IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

Bylaws
Article I. Organizational Structure – General Level
c) The Executive Committee
d) The Ministries Cabinet
e) The World Pentecostal Holiness Fellowship
f) All councils, boards, and committees in the
General Superintendent Division
7) The General Superintendent shall have the
authority to counsel and advise all General-level
ministries.
8) The General Superintendent shall be responsible
for establishing a comprehensive Conference
Superintendent Mentoring Program specific to the
culture, region, and size of the Conference.
9) The General Superintendent shall be responsible
for establishing a comprehensive Clergy
Development Program. Such program shall include
clergy training, clergy care, and credentialing.
10) The General Superintendent shall be responsible
for rulings of church polity. Such rulings may be
appealed to the Executive Committee.
11) The General Superintendent or his appointee shall
preside over all Conference sessions.
12) The General Superintendent or his appointee shall
have the authority to preside over ordination and
licensing ceremonies and to sign and present
ordination certificates and licenses. (Evaluating
ordination and license candidates and issuing
clergy credentials is a function reserved for
Conferences.)
13) In the event that charges are brought against a
Conference Superintendent, the General
Superintendent or his appointee shall serve as
chairman of the Conference Executive Council until
the Council of Bishops makes proper disposition of
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