BIO:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nLynne Rienstra is a recovering Pharisee and spiritual orphan\u2014the result of growing up with three dads by the time she was nineteen (and her own wayward heart). Through her mentoring, speaking, and writing, she leads women out of hiding and into a transforming encounter with the living God that empowers them to fulfill His unique purpose for their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lynne has followed a series of callings: English teacher, corporate insurance broker, pastor\u2019s wife, women\u2019s ministry leader, home schooling mom, and development professional. Since 2013, she has served as a Regional Director for Samaritan\u2019s Purse. Throughout her lifetime, Lynne has traveled to 26 countries on five continents (including North Korea, Iraq, Singapore, Uganda, Liberia, Peru, Ecuador, and Kenya, where she lived for a summer among the Maasai). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether leading a group of women in Bible study, leading a group of ministry partners to see God at work around the globe, or leading a group of women on a weekend retreat (she\u2019s taught thousands of women across the country over the last 25 years), Lynne revels in guiding others in the ultimate adventure: experiencing God\u2019s lavish love for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lynne has contributed to Decision <\/em>magazine, Georgia Life,<\/em> and to the books Long, Wandering Prayer<\/em> (IVP) and Rekindle the Flame <\/em>(Bethany House). She has also self-published a mother\/daughter Bible study called You Grow, Girl!<\/em> Currently, Lynne is writing a Bible study for women called Sheltered: Encountering God in the Storm<\/em>, which combines the Biblical stories of women who met God in the midst of crisis with the stories of modern women who seek to do the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\nShe holds a B.A. in English from Smith College, where she first encountered God\u2019s voice through inductive Bible study. In addition, Lynne earned a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Ruth Haley Barton\u2019s Transforming Center. She is working on a degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (that she may not finish before Jesus returns). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serving alongside her husband, Rob, senior pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Covington, Georgia gives Lynne much joy, as do their two adult children. She loves Earl Grey tea, all things French, period dramas, reading C.S. Lewis and Elizabeth Goudge, and scoring vintage clothing finds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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