We just stumbled upon a YouTube video of Ioannis preaching in Central Idaho back in 2023; that we had not previously known had been recorded. Click the link below to watch it: The Stepping Out in Faith Sermon. If for some reason that link doesn't work, try this one: The Stepping Out in Faith Sermon.

God moved mightily in Western Tennessee as the Lord spoke this hilarious message. In fact, the Lord had given the pastor of this church a similar word for his congregation the night before this message was preached... and we didn't know about that until AFTER it was preached! You are called to be working for the Kingdom. It is a great privilege. But it isn't always easy. Listen to Ioannis' story of how the Lord worked out (and is working out) his calling - and how He is worki

Ioannis preached in southern Iowa on Galatians 5, where he talked about continuing to walk in our God given freedom. Click the link below to listen. Stay Walking In Freedom

“What can I get from coaching that I cannot get from calling pastor friends of mine?” This was basically what one pastor said to me on a meet and greet call (a call designed for people interested in coaching with us, to explore it a little more). Already a little confused? Let me start this story from the beginning... The pastor mentioned above had been referred to me by one of our pastoral coaching clients. The client had testified that his ministry and life had been wonderf

And maybe an even more important question is, what are you going to do about it? Very few people, if any, love every aspect of what they do. There are usually at least a few things that are "just part of the job". We often don't mind the "bad" things as much, when the "good" things that we enjoy, vastly outweigh the bad. Sometimes however... the good things can turn bad. But why and how can good things turn bad? And what should we do about it? First - why and how good can tur

So many people settle for the counterfeit that the enemy consistently parks in front of them (and that they always seem to have 24/7 access to), rather than wait for the fullness of the blessing that the Lord has for them. As Dan Mohler puts it, they “sell cheap”. We see this all around us in the world AND in the Church. Accepting the counterfeit is a form of rebellion and idolatry. It is the same as saying, “God, you don’t know what you are doing, but I know. I know better

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Jesus was the greatest leader that the world has ever known. Truly, His results speak for themselves! The argument could easily be made then, that the Bible is also the best book about leadership ever written. So leaders, let’s take to heart an important lesson taught by the greatest leader that the world has ever (and will ever) known…but first, let me set the stage for you: Jesus had just performed one of the “biggest” miracles – the feeding of the 5,000 men (which in

Every leader hoping to achieve success, has to start with the thought “I am the problem, until I am leading toward the solution” or they aren't leading (and most likely will not obtain success). Why? Because a main part of your job as a leader, is to lead your ________ (people, team, church, ministry, organization) out of problems and into solutions. If you aren't readily doing that aspect of your job, then you are the reason that problems are not getting solved... which basi

Slowing down and understanding your identity in Him is the central message of this 7-minute, unsolicited testimonial of a client of ours. His story is both powerful and timely. Are you ready to hear this wisdom? Jay Young is back. “Why this Soil Health Channel Took 10 months off.” - YouTube

I find it very ironic that US believers, who rightfully love the US Constitution and its amendments, are often so poor at understanding the importance of (and executing on that importance) their church’s constitution and bylaws. This irony gets worse when you consider that we are to literally be people of the Word, People of the Book, and people who understand the power of what is written down. So, even if you are a constitutional scholar (and I am most certainly not), stay w

Ioannis preached at The Journey Church in Boise, Idaho, in January of 2024. Click the link below to watch the sermon: The Power In...

A note from Ioannis: The testimonial of transformation below, from Pastor Haylie, is so much of why we do what we do at Grats. I can...

Pastor, if your church is slowly dying, its cause of death is most likely because you and your people are not, as the Bible says, bearing fruit. And, your church may not be bearing fruit because you keep preventing Jesus from pruning you, and it. First, let me address an important sidebar to the statement above… can we really prevent anything that Jesus wants to do? The short answer is, yes (for a while anyway). In fact, our God given ability to prevent God in some things is

"We need to be all in." That was a statement made during a family discussion this week. We were talking about following the Lord and what it takes to truly walk with Him. That statement stuck out to me during the conversation. ALL in. Every part. Every little iota. Every moment of obedience in every thing. Jesus said it this way in Luke 9:23 (NASB 1995): "And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and f

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor." A friend of mine sent me this text message: “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NASB1995 I came across this scripture in my morning devotional. The narrative talked about how in our culture it is considered wea

Leaders, you have heard the axiom: "What gets measured, gets accomplished". And that is true. So is this follow-up axiom that the Lord...

I walked into coaching thirsty. Lips cracked, mouth dry and spirit dehydrated. I felt burnt out and emptied of all anointing. My heart...

Pastors, you know (and accept) the responsibilities that you have from the Lord when it comes to executing your duties for the church that you are actively pastoring. But so many pastors make the mistake of beginning to abdicate those responsibilities the moment that they make the decision to leave, but BEFORE they have actually left. Look, we get it. Sometimes, you just want to be done (and sometimes you are just "done, done"), and when the release comes from the Lord, the t

How to not walk through ministry, business, leadership, and life... lost. "Ioannis was on another podcast teaching about vision?" Yep... vision really is that important of a topic. Look, if you have felt lost going through your days, you need to watch/listen to this Intentional Guy podcast (even if this is the umpteenth time you have heard a "Ioannis on vision" podcast)! You can watch/listen here: Spotify YouTube