What is NYI?

Nazarene Youth International

The Church of the Nazarene is vitally interested in young people (teenagers). Effective youth ministry is an essential part of the mission of every local church. Nazarene Youth International is intended to serve the church in that mission.

The NYI Constitution (found in your Manual) provides guidelines by which the organization may facilitate and support, by way of the creative genius of its teenagers, the church's ministry to and through youth.

Purpose

The purpose of NYI shall be to lead youth into a relationship with Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and to establish them as His disciples, characterized by a life of holiness expressed through devotion, worship, fellowship, stewardship, and witness. This shall be achieved by

• Reaching youth for Christ
• Instructing them in the Word of God and the doctrines of the church
• Building them up in the Christian faith and in holy character
• Incorporating them into the life and ministry of the church
• Encouraging them to join in the fellowship of member in the Church of the Nazarene
• Equipping them to advance the mission of the church
• Mobilizing them to reach their world for Christ

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
~ 1 Timothy 4:12