NYI Convention & Leadership Summit
April 17th-18th

@ Tempe Church of the Nazarene
& Online on Youtube

We are les than a month away from this year’s 2 day Convention & Leadership Summit!!!! We cannot wait to connect and we want you to attend in person! The fun starts on Friday, April 17th at 5:30pm. 

The night is intended to be a fun time to share a meal together, celebrate what happened in 2025 for NYI, and look forward to what’s coming in 2026. Along the way, we will do some business by voting on a few items, including new members for the council. Following the NYI Convention we will have an afterglow party with some friendly competition that may involve throwing items at one another.

Dinner will begin at 5:30pm followed by NYI Convention at 6:30pm. We will wrap up NYI Convention about 8:00pm. The afterglow party will begin shortly after.

Convention will be live-streamed for those who cannot make it in person. We hope you walk away encouraged, informed and ready to spring forward as we embark on another great year of ministry. We THANK YOU in advance for your participation and cannot wait to see you at NYI Convention & Leadership Summit.

Leadership Summit - Saturday, April 18th we have another opportunity to connect with each other as we gather together to share resources with one another. Leadership Summit will start at 8:00am and conclude at 12:00pm. After we will head out to lunch with our groups (lunch is on your own) and then meet at Main Event in Tempe for some fun. We will be at Main Event from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Cost is $20 per person for arcades, bowling, laser tag, ropes, etc.

REGISTER YOUR GROUP BELOW!

WHO IS INVITED 

Everyone is invited from teens, parents, young adults, to the hero’s our leaders. Just don’t forget to Register your whole Group!!!! However, only local NYI Delegates and Pastors can vote. Each church may select delegates at their local NYI annual meeting. Guidelines for the number of delegates are below. We would love for churches to bring their entire youth group to the event, even those who are not selected as NYI Delegates as after the meal and convention we will stick around for an afterglow party!

Do you have someone that would be a good candidate to Serve on the Council?

AZNYI CONVENTION: We need new nominations for 4 members of our council: Middle School Rep, High School Rep, Young Adult Rep, and Adult Rep. On the nomination form, you will see the requirements for participating on the council. We ask that you please provide alternates.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2027: We will also be voting for General Assembly delegates to represent AZNYI next summer, June 25th - 28th, 2027, in Kansas City, MO. When you register you will see where the General Assembly nominations will go. We as AZNYI can take 4 delegates to General Assembly:

1 District President
1 Ministerial Rep
1 Adult Lay Rep (over the age of 23, active in NYI)
1 Youth Rep (between ages 18-23, active in NYI)

MULTIPLE WAYS TO ATTEND 

We would love to see you in person, and this year’s convention will be held at Tempe Church of the Nazarene, 3929 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282. While it’s always great to see you in person, we know that some won't be able to make it due to your location, so this hybrid event will also be live-streamed on YouTube & Arizona NYI Facebook. Either way, please register your group and you can participate remotely. Even if you can’t make it in person, we encourage you to gather together as a group and watch the livestream together to get all the latest info for AZNYI. Your delegation will still have the opportunity to vote electronically so remember to register. The link/app to vote electronically will be sent individually to each delegate registered as well as the Youth Leader.

NYI CONVENTION GUIDELINES

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District NYI Convention

The annual District NYI Convention provides for inspirational sessions and programs to advance youth ministry across the district. Reports are received, leadership is elected, and any legislative business pertaining to the work of NYI is transacted at the Convention. Delegates to the Global NYI Convention are also elected consistent with the NYI Global Ministry Plan.

The District NYI Council arranges for and oversees the District NYI Convention, in cooperation with the district superintendent. The Convention convenes at a time and place designated by the District NYI Council, with the approval of the district superintendent and within ninety days of the District Assembly.

The District NYI Convention is composed of the members of the District NYI Council, the district superintendent, local pastors, other assigned ordained ministers of the district who participate in NYI ministry, and local NYI delegates.

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. District NYI leadership encourages local churches to make suitable arrangements for the expenses of delegates attending the District NYI Convention​​​​​

The local NYI delegation to the District NYI Convention for churches with 30 or fewer NYI members consists of:

1. The pastor and youth pastor or any full‑time paid pastoral staff who participate in NYI ministry;

2. The newly-elected local NYI president;

3. Up to four elected delegates, with at least half being within the district-established NYI ministry focus.

4. Local churches may add an additional delegate for each successive 30 local NYI members and/or final major part of those 30 members (i.e., 16–29 members). At least half of any additional delegates must be also within the district-established NYI ministry focus.

The pastor of any local church or director of an approved Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Center not having an organized NYI may appoint one delegate.

Number of members-Number delegates

05–45       4

46–75        5

76–105     6

106–135    7

136–165     8

166–195     9

196–225     10

226–255     11

Number of elected delegates from a local NYI does not include ex officio delegates (NYI president, pastor, youth pastor, District NYI Council members from a local church, etc.).