrative directors and/or regional directors, changes in assignment of geographical areas subject to approval of the General Board.

Have primary authority with regard to ecclesiastical policies and plans, and to advise the General Board, its committees, and all boards of the Church of the Nazarene on other matters. The Board of General Superintendents shall make recommendations they deem advisable to the General Board and to the committees. The Board of General Superintendents shall approve or disapprove all nominations made by the Global Mission Committee to the General Board for appointment as missionaries.

Serve together with the General Board Executive Committee as a Nominating Committee, to bring one or more names to the General Board for election of a general secretary and a general treasurer.

Declare vacant by a two-thirds vote the office of general secretary, general treasurer, or department director.

Fill vacancies that may occur in the membership of the General Court of Appeals in the interim of sessions of the General Assembly, and to select the chairperson and secretary of the court. (305.7, 612, 902)

Fill vacancies that may occur in any special commission or committee in the interim of General Assemblies or General Board.

Appoint general superintendents to serve as advisers of institutions of higher education affiliated with the International Board of Education. (905)

Arrange, in conjunction with Global Clergy Development, ministerial studies for those serving in roles of ministry, lay or credentialed. (529–530)