Claim OwnershipThe Communication Architect
Subscribed: 72Played: 849
Subscribe
© 2026 The Communication Architect
Description
Dr. Lisa Dunne is an author, speaker, educator, lifelong homeschooler, and president of Chula Vista Christian University. Her podcast, The Communication Architect, builds emotional health and relational resilience through the development of strategic communication competencies that increase personal leadership capacities. Drawing from both theoretical and practical examples, the podcast offers training in interpersonal, intrapersonal, organizational, and familial communication--all in a friendly, upbeat, and personal style. Dr. Lisa has written several books on organizational and interpersonal communication, and she has been recognized by the City of San Francisco and the State of California for her work as an educator. She holds a Master's degree in Communication, a Master's degree in Organizational Systems, and a Ph.D. in Human Development. She is wife to her British husband Adrian and mom to their beloved GenZ kids, Ethan and Cymone. Dr. Lisa is passionate about helping people of all generations find purpose and passion in life.
150 Episodes
Reverse
Human development is a process of becoming. What social and biological forces underlie that developmental process? Identity, what developmentalists call a "relatively stable sense of self, is no longer stable. Identity is under fire, and we are seeing the tragic fallout in our youngest generations. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne on today's show to learn why teens are a target and what you can do to protect your family and friends from the ongoing assault on identity. As children created in the image of ...
A mindset is a cognitive bias, a systematic manner of thinking that influences our decisions, our actions. Understanding the foundations of our mindset can help us move beyond the limitations of some of our belief-to-behavior patterns. How about you? Is your mindset oriented toward growth, or do you tend to get stuck in a fixed, limiting mindset that holds you back? Join Dr. Lisa on today's show to learn how to develop a family-friendly routine of mental flexibility that will lighten your str...
How can you create lasting change in your heart and in your home? Don't miss this interview with pastor, evangelist, and intercessory prayer warrior Francis Anfuso as he shares findings from his new book, Prayers for Every Day Battles and Generational Breakthrough. You can be a legacy maker and a curse breaker! Discover new tools to help you stand in the gap for your family across generations. Learn more at FrancisAnfuso.com. K to 12 Rescue Mission: https://www.academicrescuemission.com...
Don't miss today's show, as Dr. Lisa unveils a new program coming this fall to our homeschool academy campuses, Veritas Christian Community College. For only $200 a month, your 8th to 12th grade homeschooler can take dual-enrollment college classes while attending high school, graduate high school with an AA, and then transfer that credit into an accredited Christian university. Fall location rollouts include El Cajon, California; Oceanside, California; and Austin, Texas. Want a Christi...
Join Dr. Dunne for this week's show as she interviews Pastor Andy Ballon, lead pastor of Vision Church in South Bay, San Diego. Pastors, if your church building is sitting open during the week, you'll love hearing Pastor Andy's innovative vision for linking arms with other pastors in the city. And you'll love hearing how the Academic Rescue Mission can come alongside your ministry to help you reach the next generation. Education is formation. Who's teaching your children, and what are they be...
Is your city ready for a multigenerational revival? The harvest is here! Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for an interview with youth evangelist Jordan Lunderville. As he began to listen to the heart cry of GenZs, Jordan saw a disconnect, a gap, a chasm in the hearts of his classmates and friends. He describes the youngest generations as spiritually hungry but biblically illiterate, and he wanted to do something to change that statistic. At age 20, Jordan founded the nonprofit Revive All USA with the goal...
Did you know that there are predictable patterns of behavior that drive the success and failure of relationships? The Bible and the social sciences provide clear pathways to relational success, but the world system clouds them with chaos and confusion. We see the fallout in the trail of broken relationships, the ghosting phenomenon, the attachment crisis, and the tragic stats on anxiety and depression in the youngest generations. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for today's show as we talk about the secre...
Pastor Nehemiah Lemus has walked the road of rejection and rebellion, hope and transformation. From pastor's kid to gangster, he found himself searching for acceptance and living under the lie of the enemy. But a singular word deposited a seed of hope that ultimately brought him back to life. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for this inspiring interview to learn how Pastor Nemo found Jesus and turned a hurting heart back to the kingdom of God. The local church is the hope of the world! If you're a Bible-b...
Holidays are supposed to be a time for reconnecting and celebrating, but for many families, they also stir up unnecessary stress and strife. Family gatherings can draw immature or unresolved relational dynamics to the surface, highlighting pressures and intensifying grief and loneliness following loss. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne as she interviews CVCU Psychology Professor Lindsey Rauch to discover biblically-grounded practices and evidence-based psychological tools that will help you set realistic e...
Across the globe, interpersonal relationships are suffering today, and all generations are suffering for it. The focus on vengeance and disunity in our culture is wreaking havoc on longterm relational health. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne to learn how you can give your children the gift of relational, emotional, and mental fortitude by providing the skill set they need to thrive at home and in life. Out of the overflow of our hearts and homes, let's strengthen the bonds of community within our realms o...
Do you ever find yourself trapped in a Groundhog-day-like cycle where the telltale signs of unresolved issues keep creeping in? Behaviors like overreacting, not feeling connected to others, getting angry for no reason, feeling a constant undercurrent of frustration--these can all be clues that we need to adjust our relational resilience and our emotional fortitude. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne on part one of this week's show to learn how you can give your children teh gift of relational, emotional, an...
If you've been following the recent research in relational distress, you've likely seen the data on what's being called a global epidemic of loneliness. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne as she addresses concerns on the rise of behaviors that predict isolationism--and learn what you can do in your realm to help awaken hearts and restore the bridges that foster the key element of connectedness: friendship. Learn how CVCU is bridging the gap with relational educational models designed to nurture authentic re...
The tragic martyrdom of Charlie Kirk is yet another example of the horrific fallout of institutions that have falsely claimed to be ramparts of critical thinking and free speech. Instead, the sociocultural conditioning of soul-less, values-free, truth-deficit education has spawned a generation of hedonism and lawlessness. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne on this week's episode as she shares her experience as a speaker at Turning Point and as a college professor for 25 years. If we want a better America, w...
Churches, your voice matters! Join Dr. Dunne on today's show to hear how one local pastor is building multigenerational leadership teams to pass the baton and protect the ministry from mission drift. From community outreach and church-based learning centers in Arizona to a thriving multigenerational leadership team and sports outreach in California, Pastor Rick Morris is impacting his community at New Hope Church in Eastlake Chula Vista. Learn more at NewHopeEastlake.org. If your church...
Join me on this week's show for an interview with Pastor Josiah Elias, the lead pastor of Faith Chapel in Spring Valley, California. Pastor Josiah and his wife Ashley are devoted to discipleship. They want to see believers develop into wholehearted followers of Jesus, and they understand that discipleship begins in the home, in the early years of our children's walk with the Lord. They recognize the weighty mandate that the local church carries to equip and encourage parents in discipling the...
Many parents are up in arms about Assembly Bill 84, known as the charter accountability bill, declaring that it will mean the end of homeschool freedoms. But what is the bill really all about, and does it actually have an impact on homeschooling? Join Dr. Dunne as she interviews Nathan Pierce, the executive director of Family Protection Ministries, and discover the truth about AB 84. Learn more about this and other bills, as well as the work Nathan is engaged in at the state level, by visitin...
Fear. Depression. Anxiety. Suicide ideation. How do we respond to the needs of what is now being called "the anxious generation"? According to the Center for Disease Control, over 1.5 million kids under the age of 17 take anti-anxiety medication, and 61% of college students are struggling with anxiety, according to the American Psychological Association. What are the physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual roots of these oppressive conditions? Join Dr. Lisa for part 3 of the High ...
I'm all about breaking free from broken systems, so when our family heard about CHM twelve years ago, we jumped on board and never looked back. Americans are the sickest country in the developed world--and the vast majority of that diagnosis is what is called "preventable" disease. Preventable means you can prevent it! You have the ability, the agency, to live a healthier life. Why not partner with a faith-based group that wants to support your health instead of enabling your sickness? If you...
Charters. Education Savings Accounts. School Vouchers. If you've been wondering how government-funded education programs impact faith, family, and freedom, don't miss this interview with Israel Wayne. Israel is an author, a popular conference speaker, and the founder of ChristianWorldview.net. He and his family have been featured in Time Magazine, World Magazine, The New American, Court Report, and the Wall Street Journal. He has his wife Brook are second generation homeschoolers with 11 home...
Teens suspended for wearing a "two genders" t-shirt? Anti-faith curricula planted in the seemingly benign National Day of Reading rollout? What's really happening in America's public schools? Join me as I interview Michael King, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, a powerhouse agency that is taking back education in their state. Discover what's really happening behind the closed doors of the public school system--and what you can do about it. Education is broken. We can fix...
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States