Dr. Rob Rienow

Founder, Speaker & Author

​Rob married Amy in 1994, and they have been blessed with seven children and five grandchildren. His most important ministry is loving his wife and teaching the generations of their family to know and love God. Rob’s mom came to Christ shortly after he was born, so he was introduced to Jesus at an early age. His parents divorced when he was in high school, and God used that painful time in his life to give him a heart for young people and families going through dark times.

Rob’s life dramatically changed in 2004 when, as a youth pastor, God brought him to a place of deep repentance over the fact that he was discipling other people’s children but not his own. He was a spiritual leader at church but passive with his family. During that time of repentance, God turned his heart to the ministry of his children and his wife. God then led Rob and Amy to launch Visionary Family Ministries. Their mission is to help families around the world follow Jesus.

Through 30 years of ministry as a pastor, church planter, and family ministry leader, Rob’s heart is to bring hope from God’s Word to every family. He is the author of several books including Visionary Parenting, Visionary Marriage, Healing Family Relationships, and Visionary Church.

He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Leadership from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. When Rob is not fishing for men, he enjoys fishing for fish. The Rienow family lives in West Chicago, IL.