Category Archives: College Avenue Baptist Church

Sequoia Farming

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Wayne Rice

A little over five years ago I accepted a staff position at College Avenue Baptist Church in San Diego with the title Pastor to Generations. I was not a member of CABC at the time, but I knew of it. … Continue reading →

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Cross-Generational Ministry

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Wayne Rice

Last month our senior pastor Carlton Harris preached a vision-casting sermon based on Ephesians 2:14-22. This passage stresses how Christ created a new humanity out of two cultures (the Jews and the Gentiles) that were previously incompatible with each other. … Continue reading →

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MexiGO! 2014

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Wayne Rice

I have been busy organizing another intergenerational mission trip to Ensenada BC Mexico for College Avenue Baptist Church this summer. We’re calling it MexiGO! 2014 and once again, we’ll be working with YUGO Ministries out of their Ensenada Outreach Center. … Continue reading →

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Mexico Mission 2013

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Wayne Rice

Last week I led a group of 20 people from CABC (College Avenue Baptist Church) to Ensenada, Mexico for an intergenerational short-term mission trip. Once again, we stayed at YUGO Ministries’ Ensenada Outreach Center (EOC) and worked with their staff … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Wayne Rice

With so many graduations going on this month, it occurred to me recently that I graduated from high school FIFTY years ago. Yep, a half-century ago, I marched with the Camarillo High School class of ’63. More significantly, it also … Continue reading →

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CABC@PineValley Was a Hit!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Wayne Rice

Our church (College Avenue Baptist Church) recently held it’s first-ever intergenerational, all-church retreat at Pine Valley Christian Camp, about 30 minutes out of San Diego. It turned out to be the coldest weekend San Diego county has had in quite … Continue reading →

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Taking Your Kids to “Big Church”

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Wayne Rice

Every 5th Sunday at College Avenue Baptist, we cancel all of our childrens programming during the morning worship hour so that families can worship together all in the same place. Our services are intergenerational in the sense that our youth … Continue reading →

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Mexico Family Mission Trip #2

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Wayne Rice

Just returned from our second mission trip to Mexico this summer and it was a very special one. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure about this trip because most of our July team were newbies and we didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Mexico Family Mission Trip #1

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Wayne Rice

I just got back from a week in Mexico with a group of families from my church, the first of two trips that we are doing this summer. Thirty-three moms, dads and their kids spent July 17-20 at YUGO’s Ensenada … Continue reading →

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Facebook and the Seven Deadly Sins

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Wayne Rice

Once a month, I write a short article for “CABC Parents,” an e-newsletter for parents at College Avenue Baptist Church. Here’s the latest: The Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard wrote a story about a group of very clever burglars … Continue reading →

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