#428 Why Your Church (and the Country) Needs Marriage Ministry with J.P. De Gance

The future of our churches, communities, and country is tied to the strength of the family, and that institution is in free fall. Here’s how to respond. In this episode, I sit down with J. P. De Gance, founder of Communio, to discuss why marriage ministry is essential to the mission of the church and the future of the nation. Together, we explore the connection among strong marriages, thriving kids, discipleship, and long-term cultural renewal. Drawing from research and ministry experience, De Gance encourages pastors and other committed Christians to see marriage not as a side ministry, but as a central strategy for evangelism, stability, and human flourishing. Here is Communio’s hopeful vision and proven strategy for rebuilding communities by strengthening the family. J.P. De Gance is the founder and president of Communio and the co-author of the book, Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America. JP is also the author of the Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships. Communio is a ministry originally incubated as the Culture of Freedom Initiative at The Philanthropy Roundtable where he served as the organization’s executive vice president. The Initiative raised and spent $20 million over three years in three different states seeking to identify the most effective strategies to boost marital health, family stability, and church engagement. From 2016 to 2018, the experimental initiative worked with an ecumenical network of churches and drove down the divorce rate by 24 percent in Jacksonville, FL. Today, Communio serves churches across the United States helping them evangelize by applying the learnings from their successful intervention in Jacksonville. A husband and father, JP lives in Virginia with his wife and eight children. The post #428 Why Your Church (and the Country) Needs Marriage Ministry with J.P. De Gance first appeared on The Good Citizen Project.