Visionary Parenting

Helping Parents Help Their Kids Follow God

God has entrusted you with children for a reason! The biblical purpose of parenting is to do all in our power to impress the hearts of our children with a love for God. The souls of our children are our most important Great Commission calling. We have created Visionary Parenting, along with a wide variety of other family resources, to encourage and equip you for this mission.

Visionary Parenting

Drawing from Deuteronomy 6, Dr. Rienow encourages parents and grandparents to take the lead in passing faith in Jesus to their children and grandchildren.

The Power of Servant Leadership: Living for Christ at Home, Part 4

In our culture and communities, we talk a lot about leadership. How can you be a leader among your friends? How can you be a leader at school? How can you be a leader in the world? However, although leadership is a valuable attribute, I believe that we have lost one of the most important aspects of leadership. Like anything in life, we can look to the Bible to find what it means to be a true leader.

Sorrow and Hope

As many of you know, Amy’s brother John died in an accident almost two months ago. He and his wife Meg, along with his five children, are all very close to our family. Since his passing we have been walking the difficult journey of grief…and hope. Our 13-year-old...

Give Me Your Heart: Living for Christ at Home, Part 3

Solomon writes to his son in Proverbs 23 saying, “My son, give me your heart.” For many teenagers this sounds strange. What does it mean to “give our heart” to our parents?

Loving Your Neighbor Starts With Loving Your Siblings: Living for Christ at Home, Part 2

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.

Guest Post: 10 Unpopular Truths You Must Teach Your Teenage Son

Today we are excited to feature a guest post from our good friend Barrett Johnson. Barrett Johnson is the founder of I.N.F.O. for Families, a ministry designed to help “Imperfect & Normal Families Only.” (That’s basically everybody.) The husband to Jenifer and the...

Your Family and God’s Plan for the World – Part 1

Your Family and God’s Plan for the World – Part 2

Parenting in a World of Tech

How many hours a day does your teen staring at a screen? How much of their social life is connected to social media? Tech is a huge part of our teens’ lives and it needs to be a huge part of our parenting. In this seminar, Dr. Rienow (www.VisionaryFam.com) and his son...