The Presbyterian Church of Bowling Inexperienced (1003 State Road, Bowling Inexperienced) will host a Renewal of Religion collection April 23-24, 2023. A well-recognized face, the Reverend Dr. Clemette Haskins (M.Div. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; Ph.Phil. Claremont Faculty of Theology) is the featured speaker.
The whole neighborhood is invited. The church enjoys seeing the neighborhood’s many pursuits served. “Our city loves distinctive experiences. We love seeing how a lot we share, and the way effectively we do issues collectively,” stated Dr. Matthew Covington, the Pastor of The Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Haskins is a dynamic preacher. “It has been stated that some preachers are simply kind-enough, good-enough of us who’re preaching merely as a result of it’s their flip. However then, there are these preachers who preach as a result of it’s their time. That is Clemette’s time; she has one thing to say,” commented Covington.
She can also be a three-time All-American basketball participant at WKU (1984, 1986 and 1987). She helped the Woman Toppers attain the NCAA Last 4 in 1986 and received All-Match Staff honors. Her retired jersey, quantity 21, hangs within the rafters at Diddle Space.
Dr. Haskins will name on her religion, her theological coaching, and her expertise as an elite athlete, as she presents three packages on the Presbyterian Church below the title “We’ve Acquired Spirit, Sure We Do! We’ve Acquired Spirit, How About YOU!”
Covington feedback, “Clemette is an effective buddy of our church. She served this church for a time whereas she was at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS). She has additionally served the Cecelia Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bowling Inexperienced. She has taught us, excited us, and opened our eyes by her preaching. We’re delighted to carry her again to city for what we consider will likely be an thrilling collection.
“In Romans 10:17 the Apostle Paul writes that every one our religion comes from listening to the phrase of Christ. Clemette brings us this phrase. For all of the challenges believers face, we will at all times use a refreshment for our religion.”
Dr. Haskins was as soon as known as a “Level Guard Preacher” by the Reverend Otis Moss III, Pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Level guard was the basketball place Haskins performed. As a degree guard, she sought to tug her workforce collectively, assist them to play inside that mysterious expertise of “circulation,” and have distinctive imaginative and prescient of the court docket, what Haskins has known as a “current second consciousness.”
Dr. Haskins is ordained within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She is presently serving as a Senior Fellow on the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Training. Her doctoral dissertation at Claremont Faculty of Theology in Southern California was entitled, Queer and Queering: A Womanist Spirituality of Sports activities. On this dissertation, Haskins traced her personal religious pilgrimage. She identifies that many church buildings have marginalized people who find themselves understood as “totally different,” or “queer.” She proposes methods for Christians to fight this marginalization, by providing individuals wholeness, survival, empowerment and transformation.
“We all know that Dr. Haskins can communicate to many alternative individuals in significant methods,” stated Covington. “She is the perfect speaker for reflecting the broad Christian custom of welcome. We hope our entire neighborhood will present its assist for that welcoming custom by attending April 23-24, 2023.”
-submitted by The Presbyterian Church of Bowling Inexperienced
