Baby Discipleship
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
Release Date: 02/02/2026
5 Family Worship Mistakes
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
Struggling with your family worship/family devotion time? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow shares five big mistakes families make when it comes to prayer and Bible time at home. In this episode you'll learn: - Why family worship is not meant to feel like a classroom - How waiting for the “perfect moment” can hold families back - The difference between leading out of discipline and leading out of need - Why the Bible itself should be central in family worship time - How to keep going as children grow older and schedules get busy - Practical ways to restart or strengthen family worship at...
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Who Can Go to Heaven?
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
How do we get to Heaven? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow concludes the series on Heaven by addressing the most important question of all—what it takes to enter eternal life with God. Many people assume Heaven is reached by being good enough or doing enough good works. But Scripture gives a different answer. Dr. Rob explains why every person needs a Savior, what it means to trust in Jesus Christ, and how parents can prepare their children to stand before God with confidence in the gospel. In this episode you'll learn: - Why heaven cannot be earned through good behavior - What the Bible...
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Three Myths About Heaven
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
What does the Bible actually say about heaven? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow continues the conversation by looking at common ideas people have about heaven and comparing them with what Scripture teaches. Many of our assumptions about heaven come from culture, imagination, or tradition. Dr. Rob walks through several of these ideas and helps families understand what God has revealed in His Word about eternity, our future bodies, and the new heaven and new earth. This conversation helps parents guide their children to think clearly about their eternal home. In this episode you'll learn: - Why...
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How Often Do You Talk about Heaven?
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
How often does your family talk about heaven? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow invites parents to consider why conversations about eternity should be a regular part of family life. Many families focus on daily responsibilities, school, and activities, but rarely talk about what matters most—our eternal future with God. Dr. Rob explores how Scripture points us to heaven and why helping our children think about eternity can shape their faith, priorities, and relationship with Jesus. In this episode you'll learn: - Why conversations about heaven are important for family discipleship - How...
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Make Your Vacations Matter
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
How can families make vacations and trips meaningful for their faith? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow and Amy Rienow share practical ways to use everyday moments—especially during travel—to invest in family discipleship. Whether it’s a road trip, a special outing, or a full vacation, these moments can become opportunities to grow spiritually as a family. Rob and Amy talk about simple ways to be intentional, the importance of shared experiences, and how activities like family camps and mission trips can help build lasting faith across generations. In this episode you'll learn: - How...
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Announcing: Shine Online Discipleship Group for Young Women
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
In this episode, Amy introduces the new Shine Online Discipleship Group for Young Women. Amy Rienow is joined by her daughter-in-law, Brooke, as they share her story of recovery and her desire to help others find their identity in Christ. Many young women struggle with body image, food, and identity, often feeling alone or unsure how to talk about what they are facing. Brooke shares how bringing these struggles into the light and applying God’s Word can lead to freedom. This upcoming group is designed to create a safe place for young women to walk through these challenges together and grow...
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Start Thinking Now About Your Great-Grandchildren
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow reflects on the power of multi-generational faith. Did you know that how you live right now has a direct effect on your great-grandchildren? Parents and grandparents play an important role in shaping the faith of future generations. Dr. Rob encourages families to begin praying not only for their children, but also for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In this episode you'll learn: - How the sons of Asaph show the impact of faith across generations - Why parents should pray for the spiritual lives of future generations - Why Christian...
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Teach Your Kids to Fight Temptation
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
How can parents help their children face temptation? In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow looks at how Jesus responded to temptation in Luke 4 and what families can learn from His example. Many parents know their children will face pressure and temptation, especially in areas like online behavior and sexual purity. But fewer parents intentionally teach their kids how to fight spiritual battles. Dr. Rob walks through practical principles from Scripture to help parents prepare their children to resist temptation and rely on God’s Word. In this episode you'll learn: - Why temptation often comes when...
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Healing From Eating Disorders - with Brooke Rienow
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
Can God really bring healing from an eating disorder? In Part 2 of this conversation on Family Vision, Amy continues her discussion with her daughter-in-law, Brooke Rienow, about God’s work of hope, repentance, and restoration. After collapsing and being hospitalized, Brooke realized the severity of her condition—and her desperate need for the Lord. What followed was not an overnight transformation but journey of recovery marked by surrender, care, and daily dependence on Christ. Brooke shares how a Christian-based treatment team helped her reframe food as a gift from God rather than...
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Your Body, Food and Identity - with Brooke Rienow
Family Vision: Christian Parenting, Marriage & Family Advice
Negative body images and eating disorders are far too common today—and many of us can trace those struggles back to our early years. In this episode of Family Vision, Amy is joined by a very special guest: her daughter-in-law, Brooke Rienow. Brooke shares her personal testimony of how insecurity and body image struggles began as a young girl, intensified through painful peer experiences, and later escalated in college into a serious battle with anorexia. She describes how “control,” comparison, and pride quietly took root, and how an outwardly productive, high-achieving life hid a...
info_outlineHow early should parents begin discipling their children? In this episode of Family Vision, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow explore how spiritual formation begins at conception—and how parents can intentionally nurture their child’s heart for God from the very beginning.
Drawing from Scripture, personal family stories, and decades of ministry experience, Rob and Amy explain why discipleship is not something we delay until children can understand direct teaching. Instead, it begins through prayer, presence, singing, and attachment—especially during pregnancy and infancy.
You’ll hear about the importance of the mother baby connection, the impact of early attachment, and a story from Amy about praying, singing, and blessing one of their children before he was born—followed by God’s faithfulness through a life-threatening birth.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- Why discipleship begins at conception—not preschool
- How bonding, attachment, and spiritual formation work together
- What Scripture teaches about a child’s spiritual life in the womb
- Simple ways parents can bless and disciple babies through prayer and song
Special Opportunity:
We invite you to support our upcoming family mission trip to the Philippines by donating clean-water filters through Filters of Hope. Each filter provides a family with long-term access to safe drinking water. To give, visit visionaryfam.com/hope and enter the keyword filters. Every dollar given goes directly toward purchasing filters.
Join the Visionary Family Community:
Families around the world are joining together to follow Jesus and pass faith to the next generation. Learn how you can become part of the Visionary Family Community at https://visionaryfam.com and click Join the Community.
Upcoming Events:
We’d love to see you face to face at a Visionary Family event! Conferences are coming to Oklahoma, Kansas, Seattle, Nashville, and more. Family Camp at Cedar Bay in Michigan (July 18–24) is filling fast. View the full schedule and register at https://visionaryfam.com/events.
We’d Love to Hear From You:
Do you have a story, reflection, or prayer request? Email us anytime at podcast@visionaryfam.com. Our prayer team would be honored to pray for your family.
Follow the Family Vision podcast—but more than that, may your family follow Jesus.