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Another Great Week in Mexico

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Wayne Rice

Last week I led a group from College Avenue Baptist Church to Ensenada, B.C. Mexico to build a house for a family living in poverty and to conduct a VBS (Vacation Bible School) program for neighborhood children. There were 36 … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found Keys in Mexico

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Wayne Rice

I just returned from another incredible week of ministry in Mexico. For the past six years, I’ve led a family (intergenerational) mission trip designed to give families and individuals an immersion experience in serving the poor and living in community … Continue reading →

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Speed Mentoring

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Wayne Rice

This past weekend, our church held its third annual all-church retreat at a conference center in the mountains near San Diego. CABC@PineValley, as the retreat is known, is designed to bring all ages of the church together for a weekend … 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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YS Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Wayne Rice

After being assured that receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award doesn’t necessarily mean your lifetime is over, I was pleased to accept a LAW from Youth Specialties at their recent San Diego National Youth Workers Convention. From what I hear, this … 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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The Eighth Deadly Sin

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Wayne Rice

Pastor Carlton Harris (College Avenue Baptist Church) just completed a powerful series of sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins. One of my takeaways from the series was that the Seven Deadly Sins are particularly troublesome for Christians, for those who … 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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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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