Category Archives: Ministry

About my faith and my vocation.

Families that Pick Together …

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Last week a family band performed live on my radio show called The Anderson Family. They are from Grass Valley, California and had come to the San Diego area to perform at Summergrass and also the monthly San Diego Bluegrass … Continue reading →

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Edge Fishing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Wayne Rice

No it’s not a new fishing technique. “Edge” is the name of our middle school group at church. This morning I went fishing with one of our 7th grade students (Gavin, right) and two of our leaders (Steve on the … Continue reading →

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My latest book, er, libro.

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Zondervan informed me a while back that my book (series) Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks was going out of print. So I was a bit surprised when they sent me the latest edition of it in the mail this week … Continue reading →

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Junior High Camp @ Forest Home

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Last week I accompanied the middle-school group from our church to summer camp at Forest Home. I really can’t remember the last time I spent a week with a group of junior high boys as a cabin counselor, but the … Continue reading →

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Huck Finn’s Jubilee

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Every year on Father’s Day weekend, my two worlds (music and ministry) collide at Huck Finn’s Jubilee, the biggest bluegrass festival in Southern California. A couple years ago, it won the IBMA Award for “Bluegrass Event of the Year.” I’ve … Continue reading →

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Generation to Generation

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Wayne Rice

My new book Generation to Generation was released a couple of weeks ago by Standard Publishing. I just got my copies and I’ve been handing them out to family and friends like a new father handing out cigars. Writing a … Continue reading →

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Pastor to Generations

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Since the middle of last year I’ve served as a family ministries coach (consultant) for College Avenue Baptist Church in San Diego. The church has caught the vision for becoming a more intergenerational, family-friendly and unified kind of church and … Continue reading →

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Fun Weekend at Forest Home

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Wayne Rice

I went to Junior High Winter Camp at Forest Home last weekend with the middle-school group from College Avenue Baptist Church. It has been a long time since I’ve bunked down with a group of middle-school boys as a cabin … Continue reading →

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Would you buy this book?

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Wayne Rice

OK folks, I’ve written a book which will be published later on this year … part memoir, part youth ministry rant … and the publisher has suggested this cover design. There’s still time to change things, so your feedback would … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Henri Nouwen

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Wayne Rice

When I was editor of Youthworker Journal many years ago I conducted a phone interview with the late priest Henri Nouwen for an issue we were doing on personal spirituality (spring 1993). I recently found the mini-cassette of that interview … Continue reading →

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