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Your Home: A Lighthouse

Your Home: A Lighthouse

Have you ever been out on a large lake, or even the ocean, at night? Over the centuries, thousands of ships have crashed and sunk during the night because they hit rocks or sandbars which they could not see. In an effort to save these sailors and their ships,...
Transforming Families in the Heart of Africa, Part 2

Transforming Families in the Heart of Africa, Part 2

God is transforming families all over the world. In part 2 of Rob Rienow’s interview with Pastor Jean Claude from Burundi, Africa – Jean Claude shares about how he and his wife were so busy in ministry that they were neglecting their marriage and even their own...
Family Ministry in the Heart of Africa, Part 1

Family Ministry in the Heart of Africa, Part 1

Imagine raising your family, in the heart of Africa, with no electricity or running water. In this episode, Rob Rienow interviews his friend Pastor Jean Claude from Burundi, Africa. Jean Claude and his wife have nine children and God is using them to bless, equip, and...
100th Episode: The Story of VFM

100th Episode: The Story of VFM

God called us to launch Visionary Family Ministries in the fall of 2010. The Lord gave us the faith to take a leap of faith! In this episode, Rob and Amy Rienow share the backstory of how God led them to start VFM and how they have seen the Lord work during these past...
Don’t Let The World Change Your Words

Don’t Let The World Change Your Words

Have you noticed how the world is trying to change and redefine your words? Words and language are powerful. Words have definitions and those definitions are important. One of the ways to transform culture is through the transformation of language. Old words are...
Is Communication Wrecking Your Community?

Is Communication Wrecking Your Community?

Have you ever considered how closely related the words “community” and “communication” are? How we communicate dramatically affects our community and our relationships. In this episode Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow explore how changes in communication and technology have...
Welcoming Our Grand-Daughter!

Welcoming Our Grand-Daughter!

Our daughter had a daughter! Rob and Amy have entered the new world of grand-parenting! Lissy and her husband, Bond, welcomed Amy Victoria, “Avie” this past June. In this episode, Rob and Amy share from their hearts about the miracle of new life and about the first...
Why Bother Getting Married?

Why Bother Getting Married?

Many teens and 20-somethings are asking these questions. Why bother getting married? What is the point of marriage? Why not just live together? Why should I stop having fun? Dr. Rob Rienow joined Chris Brooks – host of Equipped with Chris Brooks on Moody Radio – to...
Can Families Transform Our Culture?

Can Families Transform Our Culture?

Whether we like it or not, we are in the middle of a cultural war – and that war centers on the family. What is the purpose of family? Are our churches equipping young men and women to thrive as spouses and parents? In this episode we share a recent interview that Dr....
Does Your Church Have a Plan To Equip Families?

Does Your Church Have a Plan To Equip Families?

Does your church have a plan to equip families? God created the church and the family to partner together to advance the Gospel. In the New Testament, we see the early church specifically strengthening marriages, equipping parents, and encouraging families....