Visionary Parenting
The HEarT of Your Teen
Build a better relationship with your teen so you can help them build a better relationship with God.
Parenting a teen can be quite the emotional roller coaster ride. Parents in the midst of this season of parenting want to better understand what teens are thinking and feeling. Lissy Rienow shares the teenage point of view about the toughest issues families face today. Her heart for families shines through as she encourages and equips parents to fight for a stronger connection with their teen. Readers will discover what is involved in building this heart-connection that brings families together.
Lissy Rienow
With one older brother and five younger siblings, Lissy has a deep passion for helping teens live for Christ in their family relationships. She understands first hand how families struggle and need biblical encouragement and has a burning desire to see families build healthy, Christ-centered relationships with one another.
Loving Your Neighbor Starts With Loving Your Siblings
When I was younger, my mom would always say to me, “Your siblings are your best friends. Everyone else will come in and out of your life but your siblings will always be there.” This is the second in a series of posts by Lissy Rienow that will address how, as teenagers, we can learn to be Christians with our families.
I Grew Up In a Christian Home, But…
In our early years in ministry, we led dozens of youth retreats and mission trips. Often, when we returned from these “spiritual mountain top” experiences, the church would gather for a worship...
Don’t Delegate Your Teen Away!
We live in a world of delegation parenting. Do you want your children to learn to play the piano? Sign them up for piano lessons. Do you want them to learn basketball? Find a coach. Do you want them...
Helping Your Teen Keep the Faith Through College
Are you concerned about the spiritual health of your teenager? Most of our teens will be leaving home soon. Do you have a plan to help them keep the faith through the next chapter of their...
Listen More, Talk Less
Here is a refrain we have heard many times through our years of counseling teens and young adults. “My dad told me the other day that he wants to take me out for breakfast and have a talk with me....
Could Your Home Be a Youth Outreach Center?
I believe that one of the essential jobs of the local church is to equip Christian parents to take the lead in spiritually training their children. Passing faith to our kids is not the church’s job...
