Parent Compass Radio

JP DeGance, founder of Communio and co-author of "Endgame: The Church's Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America," joins Natalie Jones on Parent Compass to unpack one of the most overlooked crises in the American church: the collapse of marriage and family — and its direct link to the decline of Christian faith.

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JP shares how a pilot program in Jacksonville, Florida (once rated one of the worst cities in America for marriage) lowered the divorce rate by 24% in three years by working with 93 churches and reaching nearly 60,000 people. He breaks down:

1. Why 80% of divorces are "low conflict" and preventable with the right skills
2. The data linking family breakdown to religious non-affiliation ("generational succession")
3. Why 85% of churches spend nothing on marriage and relationship ministry
4. How healthy marriages become a "front porch" for the gospel
5. Practical ways parents can pass on faith to their kids (with real numbers from Communio's Harvard Human Flourishing Program research)
6. Signs that religious non-affiliation may finally be leveling off

Learn more about Communio's work and JP's book "Endgame" at communio.org or email questions@communio.org.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro — Jacksonville success story

00:46 Meet JP DeGance

01:49 JP's family story and calling

04:30 Founding Communio

06:35 The 5 skills behind healthy marriages

09:00 Coaching vs. counseling

13:00 Why the future of the church is the dinner table

19:00 Marriage, faith, and Ephesians 5

27:00 Why 85% of churches do nothing for marriages

35:00 Passing faith to the next generation

41:00 Family, church, and state

45:00 Where to find JP and Communio