Category Archives: Ministry

About my faith and my vocation.

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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Mary Rice Hopkins @ CABC on April 21

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Wayne Rice

I’m very excited that my sister Mary (along with her puppet partner Darcie Maze) is coming to San Diego to do a concert at the church where I now serve as Pastor to Generations, College Avenue Baptist Church. The concert … Continue reading →

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Intergenerational Mission Trips @ CABC

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Wayne Rice

One of the great things I get to do at College Avenue Baptist Church is to plan and promote intergenerational short-term mission trips. Here’s a video we showed in church this past week:  

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The Morning Prayer of John R.W. Stott

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Wayne Rice

I recently finished Roger Steer’s biography of the late Anglican pastor and renowned author John R.W. Stott titled Basic Christian. Thank you InterVarsity Press for sending this book to me during the Christmas season. What an amazing, full and exemplary … Continue reading →

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Gospel Reading

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Wayne Rice

The December 2011 issue of Christianity Today featured an article by Anthony Baker, a theology professor at the Seminary of the Southwest titled “Learning to Read the Gospel Again” with the subtitle “How to address our anxiety about losing the … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Pastor

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Wayne Rice

I recently read Eugene Peterson’s memoir, a book simply titled Pastor. Peterson is of course best known for The Message, his wonderful translation of the Bible. But before he was a famous author, he was a not-so-famous pastor of a … Continue reading →

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My $35 Guitar Pick

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Wayne Rice

I have a confession to make. Last week I bought a $35 guitar pick. Yes, that’s right … a guitar pick. I don’t think I have ever paid more than 35 cents for a guitar pick in the past. In … Continue reading →

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D6 conference this week in Dallas

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Wayne Rice

I’ll be heading off this week for a conference in Dallas which is called D6, named after the oft-quoted passage in Deuteronomy 6 which commands parents to know the commandments of God and to “impress” them on their children in … Continue reading →

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Sticky Faith

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Wayne Rice

A few weeks ago I got a shiny blue package in the mail from Zondervan Publishing House containing a prepublication copy of Sticky Faith, the new book for parents by Kara Powell and Chap Clark. The book has a catchy … Continue reading →

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Reweirdifying Christianity

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Wayne Rice

I am an avid reader and admirer of author and Princeton professor Kenda Creasy Dean. In response to a question “What’s the biggest challenge facing youth workers today?” on the Youth Specialties blog, she says: The biggest challenge might also … Continue reading →

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