Renjun worked hard for the development of the religious community in Omi, Ise, and Kawachi Provinces, and when Jitsunyo died, Renjun was entrusted with the care of Shonyo, the grandson of both these brothers, and exerted leadership with his powerful voice within Hongan-ji Temple as the guardian of the future head of the sect in his childhood.
主に、近江国・伊勢国・河内の教団発展に努力し、実如の死の際には共通の孫にあたる証如を託され、幼少の法主の後見人として本願寺内部で大きな発言権を持ち、指導的な役割を果した。