2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1009

1009. Jurisdiction. A developing district shall be under the jurisdiction of the Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division and shall be organized and administered by the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship in accord with The Discipline, the Policy of the General Board for the Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division, and other directives from the General Board or its Executive Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:27). The Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship shall be responsible for developing the work as rapidly as possible, in harmony with the missionary objectives of The Wesleyan Church (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2306), to the status of a provisional district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1025).