To encourage all local Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) superintendents and age-group ministries directors/Nazarene Youth International presidents to be present in the District SDMI Convention and take part as opportunity affords.
Index: Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI)
238.8
To organize the district into zones and appoint zone chairpersons who shall assist the board at its direction to carry forward the work of Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) on the district.
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.
238.13
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:
- Promoting programs of growth in enrollment and attendance;
- Coordinating all programs relating to Children’s and Adult Ministries (CM, AM), and;
- 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.
240.2
The district Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall be coordinated by a District 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 district youth ministry. The council shall be responsible to the district superintendent and District Advisory Board. All work of the NYI Council pertaining to Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups is subject to the approval of the district Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) chairperson and SDMI Board.