1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 531| General Conference 2000

¶ 531. Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation--There shall be a jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation to be held at least once every other year in each jurisdiction (alternating years with the National Youth Ministry Organization Convocation, ¶ 1205). Among the membership of the convocation for the purpose of the election of steering committee members, there shall be four voting representatives from each conference: the conference coordinator of youth ministries or designate; the conference council on youth ministry chairperson or designate; two youth at large, to be elected as shall be determined by the conference council on youth ministry. It is recommended that at least two members from each annual conference be racial and ethnic minority persons. Each youth shall be a baptized or professing member of The United Methodist Church. Other persons may be added by jurisdictions according to their respective operational guidelines, provided that the above categories are cared for and the recommended fifty-fifty racial and ethnic minority representation is observed. The expenses of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation shall be borne by the participating annual conferences or the jurisdiction.

There shall be a jurisdictional youth coordinator who shall be accountable to the jurisdictional council on ministries and the jurisdictional youth ministry organization. This coordinator may or may not be the same person as the adult representative to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee (¶ 1207). This decision is to be determined by the representatives of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation, or the jurisdictional youth ministry organization.

A responsibility of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization shall be to elect three youth members and one adult member to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee (see ¶ 1207). At least one of the youth shall be a racial and ethnic minority youth. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under, or their age shall be sixteen or younger. Nominations shall come from annual conference councils on youth ministry. The nominating process followed by the conference councils on youth ministry shall include the solicitation of nominations from local churches, subdistricts, and districts. As far as possible, members of the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee from each jurisdiction shall be from four different annual conferences in that jurisdiction.

In addition to enabling the election of its two steering committee youth members, the following are suggested responsibilities for the jurisdictional youth ministry organization:

1. To initiate and support jurisdictional events (camps, conferences, workshops, and so forth).

2. To recommend priorities, concerns, and/or policies to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee.

3. To promote the establishment and awareness of racial and ethnic minority needs, concerns, issues, and so forth, through caucuses, camps, consultations, and so forth.

4. To promote the spiritual growth of participants in the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation.

5. To promote an evangelistic outreach to and through youth.

6. To provide training and supportive experiences for conference youth personnel.

7. To enable communication between general and conference levels of youth ministry.

8. To nominate the jurisdictional youth member to the General Council On Ministries (¶ 907.1[5]) in the years that jurisdictional conference meets.

9. An additional responsibility of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation will be to elect a steering committee or executive body to carry out the functions and suggested responsibilities of the convocation during the interval between convocations. The convocation shall determine the representation of such body, the manner of election, any funding thereof, and the relationship of the body to the annual conferences and to the jurisdictional council on ministries or equivalent.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 531
	¶ 531. Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation--There shall be a jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation to be held at least once every other year in each jurisdiction (alternating years with the National Youth Ministry Organization Convocation, ¶ 1205). Among the membership of the convocation for the purpose of the election of steering committee members, there shall be four voting representatives from each conference: the conference coordinator of youth ministries or designate; the conference council on youth ministry chairperson or designate; two youth at large, to be elected as shall be determined by the conference council on youth ministry. It is recommended that at least two members from each annual conference be racial and ethnic minority persons. Each youth shall be a baptized or professing member of The United Methodist Church. Other persons may be added by jurisdictions according to their respective operational guidelines, provided that the above categories are cared for and the recommended fifty-fifty racial and ethnic minority representation is observed. The expenses of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation shall be borne by the participating annual conferences or the jurisdiction. `There shall be a jurisdictional youth coordinator who shall be accountable to the jurisdictional council on ministries and the jurisdictional youth ministry organization. This coordinator may or may not be the same person as the adult representative to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee (¶ 1207). This decision is to be determined by the representatives of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation, or the jurisdictional youth ministry organization.` A responsibility of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization shall be to elect three youth members and one adult member to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee (see ¶ 1207). At least one of the youth shall be a racial and ethnic minority youth. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under, or their age shall be sixteen or younger. Nominations shall come from annual conference councils on youth ministry. The nominating process followed by the conference councils on youth ministry shall include the solicitation of nominations from local churches, subdistricts, and districts. As far as possible, members of the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee from each jurisdiction shall be from four different annual conferences in that jurisdiction. `In addition to enabling the election of its two steering committee youth members, the following are suggested responsibilities for the jurisdictional youth ministry organization:` `1. To initiate and support jurisdictional events (camps, conferences, workshops, and so forth).` `2. To recommend priorities, concerns, and/or policies to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee.` `3. To promote the establishment and awareness of racial and ethnic minority needs, concerns, issues, and so forth, through caucuses, camps, consultations, and so forth.` `4. To promote the spiritual growth of participants in the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation.` `5. To promote an evangelistic outreach to and through youth.` `6. To provide training and supportive experiences for conference youth personnel.` `7. To enable communication between general and conference levels of youth ministry.` `8. To nominate the jurisdictional youth member to the General Council On Ministries (¶ 907.1[5]) in the years that jurisdictional conference meets.` `9. An additional responsibility of the jurisdictional youth ministry organization convocation will be to elect a steering committee or executive body to carry out the functions and suggested responsibilities of the convocation during the interval between convocations. The convocation shall determine the representation of such body, the manner of election, any funding thereof, and the relationship of the body to the annual conferences and to the jurisdictional council on ministries or equivalent.`
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1996 Discipline ¶ 531