Communication Breakdown: The Couples Study Guide

The companion guide to our War Against Divorce teaching series — built for couples who refuse to lose.

Most marriages don't end because two people stopped loving each other. They end because two people stopped communicating — and never learned how to fight the real enemy.

This 28-page downloadable study guide walks you and your spouse through the five silent enemies sabotaging your conversations: Assumption, Tone, Timing, Avoidance, and Defensiveness. It's designed to be used alongside the Communication Breakdown video series, turning each teaching session into a guided, hands-on experience you actually do together — not just watch.

What You Get

• A Pre-Study Couples Check-In — a 7-question baseline assessment so you can measure exactly how far your communication has grown by the end
• 5 full sessions, each with its own dramatic opener, teaching notes, scripture call-outs, and "Wrong Way vs. Right Way" examples to anchor what you learned in the video
• Private reflection questions with space to write — because honest answers start with honest thinking
• 4 Couple Discussion Questions per session — creative, conversation-opening prompts designed to help you actually talk, not argue
• A Weekly Battle Drill for every session — practical exercises and tools you'll use in real life, not just on paper
• Written prayers to pray together at the end of each session
• A signed Couple's Covenant page — a keepsake commitment to fight for your marriage and not against each other
• A Post-Study Re-Check to revisit your starting point and see your growth in black and white
• A Communication Tools Quick-Reference card — six portable tools you can screenshot, save to your phone, and use in the heat of real conversations
• Notes & Breakthroughs pages to capture what God speaks to you along the way

Who It's For

Couples in any season — newlyweds laying a foundation, long-married couples rebuilding one, engaged couples preparing for one, and small groups walking through the series together. Whether you're thriving and want to grow, or struggling and need a lifeline, this guide gives you the tools, the scripture, and the structure to communicate differently — starting this week.

How to Use It

Watch each session of Communication Breakdown together. Then open the matching session in this guide. Reflect privately. Discuss as a couple. Practice the weekly drill. Pray together. Move to the next session when you're ready.

Format: Instant PDF download. Print it, fill it in, or use it on a tablet. Yours to keep.

"Communication isn't just talking. It's the battlefield where every marriage is either built or broken. Name the enemy. Use the right weapon. Win the war."