To work with the Nazarene Missions International (NMI) Executive Committee of the local church in appointing a children’s mission director. The person appointed becomes a member of both the NMI and Children’s Ministries (CM) councils. Nominees for this position shall be approved by the pastor and the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) superintendent.
Section: Local Government
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Adult Ministries Council. The Adult Ministries (AM) Council shall be responsible for planning the total Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) for adults in the local church. The AM Council is composed of at least one Sunday School/Bible studies/small groups representative and the directors of any other ministry being offered in the local church, such as: marriage and family life, senior adult ministries, single adult ministries, lay ministries, women’s ministries, men’s ministries, and any others deemed necessary. The council size will vary with the number of ministries being offered to adults in the local church as needs are identified and leadership is available.
The duties of the Adult Ministries director are:
149.1
To perform those duties assigned to all age-group directors in paragraphs 147.1–147.9.
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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.
150.1
The local Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall organize itself according to the NYI Local Ministry Plan (810.100–810.118), which may be adapted in response to local youth ministry needs (see 810.103), consistent with the NYI Charter and the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene.
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Nazarene childcare/schools (birth through secondary) may be organized by the local church board(s) after receiving the approval of the district superintendent and the District Advisory Board, and following criteria established by Children’s Ministries/Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International office. The director and school board shall be accountable to and shall submit an annual report to the local church board(s). (129.18, 211.13–211.14, 225.14, 516.15, 517)
151.1
School Closings. In the event a local church should find it necessary to suspend operations of its childcare/school(s), (birth through secondary), it should do so only after consulting with the district superintendent and the District Advisory Board and presenting a financial report.
152
Upon the authorization of the church board, local organizations of the Nazarene Missions International (NMI) may be formed within any age-group in harmony with the NMI Constitution approved by the Global Nazarene Missions International Convention and the Global Mission Committee of the General Board. (811)
152.1
The local Nazarene Missions International shall be a constituent part of the local church and subject to the supervision and direction of the pastor and the church board. (516)
152.2
The president of the local Nazarene Missions International (NMI) shall be nominated by a committee of three to seven members of the NMI appointed by the pastor, who shall serve as chairperson. This committee shall submit one or more names for the office of president subject to the approval of the church board. The president shall be elected by a majority vote by ballot of the members (excluding associate) present and voting. The president shall be a member of the local church whose NMI is served, a member ex-officio of the church board (or in churches where the president is the pastor’s spouse, the vice president may serve on the church board), and a member of the district assembly held immediately prior to his or her year of office. The president shall present a report to the annual meeting of the local church. (113.9, 114, 123, 127, 201)