Disciples Home Missions is excited to announce Alexis Tardy will be joining the DHM staff as Coordinator for Ministry with Youth and Young Adults, as part of the emerging work of giving greater attention to the area of ministry with youth and young adults.
Alexis brings to Disciples Home Missions experience as an organizing associate with the Children’s Defense Fund where she managed and oversaw the development of several faith-based programs, including the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. Before her time at Children’s Defense Fund, Alexis worked as a lead organizer with EmpowerED Families in Indianapolis to promote advocacy for parents and children, while supporting increased student achievement. She is an M.Div. graduate of Eden Theological Seminary and a current D.Min. candidate at Memphis Theological Seminary, where her project focuses on womanist preaching.
In this contracted role, Minister Tardy will have primary responsibility for coordinating DHM’s engagement in the areas of ministry with youth and young adults. This will be a collaborative position that works with other DHM ministries, congregations, regions, and the general ministries, to help facilitate and promote faithful and creative leadership development with youth and young adults.
The Coordinator for Ministry with Youth and Young Adults will work in three key areas: 1) Produce, curate, and distribute programming that provides educational and faith formation content for youth and young adults. 2) Oversee the coordination and promotion of opportunities for youth and young adults to engage in advocacy and justice work. 3) Encourage and support networking and peer-to-peer learning amongst young people and persons working with youth and young adults in congregations, regions, and general ministries across the wider church.
President of Disciples Home Missions, Chris Dorsey says of the new hire, “DHM continues to be transformed to prioritize mission, advocacy and programs, and Alexis will be a critical part of our moving forward in our efforts to better serve and resourcing the wider church.”
In the coming weeks, you will be hearing about a series of exciting youth events that DHM will be carrying out across the church, along with listening sessions with key constituents, to help sharpen Disciples Home Mission’s focus and improve outcomes in this area of ministry. The initial six-month contract period for this position will begin July 1, 2023.