Loading...On January 11th, Kendall Badgett accepted the Bishop's invitation to become the Director of Youth Programs and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Kentucky.
As Director of Youth Programs, she will be focusing on diocesan youth programming specifically camp gatherings and summer camp. This 3/4 time position will also serve as a resource for youth at diocesan convention and for deaneries and congregations in enriching their own youth programming. Being added to this position is the support of young adult ministry in parish based programs and campus ministries.
In making the appointment, Bishop White said, "We were blessed to have a number of strong candidates apply for this position. Kendall brings to this ministry experience working with youth and young adults in both parish and diocesan contexts, and has a genuine eagerness to test new models of ministry with youth and young adults. Her organizational and relational skills will make her an effective director and I could not be more pleased that she has accepted this call."
Her first duties will include an overnight meeting with the Youth Council leading into running Winter Gathering the following day. She will also begin to hire the staff for the upcoming summer camp. More information about summer camp will be posted online later this month.
After receiving the news, Kendall said, "I feel very honored and very excited about the work. It's my dream job. I'm ready to get started and do God's work. I am looking forward to working with the youth and clergy of the diocese."
She has been actively involved in the diocese her entire life from a camper at All Saints to counselor to Assistant Director this past summer. She served on Youth Council as a youth member in the late 1990's and currently serves as an adult volunteer. She's also been involved in campus ministries throughout her college career going on multiple mission trips to Mexico, Alabama, and New Orleans while volunteering at her church, Christ Church in Bowling Green.
Kendall is the wife of the Rev. Ben Badgett, Associate Rector of Christ Church in Bowling Green, and mother to their almost 2 year old son, Edward.
Professionally, Kendall worked at the Center for Ministry and Teaching while receiving her Masters of Arts from Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to VTS, she was the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and a preschool teacher at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Anchorage. While a volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps in Madagascar, Kendall learned multiple outdoor skills on top of her training in Participatory Activities for Community Analysis, how to understand the needs of a community by interacting with the community within the framework of sustainable development.
