Nazarene youth ministry is organized in the local church under the auspices of Nazarene Youth International (NYI). Local groups are organized under the NYI Charter and the authority of the local church board.
Index: councils
150.1
The local Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall organize itself according to the NYI Local Ministry Plan, which may be adapted in response to local youth ministry needs, consistent with the NYI Charter and the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene.
150.2
The local Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall be coordinated by an NYI Council, responsible for planning and organizing ministry for youth ages 12 and older, college/ university students, and young adults, and collectively casting the vision for local youth ministry. All work of the NYI Council pertaining to Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups is subject to the approval of the SDMI superintendent and SDMI Board.
150.3
The Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Council shall be composed of the president and other officers with assigned ministry responsibilities according to local church needs, youth representatives and ministry directors as deemed necessary, and the local pastor and/or youth pastor. NYI Council officers shall be members of the local Church of the Nazarene where they serve. The council shall be responsible to the church board.
150.4
Nazarene Youth International (NYI) officers and council members are elected by the NYI membership. Only those NYI members who are also members of the local Church of the Nazarene shall be entitled to vote for the NYI president.
203.20
212
The district superintendent may fill vacancies in the following committees:
- District Assembly Finance Committee (203.21);
- District Auditing Committee (203.25);
- District Ministerial Credentials Board (226.1);
- District Ministerial Studies Board (229.1);
- District Evangelism Board or the district director of evangelism (232);
- District Church Properties Board (233);
- District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board (238);
- District Court of Appeals (609);
- Other district boards and standing committees where such are not provided in the Manual or by assembly action.
238
The District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board shall be composed of the district superintendent, the district Nazarene Missions International (NMI) president, the district Nazarene Youth International (NYI) president, and the chairperson of the District SDMI Board, who comprise an Executive Committee, and at least three additional members. The additional members shall be elected by the district assembly or the District SDMI Convention to staggered terms of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Upon initial organization of the District SDMI Board, the three additional members are to be elected from six nominees, with one being elected for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year. However, when the district total membership exceeds 5,000, the number of members nominated and elected may be doubled, and, when possible, at least four of the ten board members should be laypersons. Vacancies occurring in the SDMI Board, in the interim of sessions of the district assembly, may be filled by appointment by the district superintendent. (212)
The duties of the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International Board are:
238.1
To meet within one week following their election and to organize by electing a secretary, treasurer, district directors of Adult Ministries, Children’s Ministries, and Continuing Lay Training, who then shall become ex-officio members of the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board. Other district directors, as deemed necessary, may be nominated by the Executive Committee and elected by the board.
238.2
To give supervision to all Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) interests of the district.