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‘Surprise, surprise, surprise!’

Posted June 27th, 2021

When he portrayed Private Gomer Pyle during the mid-1960s, actor Jim Nabors employed a number of catch phrases, including “gall-lee” and “Shazam.” But Pyle, who hailed from fictional Mayberry, North Carolina, which is in the same state as the very real Montreat Conference Center, the setting the Presbyterian Association of Musicians’ Worship and Music Conference, was best known for recounting mixed-up stories punctuated by this phrase: “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”

Creating a Pentecost welcome

Posted April 20th, 2021

The message of Pentecost is that the Holy Spirit can help you lead your church to be more inclusive and welcoming to all people.