ANVIL & CROSS / 001God is the
CEO.
We are the stewards.
Building leaders. Strengthening businesses. Advancing the Kingdom.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
— Colossians 3:23
The Cross.
The Anvil.
The Cross
Christ is the center. Every decision, every dollar, every door — surrendered first at the cross. Without it, the work is just noise.
The Anvil
Character is hammered out under pressure. Calling meets craft under repetition, discipline, and heat.
Forged by pressure.
Guided by Christ.
We are not owners.
We are stewards.
“He owns it. We manage it.”
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We are not owners.
We are stewards.
“He owns it. We manage it.”
Every business, every marriage, every child, every friendship, every hour, every dollar — entrusted, not owned. Anvil & Cross is business-forward, but the creed runs through all of life: family, faith, health, calling. He leads. We steward.
God owns it.
We manage it.
Success is stewardship, not status.
Profit is fuel, not purpose.
Leadership is service, not authority.
He leads. We support.
Hi, I'm
James.
I spent most of my life on a mission to be unforgettable — to build, to win, to leave a mark the world couldn't ignore.
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That drive was forged in dark places. As a boy at a Christian boarding school, I was abused by the very people who claimed to represent God. I walked away. For thirty years I rejected Him. I told myself I'd author my own life.
Then one ordinary day in Scottsdale, I turned right — without deciding to. No plan. No control of my hands on the wheel. Just an unmistakable instruction I had no language for. I'd driven past Oasis Community Church hundreds of times over eight years and never once stopped. That morning I pulled in without hesitation.
Pastor Billy and Pastor Andy met me where I was. They didn't flinch at the wreckage. They opened my heart back to God — and in an instant, three decades of armor came off. I was saved again.
Anvil & Cross is what I built after that turn. A place where leaders can hand the wheel back to God — in business, in family, in faith — and trust the direction He sets.
What a Tuesday
actually looks like.
Not theory. Not a webinar. One full day a month, in the room, with the same covenant group. Phones down. Word open. P&Ls on the table.
8:30 AMCoffee & Confession+
9:00 AMWorship & The Word+
9:45 AMTeaching Block+
11:00 AMHot Seat Roundtable+
12:30 PMCovenant Lunch+
1:30 PMPeer Advisory+
3:00 PM1-on-1s & Coaching+
4:00 PMCommission & Send+
Clarity beats
broad appeal.
Not a mastermind.+
Not a networking club.+
Not a parachurch program.+
Not a curriculum you consume alone.+
Not chasing scale.+
Not neutral.+
Membership has
teeth.
Every member signs The Covenant on day one. Not aspirational. Not symbolic. The terms of belonging.
We do not pull leaders away from your church. We send them back to it stronger — tithing more, leading more, harder to lose.
I.Local Church Membership+
II.Confidentiality+
III.Accountability+
IV.Family & Relationships+
V.Financial Transparency+
VI.Tithing & Generosity+
VII.Presence+
What stewardship
produces.
When God leads, the fruit is tangible: stronger leaders, healthier businesses, whole families, served communities, funded missions.
Equip leaders. Grow businesses. Strengthen families. Fund missions. Expand God's Kingdom.
What we
build on.
“Six pillars. Every one of them steeped in God's Word.”
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What we
build on.
“Six pillars. Every one of them steeped in God's Word.”
This is the foundation we return to in every meeting, every decision, every season.
Faith
God first. Business as worship — every operation aligned with eternal principles.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord."
— Colossians 3:23
Leadership
Character under pressure. Fortitude to lead with integrity when the stakes are highest.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
— Proverbs 27:17
Community
Iron sharpens iron. Relationships and accountability inside a high-trust tribe.
"A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
— Ecclesiastes 4:12
Growth
Building modern enterprises using AI, technology, marketing, and operational excellence.
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
— Proverbs 16:3
Mission
Serving local and global needs. The business is the engine; the mission is the destination.
"Go and make disciples of all nations."
— Matthew 28:19
Giving Back
Funding Kingdom impact. Systematic, aggressive generosity that fuels the Church.
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give."
— 2 Corinthians 9:7
Not a membership.
An ecosystem.
“Community, services, referrals, retreats, and mission — all reinforcing each other.”
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Not a membership.
An ecosystem.
“Community, services, referrals, retreats, and mission — all reinforcing each other.”
Membership
The front door. A tribe of operators on a real cadence.
Services
Trusted partners deliver finance, AI, marketing, recruiting — under one roof.
Retreats
Step away. Reset. Strategy, prayer, and tribe in the wilderness.
Referrals
Members refer members. Trust compounds. The network is the moat.
Mission
Profit flows out to church planting, missions, and the poor.
Kingdom
Every loop strengthens the next. Business as worship. Worship as work.
A working foundry —
not a networking club.
The speed of business has changed. The weight of our calling has not. We equip faithful operators with the modern tools and the ancient convictions required to lead well.
10% of profits.
Every year.
“Church planting, missions, poverty relief, and partner ministries.”
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10% of profits.
Every year.
“Church planting, missions, poverty relief, and partner ministries.”
Built with allies.
“Four sister organizations — finance, formation, wholeness, creative.”
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Built with allies.
“Four sister organizations — finance, formation, wholeness, creative.”
The back office for Kingdom-minded businesses. Bookkeeping, finance, ops, and stewardship — done with excellence.
A space for people to step away, reset, and draw nearer to God. Pressure, prayer, and community — refining the heart for the road ahead.
Whole leaders build whole companies. Health, mind, and spirit — restored for the work ahead.
The creative engine behind the movement. Branding, web, and social — crafted with precision to tell the story and reach the people.
Steward your
influence.
Membership is by application. We are gathering a small founding cohort of leaders committed to growing businesses God's way.