- 2012 .. in works! November 14, 2011Keep praying for Johnny and the team at the Academy as they finalize the 2012 course curriculum. We still need a lot of prayer and wisdom, so that the Lord may continue to bless the work of the Academy in Italy. There has been much progress this year and the impact of this work in [...] […]
- EXPOSITORY PREACHING 2 November 14, 2011After a very blessed Focus Conference in Perugia in October, we just completed the last class for this academic year, Expository Preaching 2. Johnny Gravino did not miss a beat, after very strong preaching sessions at Focus, he completed the year teaching Bibliology and Hermeneutics to a group of 8 students. Again, the Lord really [...] […]
- LEADERSHIP TRAINING – JUNE 13 June 28, 2011This was a fantastic class! Pastor Shane Koheler, from Faith Community Church in Woodstock, GA was our teacher for this Leadership Training class on peacemaking. “How to bring peace in our churches when conflicts happen… and they will”. When faced with conflicts how do we react? do we ‘run’, or do we ‘attack’ or better…do [...] […]
The Gravino
Johnny and Alexandra Gravino – Training for the Work of Perfection!
Johnny was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1974 to Italian parents from southern Italy (they were temporarily working in Germany). At the age of 2, after a short stay in Rome, the family moved to Montreal, Canada where Johnny was raised. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal in 1999 with an M.A. in political science.
Shortly thereafter he became a Christian (at the age of 25) and moved back to Rome, Italy where he worked for the Canadian Embassy as an immigration clerk. While in Rome he attended Chiesa Berea di Roma (or Via Britannia) shepherded by (Aurora Missionary) Bill Standridge. While attending and serving there he met his wife, Alexandra.
Alexandra was born in Austria in 1970. She became a Christian in her early 20′s while living in Austria. She then moved to Rome, Italy to work at the Austrian Embassy in Rome. While in Rome she also attended Chiesa Berea di Roma (or Via Britannia, pastured by Bill Standridge).
Johnny and Alexandra were married in February of 2002.
In 2004, with the approval of the elders and church, they moved to California to begin theological training at The Master’s Seminary with the goal of returning to serve the Lord in full-time ministry in Italy. Johnny graduated from the seminary in May 08. His goal is to teach and preach God’s Word expositionally and train Italian church leaders to do the same.
Their family was enlarged in February of 2006 with the birth of their son, Samuele and again in January of 2008 with their daughter Maddalena and in January 2010 with their son Giuliano.
