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This is the Endgame.

America faces a family crisis. This crisis has battered society – causing a cascade of social ills and diminishing belief in Jesus Christ. So far, the Church has struggled to address it. This threat is existential and calls for the People of God to leverage their whole heart, soul, and mind in using the very best strategies to combat it. Endgame recognizes that time is running out for the Church to solve the crisis. It analyzes pathbreaking empirical research and provides insights on new strategies churches are deploying to solve this crisis and save family and faith in America.

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This is the Endgame.

America faces a family crisis. This crisis has battered society – causing a cascade of social ills and diminishing belief in Jesus Christ. So far, the Church has struggled to address it. This threat is existential and calls for the People of God to leverage their whole heart, soul, and mind in using the very best strategies to combat it. Endgame recognizes that time is running out for the Church to solve the crisis. It analyzes pathbreaking empirical research and provides insights on new strategies churches are deploying to solve this crisis and save family and faith in America.

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This is the Endgame.


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“The authors of this compelling new book assert that the decline in church attendance in America is inextricably linked to the decline of marriage. Moreover, they make the case that it's the church itself that is best positioned to revive declining marriage numbers, and by doing so, it can also resuscitate its declining membership rolls.”
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High Praise for Endgame

“Endgame is the marriage and family manifesto the church needs to heed. Van Epp and De Gance offer proven strategies and practical skills for seasoned ministry leaders as well as those just getting started. I had many “Ah-ha” moments while reading this book. Everything about this book points couples to thriving Christ-centered marriages. I’m thrilled to have this as a resource to recommend to church and community leaders.”
Ted CunninghamPastor, Woodland Hills Family Church, Branson, MO
Author, Fun Loving You
Ted Cunningham
“Endgame is the marriage and family manifesto the church needs to heed. Van Epp and De Gance offer proven strategies and practical skills for seasoned ministry leaders as well as those just getting started. I had many “Ah-ha” moments while reading this book. Everything about this book points couples to thriving Christ-centered marriages. I’m thrilled to have this as a resource to recommend to church and community leaders.”
Ted Cunningham
Ted CunninghamPastor, Woodland Hills Family Church, Branson, MO
Author, Fun Loving You
"People without belief in God will soon be the American majority. J.P. De Gance and John Van Epp identify a central cause – the demise of our marriages and families. If we care deeply about the well-being of future generations, we must invest in strengthening marriage and families. Here are actionable tools for the church that change the trajectory."
Cheryl BachelderAuthor of Dare to Serve and former president and CEO of Popeyes
Cheryl Bachelder
"People without belief in God will soon be the American majority. J.P. De Gance and John Van Epp identify a central cause – the demise of our marriages and families. If we care deeply about the well-being of future generations, we must invest in strengthening marriage and families. Here are actionable tools for the church that change the trajectory."
Cheryl Bachelder
Cheryl BachelderAuthor of Dare to Serve and former president and CEO of Popeyes
"Endgame is the book that every bishop, priest, and lay family minister needs to read. This book is for all those overwhelmed by the “bad news” about marriage and family life in America. Endgame provides a way forward that completely sidesteps political divisions and the culture wars. Communio marries pathbreaking empirical research with the efforts of a powerful, ecumenical network of churches. Communio can make you hope again."
Helen AlvaréMember of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, Professor of Law at George Mason University, and legal scholar on the Family
Helen Alvaré
"This book is for all those overwhelmed by the “bad news” about marriage and family life in America. Endgame provides a way forward that completely sidesteps political divisions and the culture wars. Communio marries pathbreaking empirical research with the efforts of a powerful, ecumenical network of churches. Communio can make you hope again."
Helen Alvare
Helen AlvareMember of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, Professor of Law at George Mason University, and legal scholar on the Family
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“Endgame is a book for anyone serious about evangelization and sharing the Gospel. J.P. De Gance and John Van Epp identify arguably the biggest 21st century barrier to faith in Jesus. They also provide a set of real solutions and strategies for churches and Christians to begin breaking down this barrier.”
Craig SpringerExecutive Director of Alpha USA and author of How to Follow Jesus and How to Revive Evangelism
Craig Springer
“Endgame is a book for anyone serious about evangelization and sharing the Gospel. J.P. De Gance and John Van Epp identify arguably the biggest 21st century barrier to faith in Jesus. They also provide a set of real solutions and strategies for churches and Christians to begin breaking down this barrier.”
Craig Springer
Craig SpringerExecutive Director of Alpha USA and author of How to Follow Jesus and How to Revive Evangelism
"I commend this book’s important contribution in laying out a vision, principles, and strategies for local churches to assist couples in developing strong, healthy, fruitful relationships."
Archbishop Samuel AquilaArchbishop of Denver
Archbishop Samuel Aquila
"I commend this book’s important contribution in laying out a vision, principles, and strategies for local churches to assist couples in developing strong, healthy, fruitful relationships."
Archbishop Samuel Aquila
Archbishop Samuel AquilaArchbishop of Denver
“Few questions are as urgent or important as what we can do to strengthen marriage. In Endgame, J.P. DeGance and John Van Epp show that the Church has a vital role to play, one that the Church must play for its own well-being as well as for the good of the larger society. The data they present and the arguments they advance deserve a wide hearing.”
Robert P. GeorgeMcCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
Robert P. George
“Few questions are as urgent or important as what we can do to strengthen marriage. In Endgame, J.P. DeGance and John Van Epp show that the Church has a vital role to play, one that the Church must play for its own well-being as well as for the good of the larger society. The data they present and the arguments they advance deserve a wide hearing.”
Robert P. George
Robert P. GeorgeMcCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
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About the Authors

J.P. De Gance

JP is the co-author of the book, Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America and the founder and president of Communio, a nonprofit that consults with churches equipping them with proven strategies and technologies to solve our nation’s family and faith crisis. 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 and family stability. The experimental initiative worked with an ecumenical network of churches and drove down the divorce rate by 24 percent in Jacksonville, FL. Since then, JP has led Communio to partner with churches across the country to help strategically design and run their own Data-Informed, Full-Circle Relationship Ministries®. A husband and father, JP lives in Virginia with his amazing wife Christina and their 8 young children.

John Van Epp, Ph.D.

President and Founder of Love Thinks, LLC is also the author of How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk (or Jerkette) and Becoming Better Together: the RAM plan for growing together when life is pulling you apart. Van Epp developed relationship programs that have been taught by over 10,000 certified instructors to over one million participants in every branch of the military, social agencies, marriage and family coalitions, high schools, universities, and in all fifty states and eleven countries. He has also been a founding church pastor, an adjunct seminary professor in marriage and family, and a clinical counselor for 25‐years in his private counseling practice. Van Epp, his innovative Relationship Attachment Model [RAM], and his relationship courses were awarded the Smart Marriage Impact Award, the National Association of Relationship & Marriage Education Impact Award. They have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, O Magazine, and Cosmopolitan, and appeared on the CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, Fox News and Focus on the Family. Van Epp holds a B.S. in Biblical and Pastoral Studies; a M.A. in Pastoral Psychology and Counseling; a M.A. in Church History; and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. He has been happily married for over 40 years and is the proud father of two daughters and three grandkids.

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