Section: Leadership

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Officers

  1. The elected officers of the global NYI are a council chair and a vice chair.
  2. No one shall be eligible for election as the Global NYI Council chair who is an employee of the Church of the Nazarene, Inc., or entities including educational institutions that receive financial subsidy from the Church of the Nazarene, Inc. Individuals from districts or other entities receiving operating funds from the general church are likewise ineligible.
  3. Global NYI officers must be members of NYI and the Church of the Nazarene, be active in youth ministry, be leaders in personal example and ministry, and be members of the Global NYI Council.
  4. Global NYI officers serve without salary. Financing for the administrative expenses of global NYI officers is allocated as a part of NYI funds.
  5. A global NYI officer may serve in his/her position no more than one full term.

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Elections

  1. The Global NYI council chair is elected by majority vote in the Global NYI Convention and will serve until the close of the following General Assembly or until his/her successor is elected.
  2. Each region nominates one name for the global NYI council chair from the regional NYI caucus meeting of the global NYI Convention.
  3. The Global NYI vice chair is elected by the Global NYI Council at its first meeting during or following the General Assembly and will serve until the close of the following General Assembly or until his/her successor is elected.
  4. A vacancy occurs in the position of global NYI chair or vice chair when he/she resigns from office or is removed from office by two-thirds vote of the Global NYI Council due to neglect of duties or inappropriate conduct. In the case of a vacancy among the global NYI officers, the Global NYI Council will elect his/her replacement.

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Responsibilities

  1. The responsibilities of the global NYI council chair include:
    1. Presiding at the business meetings of the Global NYI Convention and the meetings of the Global NYI Council.
    2. Representing NYI as a member of the General Board and as a delegate to the General Assembly.
    3. Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Global NYI Council and Convention.
  2. The responsibilities of the global NYI vice chair include:
    1. Cooperating with the global NYI council chair in every way possible to carry out effective youth ministry globally.
    2. Ensuring accurate records of all proceedings of the Global NYI Convention and all meetings of the Global NYI Council are kept for submission to the General Board.
    3. Chairing the Global NYI Council, providing alternate representation on any boards or councils, and fulfilling any designated duties in the absence of the global NYI council chair.
    4. Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Global NYI Council and Convention.

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Paid Staff

  1. The general superintendent in jurisdiction for NYI and the General Board assign the responsibility for the global NYI to the director of NYI. The director of NYI is subject to the oversight of the Board of General Superintendents.
  2. The Board of General Superintendents elects the director of NYI subject to General Board election procedures.
  3. Should a vacancy occur in the position, it is filled according to the following sequence:
    1. The general superintendent in jurisdiction nominates the director of NYI, in consultation with the Global NYI Council and Board of General Superintendents.
    2. A ballot is then presented to the Global NYI Council for approval by majority vote and is subject to General Board election procedures.
  4. After nomination by the general superintendent in jurisdiction for NYI, an incumbent director of NYI is approved by majority vote of the Global NYI Council at its first scheduled meeting following the General Assembly, and is subject to General Board election procedures.
  5. The director of NYI may not serve as an elected global NYI officer.
  6. The director of NYI serves ex officio on the Global NYI Council, the Executive Committee, all regional councils, and other global NYI committees as appointed.