Board of General Superintendents
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The Board of General Superintendents is the highest elected leadership body of the Church of the Nazarene, responsible for providing spiritual oversight, administrative guidance, and global direction for the denomination.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
religious leadership body ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Nazarene churches worldwide ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | global Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | general superintendents ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ministry
ⓘ
church governance ⓘ religious administration ⓘ |
| follows | Manual of the Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
doctrine, polity, and practice within the Church of the Nazarene (under the Manual)
ⓘ
global ministries of the Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | regional leadership of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | multiple general superintendents ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
appointing or approving certain denominational leaders
ⓘ
calling and presiding over certain denominational meetings ⓘ coordinating global initiatives of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ ensuring adherence to the Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ interpreting the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ issuing official statements on behalf of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ promoting holiness theology within the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ providing pastoral leadership to the denomination ⓘ representing the Church of the Nazarene internationally ⓘ |
| hasRole |
providing administrative guidance
ⓘ
providing global direction for the denomination ⓘ providing spiritual oversight ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lenexa, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHighestBodyOf | Church of the Nazarene elected leadership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regularly ⓘ |
| oversees |
doctrinal integrity of the Church of the Nazarene
ⓘ
global mission strategy of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ implementation of policies adopted by the General Assembly ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | nonprofit religious organization ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.