Article 13 - Administration

Article 13 - Administration

ARTICLE 13

ADMINISTRATION



13.1 CHAIRMAN

There shallbe a Chairman ofThe Church who shall take precedence over all other officers and members of The Church,


13.1.1 QUALIFICATION



He shall be a Minister not below the office of an Apostle or a Prophet,



13.2 FUNCTIONS



a) He shall chair the Executive Council and the General Council meetings



b) He shall be an ex-officio member of every Board and Committee ofThe Church



c) He shall chair every meeting, convention or rally he attends



d) He shall direct action on issues and correspondence pertaining to Missionaries and External Branches



e) He shall be the Chairman of the Missions Board



f) He shall assign to the General Secretary and the International Missions Director such duties as he shall deem necessary.



(g) He shall during the short absence of the General Secretary or the International Missions Director not exceeding six (6) months be responsible for appointing an Acting General Secretary or an acting International Missions Director from among the Executive Council members or Apostles and Prophets



(h) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, he may take decisions and actions with any Area Head where disciplinary or other action is urgently required in an Area and afterwards report to the Executive Council



(i) He shall organize retreats, seminars, and prayer sessions for National/Area Heads and Ministers.



(j) He may issue pastoral and circular letters as and when he deems necessary



(k) He shall confer with the General Secretary and the International Missions Director on matters concerning Government and outside bodies



(i) He shall give a formal address on the state of The Church at every General Council meeting,



13.3 ELECTION



(a) The Executive Council, regulating its own proceedings shall, after prayerful consideration, present a candidate from the list of eligible candidates, to the Electoral College for open discussion and secret ballot



(b) Members of the Executive Council, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, National Heads and Area Heads shall constitute an Electoral College to put forward a candidate for the Chairmanship to be voted upon by the General Council



(c) Elections at the Electoral College shall be done bv a secret ballot supervised by an Electoral CommissjOI1 appointed by the Executive Council. Elections at; the Electoral College shall be by simple majority.



(d)The candidate so elected at the Electoral College shall be presented to the General Council for approval by two-thirds (2/3) majority votes of the members present and voting



(e)If the candidate so presented fails to obtain the reqmred two-thirds (2/3) majority votes from the Gen,erai Council, the Electoral College shall nominate a seQonj candidate forapproval by two-thirds (2/3) majority votes of members present and voting



(f )If the second candidate also fails to obtain the two-%r js (2/3) majority votes from the General Council, tne Electoral College shall nominate a third candidat^ for
approval by two-thirds (2/3) majority votes of members present and voting



(g)If the third candidate presented by the Electoral Co]iege also fails to obtain the two-thirds (2/3) majority voteSj then the two (2) candidates who drew the hig^est number of votes shall be presented to the Gerjera] Council for election on simple majority basis



(h) Where there is a tie, it shall be resolved by the casting Of lots



(i) All directive prophecies and revelations candidates for consideration for the position of Chair shall be communicated verbally or in writing to Executive Council through the Chairman of the



(j) The Executive Council, regulating its own proceedings shall present a candidate to be voted upon by the Electoral College. The candidate so accepted by the Electoral College shall be presented to the General Council to be voted upon,



13.3.1 VOTING



Shall be by secret ballot.



13.4 TERM OF OFFICE



The Chairman shall hold office for a term of five (5) years and may be re-elected for a further term only i.e. he shall not be elected to hold office for more than two (2) terms,



13.5 ABSENCE, INCAPACITATION OR DEATH



(a) During the absence or incapacitation of the Chairman, the Executive Council shall appoint an Acting Chairman for a period not exceeding one (1) year



(b) In case of death, the General Council shall appoint a Chairman within three (3) months from the date of death.



13.6 DISCIPLINARY ACTION



(a) Should the Chairman abuse his office, it shall be the duty of the Executive Council to interdict him and appoint an independent body within The Church to go into the matter according to the Constitution and the principles of The Church



(b) The body so appointed shall report to the Executive Council within three (3) months.



(c) If the Chairman is found guilty and the seriousness of the offence so requires, the Executive Council shall give him a written notice of his removal from office forthwith



(d) During the period of interdiction, an Acting Chairman shall be appointed by the Executive Council



13.6.1 APPEAL



(a) The Chairman shall have a right to appeal to the General Council within one (1) month of the date of service of the removal notice



(b) The decision of the General Council shall be final.