Karen has served in ministry with her husband for over 30 years. She is also a licensed School Psychologist where she has served local Boards of Education. Married for almost 40 years, she is a mother to two adult children and two adorable grandchildren and two wonderful foster grandchildren. In addition to her degree in School Psychology from the University of Hartford, Karen has a BA in Theology from Ambassador College.
.Karen has served dozens of couples using the Prepare-Enrich marriage coaching program. She also serves as a Field Shepherd with Standing Stone Ministry, providing support to pastors, ministry leaders, and their families in the US, Canada, Namibia, and Zambia.
In addition to his role as Shepherd with Standing Stone Ministries, Pastor Joel Rissinger is the President of The Rissinger Resource Group, LLC & Joel Rissinger Ministries, LLC. He’s also a certified speaker and coach with the John Maxwell Group and a Founding Pastor of LifeWay Church in Newington, Connecticut. Pastor Joel served as a certified instructor for Prepare-Enrich and has used that counseling program with dozens of couples in his ministry. He’s the author of several books and has graduate degrees in Religion and Religious Education from Liberty University in VA. More importantly, he has been married to Karen Rissinger, for 40 years. Together, they have two adult children, an awesome son-in-law, to awesome foster grandbabies, and two beautiful granddaughters.
