To approve the report of its chairperson to be presented to the district assembly.
Section: District Government
241.14
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.
242
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 one- or 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 paragraph 215. (241.6)
The duties and powers of the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International chairperson are:
242.1
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.
242.2
To be an ex-officio member of the district assembly and the District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board.
242.3
To prepare for the District SDMI Board a written report for the annual assembly journal.
243
Nazarene youth ministry is organized on the district under the auspices of Nazarene Youth International (NYI), under the NYI Charter, and the authority of the district superintendent, the District Advisory Board, and the district assembly. The district NYI shall be composed of the members and local groups of Nazarene Youth International of the assembly district.
243.1
The district Nazarene Youth International (NYI) shall organize itself according to the NYI District Ministry Plan (810.200–810.219), which may be adapted in response to district youth ministry needs (see 810.203), consistent with the NYI Charter and the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene.
244
The District Nazarene Missions International (NMI) shall be composed of the local NMI within the boundaries of the assembly district. The district NMI shall represent Global Nazarene Missions International in district ministries. (811)
244.1
The District Nazarene Missions International (NMI) shall be governed by the NMI Constitution approved by the Global Nazarene Missions International Convention and the Global Mission Committee of the General Board. It shall be subject to the district superintendent, the District Advisory Board, the district assembly, and the district NMI Council. (811)