Section: The District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International Board

238.10

To assist the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) office of the Church of the Nazarene, Inc. in securing information relating to district and local SDMI interests.

238.11

To recommend to the District Assembly Finance Committee the annual District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board budget.

238.12

To be responsible for the district lay retreat. The district director of Adult Ministries shall be member ex-officio of the District Lay Retreat Committee.

238.13

To approve the report of its chairperson to be presented to the district assembly.

238.14

To meet as frequently as deemed necessary by the district superintendent or the chairperson of the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board to plan and execute effectively the responsibilities of the board.

239

The District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Chairperson. The district assembly or the SDMI Convention shall elect a chairperson of the District SDMI Board to serve for a oneor two-year term, from two or more nominees submitted by the District Nominating Committee. An incumbent chairperson may be reelected by a favorable “yes” or “no” vote when such vote has been recommended by the District SDMI Board, and approved by the district superintendent. A vacancy in the interim of sessions of the district assembly may be filled according to the provisions of 212. (238.6)

The duties and powers of the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International chairperson are:

239.1

To give responsible leadership to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) on the district by:

  1. Promoting programs of growth in enrollment and attendance;
  2. Coordinating all programs relating to Children’s and Adult Ministries (CM, AM), and;
  3. Working in cooperation with Nazarene Youth International (NYI) to coordinate youth Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups.

239.2

To be an ex-officio member of the district assembly and the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board.

239.3

To report to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) office of the Church of the Nazarene, Inc. accurate SDMI statistics each month and to prepare for the District SDMI Board a written report for the annual assembly journal.