The Art of Parenting: Aiming Your Child’s Heart Toward God

Dennis and Barbara Rainey have spent decades helping families find biblical help to strengthen and transform family relationships. Through radio broadcasts, conferences, and other events, they have been teaching on the foundations necessary for building godly families. Now they bring insights and expertise gleaned from those years of ministry, as well as from their own personal experience of raising six children, to The Art of Parenting. Expanding on parenting themes shared with FamilyLife audiences in person and on the radio, Dennis and Barbara offer trusted advice on how to establish Christian values in your home.

In The Art of Parenting, Dennis and Barbara will help you to experience God’s truth and apply his Word in your family by focusing your attention on four crucial elements in your children’s lives:

1. Identity–understanding who they are in Christ

2. Character–learning to live wisely and honorably

3. Relationships–fostering godly connections with others

4. Mission–understanding why they are here

When you apply biblical truths in these four areas, you can feel confident your children will have a foundation they can build upon for the rest of their lives.

Barbara Rainey is a best-selling author and cofounder of FamilyLife®, a ministry of Cru®. Together, Barbara and husband Dennis have spoken at over 150 FamilyLife Weekend to Remember® marriage getaways and authored or co-authored more than 35 books, including best-selling Moments Together for Couples, Staying Close, and her most recent, Letters to My Daughters: The Art of Being a Wife. Since her Ever Thine Home® product launched in 2011, Barbara has been helping families intentionally express their faith beautifully in their homes.

She and Dennis have been married since 1972 and love laughing with their six children and growing number of grandchildren. They still serve with Cru and can be followed at TheRaineys.org.

Dennis Rainey is a best-selling author, dynamic speaker, and cofounder of FamilyLife®, a ministry of Cru®. Under his leadership, FamilyLife grew to help marriages and families survive and thrive in more than 109 countries. Together he and his wife, Barbara, have spoken at over 150 FamilyLife Weekend to Remember® marriage getaways and authored or co-authored more than 35 books, including best-selling Moments Together for Couples and Staying Close. He is also the original daily host of the three-time award-winning radio program FamilyLife Today^®.

He and Barbara have been married since 1972 and love laughing with their six children and growing number of grandchildren. The Raineys still serve with Cru. You can follow their work at TheRaineys.org