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Faith is Built in the Waiting
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

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
May 93 min read


7 Tips For A Consistently Great Website!
So, we thought that it would be helpful to take a moment, and share some of our website “know how” with you:

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Apr 186 min read


True Leaders Say What Needs To Be Said, When They Need To Say It!
Jesus was the greatest leader that the world has ever known. Truly, His results speak for themselves! The argument could easily be...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Feb 266 min read


“I am the problem, until I am leading toward the solution”
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

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Dec 19, 20243 min read


A Church’s Problems (including a church’s legal problems) Often Start and Stop with the Church’s Constitution and Bylaws (and the 11 tips to quickly fix these problems)
I find it very ironic that US believers, who rightfully love the US Constitution and its amendments, are often so poor at understanding...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Oct 12, 20248 min read


This is probably the reason that your church is slowly dying.
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...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Nov 10, 20236 min read


"We need to be all in."
"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

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Nov 2, 20232 min read


Two Are Better Than One!
"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...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Aug 18, 20232 min read


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

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Does Your Church Understand How To Best Navigate Finding Their Next Pastor?
Pastors, you know ( and accept ) the responsibilities that you have from the Lord when it comes to executing your duties for the church...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
May 10, 20233 min read


Faith is Most Clearly Seen in the Action that Takes Place Out of Truth Revealed.
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

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Mar 22, 20233 min read


Are you creating your team's Kryptonite?
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....

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Mar 22, 20231 min read


Meetings are Good, Unless You Do Them Wrong
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...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Jan 25, 20238 min read


What is Coaching?
Tom House is a renowned MLB and NFL throwing coach. His coaching clients include Tom Brady. Surprised that Tom Brady personally hired a...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Everything I Do Seems to Make Things Worse
I once worked for a leader whose leadership style and abilities were built almost entirely out of the leadership that he had seen and...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Dec 27, 20222 min read


Solving Organizational Problems - Initial Steps
A leader told me the other day that their business had a major internal process problem. After hearing more about the problem, I told...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Dec 13, 20221 min read


If You Are The Son Of God...
Would you believe me if I told you that the devil’s main temptation of Jesus, was that Jesus was not in fact the Son of God? “If you are...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Dec 2, 20224 min read


Your Church/Business/Organization is a Reflection of the Person/People That They are Following
Your church/business/organization is a reflection of the person/people that they are following. "You said that twice, Ioannis." I can't say it enough. In fact - STOP! Reread that sentence at least two more times… because in it is usually the human answer to almost every problem that you have in your church. “Ioannis, my church/business/organization is NOTHING like me.” Then, you are either totally out of touch with who you really are, or you are totally correct. "Wait, you

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Nov 4, 20227 min read


Problems are Meant to Be Solved
“Ok class, here are your math problems. Please live with them for the next couple of years.” What? No, that isn’t a real quote from a...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Jul 19, 20221 min read


How To Prevent People From Falling Through The Cracks!
Below is a base level version of the follow-up procedures that we successfully used as pastors to make sure that our people, including...

Ioannis Gratsinopoulos
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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