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The Big Bang of Youth Specialties

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Wayne Rice

It was the summer of 1968 when Mike Yaconelli and I resigned from our jobs with San Diego Youth For Christ and became youth directors at two local churches. I won’t go into the reasons we left YFC, but we … 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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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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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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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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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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New Leadership for Youth Specialties

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Youth Specialties is the ministry that Mike Yaconelli and I started back in 1968 to provide resources and training for people who do youth ministry in the church. I don’t think the mission of YS has changed much since I … Continue reading →

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New Study, Same Results on Role Models

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Who or what is the most powerful influence on teenagers? Who do teenagers look up to most as role models? These questions (or questions similar to them) have formed the basis for dozens of studies on teenagers that have been … Continue reading →

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Reviews of Reinventing Youth Ministry [Again]

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Since my book Reinventing Youth Ministry [Again] came out last month it has received a few very positive reviews that have been very encouraging to me. To tell you the truth, I was worried about how this book would be … Continue reading →

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