Institute of Family Studies
A New Book Outlines a Game Plan for a Church-led ‘Marriage Renaissance’
These questions and more are explored in Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America, a new book by John Van Epp and J.P. De Gance, who assert that “the church is the only institution that holds the potential to save the future of marriage and family in America.” However, they point out that most “churches currently allocate almost no capital or energy either to marriage ministry or to ministry for relationship health.”
Share
Share
The Marriage and Fertility Crisis Is a Worldview Problem. And the Church Is the Only Institution That Can Fix It.
Communio’s J.P. De Gance told The Christian Post that America’s marriage and fertility crisis is fundamentally a worldview problem — and that the church must recapture a Christian vision of family before it can offer it to the world.
80% of Men Say a Stable Relationship Matters to Them. Almost None Were Taught How to Build One.
GQ’s State of the American Male survey found 80% of men want a stable long-term relationship. Couples therapist Terry Real says the gap isn’t desire — it’s skill. Here’s what that means for your church.
J.P. De Gance Tells Fox News: America Is Facing a “Civilizational Bottleneck”
Communio founder J.P. De Gance appeared on Fox News today warning that declining marriage and birth rates represent a civilizational bottleneck — and that the local church is the answer. Watch the full clip.