2016 Wesleyan Discipline: General Superintendent: Election
From Wesleyan Discipline
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- (16) To elect by ballot and by majority vote, from among the ordained ministers of The Wesleyan Church, one General Superintendent. The General Board shall determine a process for the collection of names of eligible candidates for the office of General Superintendent. The General Board shall screen the list of candidates and interview those believed to be the best candidates in order to determine their appropriateness and availability for election. The General Board shall provide one or more nominations to the General Conference for election by ballot, allowing for nominations from the floor.
1903. The General Superintendent is elected from among the ordained ministers of The Wesleyan Church by the General Conference as a general official of the Church (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:325; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:350:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:16), and is an ex officio member of the General Conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1503:1c), the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1605:1), the Executive Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1755), and the Executive Cabinet (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1990).