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...

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

Pastor Ioannis felt led to challenge a congregation with that very thought. Allow the Lord to challenge you with that same question by...

Slowing down and understanding your identity in Him is the central message of this 7-minute, unsolicited testimonial of a client of ours....

I find it very ironic that US believers, who rightfully love the US Constitution and its amendments, are often so poor at understanding...

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...

"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...

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...

How to not walk through ministry, business, leadership, and life... lost. "Ioannis was on another podcast teaching about vision?" Yep......

Jesus Faith is a paramount principle within Grats. That probably doesn't surprise you. We discuss some of the genesis of Grats and it's "Jesus Faith" here - https://www.gratsllc.com/post/living-by-faith . But what does "Jesus Faith" even mean? Maybe our mind goes to the passage in the book of Hebrews that says: "Now faith is the [a]assurance of things [b]hoped for, the [c]conviction of things not seen." (Hebrew 11:1 NASB1995) Footnotes Hebrews 11:1 Or substance Hebrews 11:1

Drama within a team weakens a team's ability to handle the problems that the team was formed to solve. Good leaders handle drama quickly....

Let's take a look at why you are probably looking at (and doing) meetings all wrong, and the positive things that you are missing out on...