Doctor James (Jim) C. Bond was appointed superintendent of the Oklahoma District on November 30, 2023.  Dr. Bond replaced Reverend Larry Morris effective January 1, 2024, after Reverend Morris's decision to step down from the role.

Prior to this, he served as District Superintendent of the Kansas District Church of the Nazarene elected in July of 2014 on the fourth ballet, and began serving on September 1, 2014, where he succeeded Edmond P. Nash, who retired after 21 years in that position. Dr. Bond was the Lead Pastor for Junction City Church of the Nazarene for nine years and has pastored churches in Bedford, Ohio, and Cimarron, Kansas. He was also the Junior High Youth Pastor at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, Oklahoma for four years. Dr. Bond is a graduate of Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Bethany, Oklahoma, and he was ordained on the Kansas District in 1998 by Ed Nash and the general superintendent in jurisdiction at that time, William J. Prince. He also received his master's in theology at Southern Nazarene University. In May of 2022, MidAmerica Nazarene University bestowed on him an Honorary Doctor of Divinity.

Dr. Bond is the son of General Superintendent Emeritus James L. Bond, who served from 1997 to 2005.

Jim and his wife, Donna, have three adult sons and their family: Joe and Jesse; David and Bethany, Eliza, Scottie and Maisie; Zachary and Avery and Ira.

"Rev. Jim Bond is an outstanding pastor and leader," said General Superintendent David W. Graves. "The Kansas District was unified in their support of him as their new D.S. We are thankful for the faithful leadership of Ed and Judy Nash for the past 21 years. Jim will give wonderful leadership for the Kansas District."

“Donna and I are excited to be heading back home where our journey began,” Bond said. “We are humbled and honored to be asked to partner with the great and historic district of Oklahoma. We believe the Holy Spirit and Lord of the church have great days ahead for us as we dream together and work to make Christlike disciples in the nations.”

Jim C. Bond was born in Kansas City, Kansas and Donna was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They were both raised in the Nazarene Church by godly parents, Dr. Jim L. and Sally Bond and Eli and Jeanne Cypert. They were married in March of 1983, and then graduated from Southern Nazarene University in May of 1984. Jim and Donna have been serving in the Church of the Nazarene for 40 years.

After graduating college from Southern Nazarene University, Jim served as Junior High Youth Pastor at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene for four years. Jim and Donna then moved to Monte Vista, Colorado, to farm with his grandparents, uncles and cousins while helping in the Monte Vista Church of the Nazarene. They helped with the youth and later served as part-time Associate Pastor under Rev. Bill Carr. While in Monte Vista, Jim felt the call to full time senior pastoral ministry. He enrolled at Southern Nazarene University and earned his Master of Arts in Theology. They were called to be the Senior Pastor at Cimarron First Church of the Nazarene, so they sold their farm in Colorado and moved to Cimarron, Kansas. After ministering there for five years, the Bonds moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to pastor the Bedford Church of the Nazarene for three years. Then, Kansas called them back to be the Senior Pastor at Junction City Church of the Nazarene in Junction City, Kansas. They served in Junction City for nine years before being elected the District Superintendent for the Kansas District in July of 2014. Jim and Donna moved to Wichita, Kansas, and served the Kansas District for nine years as District Superintendent. In January 2024, Dr. Bond was appointed to be the District Superintendent of the Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene. Jim and Donna now reside in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Dr. Bond served on the Kansas District Advisory board for nine years before becoming District Superintendent. He served on the Nazarene Bible College Board for eight years, the General Board for the Church of the Nazarene for five years and the New Church Task Force for USA/Canada for seven years. Jim served on the MId-America Nazarene University Board of Trustees for 12 years and was Chairman of the MidAmerica Nazarene University Board of Trustees for five years.

Dr. Bond was ordained in 1997 at Wichita First Church of the Nazarene. In 2022, MId-America Nazarene University conferred on Jim an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.

Dr. and Mrs. Bond have three children. Joe is a Senior Product Manager, AI, at Ylopo and resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, the former Jesse Wilkins of Mustang, Oklahoma. David is Spiritual Life Director and High School Bible Teacher at Central Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas, and is married to his wife, the former Bethany Jean of Junction City, Kansas. Zach is Community Leader at Reality Ministries in Durham, North Carolina, and is married to his wife, the former Avery Lennard of San Diego, California. The Bonds are especially proud of their seven grandchildren!