Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary - Governance and Administration

Governance and Administration

Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary is incorporated legally as a corporation in the Republic of the Philippines. Governance of APNTS is tasked by the articles of incorporation to the Board of Trustees who are elected usually every four years by members of the Church of the Nazarene in the Asia-Pacific Region. Ex-officio members are the APNTS President, Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region of the Church of the Nazarene, and the Regional Director of the Eurasia Region of the Church of the Nazarene. Members from each of the following fields of the Church of the Nazarene are elected to represent their geographic areas: Australia-New Zealand, Chinese Ministries, Japan, Korea, Melanesia (including Papua New Guinea), the Philippines, Sealands, South Asia, South East Asia, and South Pacific. The Board of Trustees meets annually in Manila, usually prior to the annual graduation ceremony in late March or early April, and elects from within its own group a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer (the latter two being citizens of the Philippines as required by Philippine law). Administration of APNTS is tasked by the articles of incorporation to the President of APNTS, who is a member of the Church of the Nazarene, and the Administrative Council. The President is a member of the Church of the Nazarene elected by the Board of Trustees usually for a four-year term. The Administrative Council is nominated by the President and approved by the Board of Trustees. Dr Floyd T. Cunningham served as interim President of APNTS since 29 October 2007, but was elected unanimously as the fifth president in June 2008.