Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice

Envy and jealousy are enemies of love. These have the power to destroy your family relationships. God tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that "love is not envious." In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow provides practical ways to push back on envy and grow in your love for God and love for others. Learn more about our featured resource: Key Psalms to Pray Over Your Kids at CPgive.org Get all the information and register for the November 2022 Visionary Family Weekend Away in Wisconsin Dells -VisionaryFam.com/Retreat If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting available at shop.visionaryfam.com

Love is at the heart of the Christian life. God calls us to love Him and love others. In 1 Corinthians 13 He gives us a definition of true love, and in that definition God says "love is not envious." Envy. Greed. Jealousy. These are all enemies of love. In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow provides practical ways to grow in love and push back on envy. Learn more about our featured resource: Key Psalms to Pray Over Your Kids at CPgive.org  Get all the information and register for the November 2022 Visionary Family Weekend Away in Wisconsin Dells - www.VisionaryFam.com/Retreat If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting available at shop.visionaryfam.com Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

Your family needs the anchor of God's Word and God's people. Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow are joined today by Carey Green from The Morning Mindset Podcast. Here are some of the questions that they address: Why do families need the foundation of Scripture? If I am new to the Bible, where should I start reading? Is being a part of a church family really that important? How do I know if I am in a healthy church? Connect with Carey Green and The Morning Mindset Podcast. For an example of a thorough doctrinal statement for a local church consider this statement from Gospel Fellowship Church: http://gfc1.org/about-gfc/our-statement-of-faith/ Discover more about the power and truth of the Bible in Rob Rienow's book: Reclaiming The Sufficiency of Scripture.   Visionary Family Weekend Away, November 11-13, 2022 A dynamic retreat for all the generations of your family: VisionaryFam.com/retreat

COVID has put enormous pressure on families and churches and many of the foundations are crumbling. Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow had the opportunity to sit down for a wide-ranging conversation with Carey Green, from The Morning Mindset podcast. Here are some of the questions that we address on this episode: How has COVID impacted our families and churches? Marriage, and the institution of marriage, is under attack. Why is this happening and what hope is there for couples who are struggling? What is a spirit of individualism and how does that work against a healthy marriage? Is a wife's primary ministry her home and family? Is the same true for the husband? Is living together a good idea? If we have made a lot of mistakes in our family relationships, is it too late to discover and experience God's plan? Connect with Carey Green and The Morning Mindset Podcast Visionary Family Weekend Away, November 11-13, 2022. A dynamic retreat for all the generations of your family: VisionaryFam.com/retreat Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

We love summer road trips. But can you imagine raising your kids, year-round in an RV? Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow are joined by their friends JD and Britney Lott. They have been blessed with seven children and have had learned a lot of lessons about marriage, parenting, family, and faith during their almost four years traveling the country in their RV. You can experience the Lott's family adventures by following them on Instagram @americanfamilyroadtrip This is part 2 of our two-part interview with the Lotts. Learn more about our featured resource: Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters at CPGuides.org Get all the information and register for the November 2022 Visionary Family Weekend Away in Wisconsin Dells: visionaryfam.com/retreat If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting available at visionaryfam.com/shop Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

Have you ever thought about selling everything and hitting the road in an RV? Today Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow are joined by their friends JD and Britney Lott, who did exactly that. They have been blessed with seven children and have had learned a lot of lessons about marriage, parenting, family, and faith during their almost four years traveling the country in their RV. You can experience the Lott's family adventures by following them on Instagram @americanfamilyroadtrip This is part 1 of our two-part interview with the Lotts. Learn more about our featured resource: Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters at CPGuides.org Get all the information and register for the November 2022 Visionary Family Weekend Away in Wisconsin Dells: visionaryfam.com/retreat If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting available at visionaryfam.com/shop Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

How do we honor parents who are difficult to honor? What does it look like to show honor to parents who may have hurt us or made destructive choices? Can we establish needed boundaries and still maintain a spirit of honor? In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow share essential Scriptures and practical approaches for how we can honor God through honoring our parents, even in circumstances where our parents have made wrong and hurtful choices. Does your family need healing and reconciliation? You will find encouragement in Rob's book, Healing Family Relationships. Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

If you don't teach your children to honor you, no one else will. Join us for today for this important conversation on family vision. The call to honor parents, which is the fifth commandment in Exodus 20, is an increasingly lost virtue in our world today. Because of our sinful natures, children are not naturally obedient or honoring. Parents need to have an intentional plan to help their children grow in honor. In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow equip parents with essential Scriptures and practical approaches for helping children grow in honor. If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting. Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

The fifth commandment says, "Honor your father and your mother." Has our culture lost this vision of showing honor to our parents? When a culture abandons the biblical virtue of honoring parents we see families, churches, and nations suffering. In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow share biblical principles and historical perspectives on the importance of the fifth commandment and practical ways that we can elevate a culture of honor in our homes and churches. If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting (link). For a comprehensive guide on building Bible-driven family ministry in your church please see Dr. Rienow's book, Visionary Church. Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: Website: podcast.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: apple.visionaryfam.com Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com #family #familyvision #visionaryfamily #christianparenting #parenting #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #marriage #christianmarriage #christianfamily Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org

Strong Christian men show honor to women. How can we raise our sons toward this vision? How can we help our sons, even from young ages, to treat girls and women with dignity and value? In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow share essential Scriptures and practical approaches for training our sons to build healthy relationships with girls. They address issues of modesty, chivalry, porn, and sexuality. If you are looking for more training and equipping on Christian parenting, be sure to get a copy of Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting. Discover more resources to help your family: visionaryfam.com parenting.visionaryfam.com marriage.visionaryfam.com family.visionaryfam.com churches.visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com Visionary Family Ministries is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network: christianparenting.org