145.6

To nominate to the church board persons approved by the pastor, to serve as a director of Children’s Ministries (CM) and a director of Adult Ministries (AM).

147

Children’s Ministries (CM)/Adult Ministries (AM) Councils and Directors. The work of Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) is best organized by age-groups: children, youth, and adults. For each age-group there should be a council responsible to organize and administer the work. Such council is composed of the age-group director and representatives from the Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups and other ministries the church provides for that age-group. The task of the council is to work with the age-group director to plan ministries for that age-group, and to make provisions for the implementation of those plans. All work of the CM and AM councils is subject to approval of its director and the SDMI Board.

The duties of the age-group directors are:

147.1

To chair the age-group council that he or she directs and to lead the council in organizing, promoting, and coordinating the total Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) for persons within that age-group.

147.2

To give leadership to the appropriate age-group of the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) by promoting programs of growth in enrollment and attendance for children, youth, or adults in the local church, in cooperation with the SDMI Board.

147.3

To give leadership for additional Sunday, childcare/ schools (birth through secondary), annual and special ministries, evangelism and fellowship activities for the age-group he or she represents.

147.4

To nominate to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board the leadership for the various ministries assigned to his or her age-group, including Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups supervisors, teachers, and officers, with exception of Nazarene Youth International (NYI) who will nominate youth Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups supervisors, teachers, and officers (34). The nominees shall be approved by the pastor and the SDMI superintendent.

147.5

To obtain the approval of the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board before using supplemental curriculum.

147.6

To provide leadership training for age-group workers in cooperation with the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board and the director of Continuing Lay Training.

147.7

To submit an annual budget request to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board and/or church board, and to administer funds in accordance with such budget approval.

147.8

To receive all reports of the various ministries functioning within the age-groups of the local church under his or her direction. A monthly report of all Discipleship Ministries (Sunday School/Extended Ministries Responsibilities/ Discipleship/Bible Study) shall be submitted to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) superintendent.