NYI Charter - District Ministry Plan IV, Section 3 - District NYI Convention:
All local NYI delegates to the District NYI Convention must be members of the Church of the Nazarene that they represent.
The number of local NYI delegates for each church is determined by the membership figures on the most recent local Pastor's Report prior to the District Assembly.
The local NYI delegation to the District NYI Convention for churches consists of:
- The pastor and youth pastor or any full-time paid pastoral staff who participate in NYI ministry;
- The local NYI President;
- Up to four elected delegates, with at least half being within the district-established NYI ministry focus
Local churches may add an additional delegate for each successive 30 local NYI members and/or final major part of those 30 members.
- EX: Number of NYI Members / Number of delegates
- 5-45 / 4
- 46-75 /5
- 76-105 / 6
- 106-135 / 7
- 136-165 / 8
- 166-195 / 9
* Number of delegates from a local NYI does not include ex officio delegates (Local NYI President, pastor, youth pastor, District NYI Council members from a local church