NYI AWARDS
Each year at District NYI Convention, local youth groups are eligible for three awards given out by the district; the Honor NYI Award, the NYI Excellence Award, and the NYI of the Year Awards. These awards are intended to give local groups a basic framework of what an active local Youth Ministry might look like. The first two awards are given out to any churches who meet the requirements, and the third award is reserved to a single group who meets the requirements and is recommended for award by the District NYI Council.
Honor NYI
· Pay full assigned district NYI budget
· Keep an up-to-date Youth Responsibility list (i.e. NYI membership)
· Participate in a mission project
· Participate in at least one of the following:
§ Fall Retreat
§ BLAST
§ Teen Camp
· Participate at the District NYI Convention
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st
NYI Excellence Award
· Achieve Honor NYI Status
· Participate in at least eight of the following:
· Nazarene Day at Cedar Point
· Bible Quizzing
· MVNU Events
· District BLAST
· Ordination Service
· Work and Witness Project
· Nazarene Day at Kings Island
· Teen Camp
· Youth Night at Camp Meeting
· Fall Retreat
· Application for DNYI MVNU Scholarship
· Show a net increase in NYI Responsibility List.
· Share NYI Responsibility List with Admissions Department of MVNU
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st
NYI of the Year
Only one local NYI per year will be selected as the NYI of the Year. The selected group will receive special recognition at the District NYI Convention, and a resourcing gift, to be determined by the DNYI Council. They Must:
· Achieve Honor NYI Status
· Achieve NYI Excellence Award
· Show a net increase in Average Weekly Youth SS
· Plan, lead, and do a service project
· Attend Teen Camp
· Attend Fall Retreat
· Attend Blast at MVNU or Quizzing Regional
· At least one NYI member joins the Church
· Have at least one student at MVNU
· Have at least one new applicant for MVNU
· Email essay to NYI secretary from NYI leader and one student on why your youth group should be chosen for NYI of the Year.
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st
Honor NYI
· Pay full assigned district NYI budget
· Keep an up-to-date Youth Responsibility list (i.e. NYI membership)
· Participate in a mission project
· Participate in at least one of the following:
§ Fall Retreat
§ BLAST
§ Teen Camp
· Participate at the District NYI Convention
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st
NYI Excellence Award
· Achieve Honor NYI Status
· Participate in at least eight of the following:
· Nazarene Day at Cedar Point
· Bible Quizzing
· MVNU Events
· District BLAST
· Ordination Service
· Work and Witness Project
· Nazarene Day at Kings Island
· Teen Camp
· Youth Night at Camp Meeting
· Fall Retreat
· Application for DNYI MVNU Scholarship
· Show a net increase in NYI Responsibility List.
· Share NYI Responsibility List with Admissions Department of MVNU
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st
NYI of the Year
Only one local NYI per year will be selected as the NYI of the Year. The selected group will receive special recognition at the District NYI Convention, and a resourcing gift, to be determined by the DNYI Council. They Must:
· Achieve Honor NYI Status
· Achieve NYI Excellence Award
· Show a net increase in Average Weekly Youth SS
· Plan, lead, and do a service project
· Attend Teen Camp
· Attend Fall Retreat
· Attend Blast at MVNU or Quizzing Regional
· At least one NYI member joins the Church
· Have at least one student at MVNU
· Have at least one new applicant for MVNU
· Email essay to NYI secretary from NYI leader and one student on why your youth group should be chosen for NYI of the Year.
· Report to the District NYI by March 1st