In a move to improve decision-making and continuity within the International Headquarters and the future Global Ministry Center, the Board of General Superintendents announced that effective March 1, 2008, the Board chair will serve as jurisdictional general superintendent for all of International Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. 

“There is a new level of collaboration and cooperation already underway, and the Board of General Superintendents is intent on helping our new Global Ministry Center function more effectively and efficiently,” said Jesse C. Middendorf, chairman of the Board of General Superintendents. 
 
David P. Wilson, General Secretary and Headquarters Operations Officer, said, “On behalf of the Global Ministry Team at International Headquarters, I want to express our support and appreciation for this action by the Board of General Superintendents. We believe that having one jurisdictional general superintendent will serve to further strengthen working relationships within our operations and throughout the church.”  

Jurisdictional assignments for all members of the Board of General Superintendents have been revised accordingly and are available at http://nazarene.org/ministries/superintendents/jurisdiction/display.aspx. The jurisdictional arrangements for all Phase 3 districts worldwide remain in place without change. Each general superintendent will continue with a jurisdictional assignment for one of the six regions in World Mission.

This decision by the Board is part of the implementation of the resolution adopted by the General Board on the revisioning of Nazarene Headquarters with an extensive review of operations and structure of all General Board departments there.