1. Membership.--The National Youth Ministry Organization Steering
Committee shall consist of youth and adults who are members (full or
preparatory) of The United Methodist Church. 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. It is
strongly recommended that at least one-
half
of these youth shall be from these racial/ethnic groups: Pacific and
Asian Americans, racial and ethnic minority groups: Asian
Americans, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native
Americans, and Pacific Islanders, so elected that each
racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority group is
represented. It is strongly recommended that at least one youth with a
disability be elected. In addition,...a bishop chosen by the Council of
Bishops, an two elected members (one youth and one
adult), and a staff member related to youth ministry of
the General Board of Discipleship, a General Board of Discipleship/Church
School Publications youth editor, and one board or
staff elected youth member with voice but not
vote, from each of the three additional program-
related
general agencies (¶ 803.5), the General Council on Ministries, the General
Commission of Religion and Race, the General Commission on the Status and Role
of Women, and the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious
Concerns, each chosen by their respective agencies. All will serve with voice
and vote. following agencies (to be selected at a regular meeting
of the agency): the General Board of Church and Society, the General Board of
Global Ministries, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, the
General Board of Discipleship, the Curriculum Resources Committee, the General
Council on Ministries, the General Commission of Religion and Race, the General
Commission on the Status and Role of Women, and the General Commission on
Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. Additional board or
staff representatives may be added at the discretion of the steering committee.
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.
2. Election.--a) Each jurisdiction shall elect two
three youth and one adult worker with youth to the National Youth
Ministry Organization Steering Committee, with at least one youth being a
racial and ethnic minority youth (¶ 632) at the National Youth
Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly. It is strongly recommended
that the legislative assembly shall elect members at large so
that youth with disabilities and all four five
racial and ethnic minority groups are represented on the
National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee. It is
strongly recommended that if no racial/ethnic racial and
ethnic minority group adult is elected to the National Youth
Ministry Organization Steering Committee, the National Youth
Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly shall
may elect a racial/ethnic racial and ethnic
minority adult at large to be a National Youth Ministry Organization
Steering Committee member. Ten youth (two from
each jurisdiction; it is strongly recommended that at
least one of whom must be a racial/ethnic group member) shall be elected in the
alternate years at the Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Convocation (¶
632). It is strongly recommended that if all four
racial/ethnic five racial and ethnic minority groups are not
represented, the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee
shall may elect additional members at large so that
all five groups are represented on the National Youth Ministry
Organization Steering Committee.
b)(2) The National Youth Ministry Organization Steering
Committee shall fill vacancies to maintain racial/ethnic
racial and ethnic minority representation as required by §2a
above...
3. Term.--The term for National Youth Ministry
Organization Steering Committee members...
a) Members cannot serve two consecutive terms,.
b) Members and shall begin their term
immediately upon adjournment of the jurisdictional convocation or
National Youth Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly at
which they were elected and shall conclude upon the adjournment of the next
respective jurisdictional convocation or National Youth Ministry
Organization Legislative Assembly.
c)b) The term for board...concludes at
the end of the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering
Committee meeting...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21419-DI-1307-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference