2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 915-928

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3. Children’s Ministries

915. Each local church may maintain a local ministry to children according to the General Board Policy for the Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division.

4. Youth Ministries

922. Each local church may maintain a Wesleyan Youth ministry according to the General Board Policy for the Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division.

5. Adult Ministries

924. Each local church may maintain a local adults ministry according to The General Board Policy for spiritual formation and the standard adopted by the General Board and as promoted through the Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division.

6. Local Educational Director

926. The local board of administration may, at the time of its annual election (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:782:23; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:825), elect a local educational director, to serve for one year or until a successor is elected. General regulations concerning this office are given in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:825. The local education director shall promote the interests of the general educational institutions within the area, in keeping with the programs of the Education and Clergy Development Division, the officials of the schools and the district educational director, and shall recruit students from the local church constituency for the schools.

7. Literature Secretary

928. The local board of administration may, at the time of its annual election (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:782:23; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:825), elect a literature secretary, to serve for one year or until a successor is elected. General regulations concerning this office are given in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:825. The literature secretary shall be assigned such duties as the local board of administration shall determine, such as the handling and distribution of Sunday school literature, the management of a church and/or Sunday school library, and the promoting of the interests of the Wesleyan Publishing House.