News and Updates
Here's what Built On Rock has been up to!
October 2026
Luisa Speaks in Tulsa, OK
Luisa travelled to Tulsa to deliver a full 8-hour Spanish parenting retreat, followed by a 4-hour English parenting workshop the next day. This is the premiere of a new partnership between Connected Families and Communio to bring parenting workshops to parishes, and Luisa delivered the first event. As always, the Holy Spirit showed up and, through Luisa, deeply touched the hearts of those in attendance.
June 2026
Luisa featured on Ascension App
Today in the Ascension App Daily Reflection, Luisa was moved to share her greatest fear with you. In her 3-minute story she reflects on how God's love delivered her from it at the center of one of the most piercing moments of our lives.
June 2026
Speakers @ Diocese of Sioux City
Jarrett premiered a day-long retreat sharing God's 4 messages with ministry workers of the Diocese to help them receive deeply God's peace, love, and calling within their ministry work, while Luisa presented the 2-hour Discipline that Connects workshop in Spanish that evening!
March 2026
Guest @ Illuminating Catholics Podcast of the Diocese of Sioux City
"We interviewed Jarrett and Luisa Wendt of Built on Rock Parent Coaching. They share the journey that led them to Built on Rock, a Catholic parenting program. Despite many parenting courses, they found themselves at rock bottom and found a faith based approach. They will be presenting to parish formation leaders at a workshop in June and offering an evening session in Spanish."
March 2026
Guest @ Dubeucharistic Revival Podcast
Jarrett and Luisa were hosted by Fr Jacob Rouse and Fr Kevin Earleywine on their Dubeucharistic Revival podcast, sharing about their journey into parenting, how their challenges led them into the grace-filled, theologically rich, and scientifically sound parenting framework of Connected Families. They share how they felt the call to become coaches, and how Catholicism and this framework combine to unlock hidden depths in our understanding of our vocation as parents and the source of our grace and hope as children of the Father.
March 2026
Speaker @ Grace Point Church in
Columbus, OH
Jarrett got to fly to Ohio to present the "Discipline that Connects" workshop at Grace Point Church, followed by a drive to Steubenville to record a forthcoming podcast episode with New Polity.
February 2026
Harvest Vineyard hosted Jarrett and Luisa to present the 2 hour "Discipline that Connects with Your Child's Heart" Workshop. It was a fun and inspiring evening with so many good, eager, faith-filled parents!
February 2026
Jarrett featured on Ascension App
Today in the Ascension App Daily Reflection, Jarrett was moved to share how God broke through his deafness in a rock bottom parenting moment to open his ears and his mouth. In his 3 minute story he reflects on how God's message "You are Safe with Me" became the new anchor for him and from which to offer peace to his struggling child.
January 2026
Built on Rock Masterclass Premiers!
After 5 months of development, Jarrett and Luisa unveiled the Built on Rock Masterclass! Over 700 parents registered, and both evening offerings were a hit! This special masterclass is a powerful dose of God's truth and encouragement. They shared their own stories of brokenness and God's restoration. They destroyed the lies Satan has been using to keep so many parents in despair. They gave a simple and powerful framework for parenting of all ages based on the 4 messages God speaks eternally to His own children. They ended with a gentle invitation for some to continue the journey with them in their next group coaching cohort.
October 2025
Luisa got to travel to the Dominican Republic to present a parenting conference and a teacher workshop in the city of Santiago. She was blessed to have the opportunity to share this grace-filled content overseas.
September 2025
Built on Rock in the Radio! This was a very exciting opportunity for Jarrett and Luisa as they got to share about the mission and heart of Built on Rock during the Iowa Catholic Radio fall fundraiser.
August 2025
Speakers @ St. Mary's Church in
Iowa City, IA
Jarrett and Luisa were delighted to be invited to present a 2-hour Discipline that Connects workshop at St. Mary's Parish for them and their neighboring Catholic churches.
March 2025
Luisa was invited to lead an all day parenting retreat for the hispanic parishioners in Hampton, IA. It was a very enjoyable experience for her to inspire and empower moms and dads on their unique parenting journey and get to present in her native language.
Octubre 2024
Luisa fue invitada al programa de "Semillitas de Fe".
Un programa del ministerio hispano de la Arquidiócesis de Dubuque en donde compartió su experiencia y fe a través de la perdida de sus primeros tres hijos Joseph, Matthew y Chiara.
October 2024
"The journey to adoption, and even in adoption, has not been easy for our guest today. Luisa Wendt knows the pain of loss and the confusion of dreams unment. Yet through it all, Luisa declares God to be faithful and testifies to his good work in her life. She encourages all of us to hold onto hope that God is at work and his plan is so much better than we could imagine."
September 2024
Parents' Cafe at STA hosted Jarrett and Luisa for a 2 part workshop of the "Discipline that Connects with Your Child's Heart" Workshop.
August 2024
Beckman HighSchool in Dyersville, Iowa teamed up with LaSalle Elementary School in Holy Cross, IA to host Jarrett and Luisa for an afternoon Teacher Workshop of the Discipline that Connects with Your Students' Hearts.
July 2024
Jarrett was invited to give a 2 hour workshop on the Science of Relational Faith Formation to a crowd of dedicated church catechists and ministers. The presentation became an opportunity to further develop the integration of neuroscience and the framework with Catholic theology and turned out beautifully. Responses were enthusiastic and grateful!
April 2024
Spanish Host @ Connected Families Podcast Bonus Episodes
¡Escucha estos episodios especiales del pódcast de Connected Families! Donde Luisa Wendt entrevista a Esther y Roberto Reich acerca del marco de referencia de Connected Families. Los tres son asesores en la crianza certificados por Connected Families y hablarán acerca de los 4 principios (cimiento, conectar, entrenar y corregir) para poder disciplinar a nuestros hijos de una manera que nos acerca a ellos y hace que nuestros vínculos sean más fuertes sin importar su edad.
April 2024
Jarrett received a surprise invite to speak at a national marriage summit in Houston, TX. He opened the morning session with a talk on the ways our relationships with children best form them for their future marriages, combining both his experience preparing couples for marriage with his training in parent coaching! Catholic leaders from around the country were introduced to the power of the Connected Families Framework!
April 2024
LIVE Workshops in Bellevue, IA
Marquette Catholic School hosted Jarrett and Luisa for an afternoon teacher workshop on Discipline that Connects with your Students' Hearts, paired with a complementary evening Discipline that Connects with your Child's Heart workshop for local parents!
February 2024
"We are joined by very special guests Luisa and Jarrett Wendt. Join us as we talk through the stages of creating secure attachments with our children through discipline! Those stages include Foundation, Connection, Coaching, and finally Correction. The Wendts offer advice on what couples can do to effectively send identity building messages."
January 2024
"Listen in as Stacy chats with parent coaches Jarrett & Luisa Wendt about the parenting course that has equipped them to understand and help their sensitive children."
October 2023
Breakout Session Speakers @ The Archdiocese of Dubuque Parenting Conference
Presenting on the topic of Discipline that Connects with your Child's Heart.
