Our Mission

Communio increases human flourishing by serving and equipping communities and churches to build out proven, data-informed strategies that strengthen families, marriages, and faith.

Our Vision

Our vision is for a nation where every church fosters strong communities by focusing on building relationship ministries that grow and support healthy marriages and strong families.

Family is the key to combating poverty, reducing crime, improving education, and increasing life-long happiness. It is also the primary place where people first encounter faith.

Churches are the most powerful change agents for cultural transformation. They are best positioned to create the ecosystem that allows personal relationships to thrive, healthy marriages to form, and strong families to grow.

Each church has its own unique people and context. This means there is no one way to develop an effective relationship ministry. Communio’s vision is to bring best practices from around the country to serve churches in developing their own unique game plan to launch a relationship health movement.

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Our Staff

JP De Gance

President & CEO

JP has spent his two-decade career in philanthropy seeking to scale organizations that improve lives. While executive vice president at the Philanthropy Roundtable, he incubated and launched Communio as a program area of that organization to discover the most effective philanthropic strategies to boost marital health and family stability – a leading predictor in poverty rates and upward mobility. After three years of trial and error, JP and Communio’s co-founding business leaders decided it was time to replicate the strategies that proved to be most effective.

Joseph Moser

Vice President of Communications

Joseph has a passion for ensuring every child in America grows up in a happy, healthy, nurturing home. As Vice President of Communications, he is responsible for implementing a marketing strategy that showcases local donors and church leaders who are healing America’s families by applying Communio’s transformative platform in their communities. When he isn’t working, you’ll find Joseph tending his lawn – “enjoying the mow” – and devoting his time to his own family. He lives in Annandale, Virginia with his wife Jill and their three young kids.

Luke Nelson

City Strategist

Luke serves as City Strategist for Communio. He is responsible for the development and delivery of our Church and City-wide Platforms in targeted communities across the nation.With decades of ministerial and consulting experience, Luke brings relevant insights, spiritual depth, and humor to each learning environment. He has been a consultant to communities, churches, service organizations, and government agencies on how to integrate tools and programs to transform relationships. He is committed to the work of building strong, healthy and vital marriages and families. Luke lives in Seattle, WA and enjoys the outdoors, fishing, and spending time with family.

Isaiah Contu

Special Assistant to the President

Isaiah dedicates himself to developing a culture that promotes healthy families. As Special Assistant to the President, he maintains the database and organizes the president’s day-to-day schedule to help the team stay focused on its goals. By researching new areas for Communio’s growth, he assists in the organization’s strategic planning and development process. He also furthers the mission by cultivating relationships with leaders who want to bring Communio’s platform to their community. Isaiah lives in Arlington with his wife and enjoys playing board games in his free time.