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Build a Business That Honors God and Outlives You
The Elis helps Christian business owners and financial advisors build Kingdom-aligned businesses through succession planning, counsel coordination, and tax integrity that reflect their calling."Each one’s work will become manifest… it will be revealed by fire.”
1 Corinthians 3:13
Your Business Is God’s Assignment. Build It That Way.
If you’re a Christian founder or advisor, you know your role goes far beyond profit. You’re a steward of Kingdom resources, people, and influence.But stewardship is complex — and you weren’t called to carry it alone.
That’s why I built the Eternal Business Framework — a Biblically grounded, technically sound process to help you:
• Build a business that operates beyond your presence
• Coordinate advisors and service providers who share your values
• Reflect truth and excellence in every filing and recordSo you can spend more time on your God-given assignment, knowing your stewardship reflects His wisdom and your integrity.
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Build What Lasts
Succession | Continuity | ExitDesign a business or advisory practice that stands without you — built on systems, people, and processes that last.“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.”
Proverbs 13:22
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Execute With Wise Counsel
Advisor Vetting | Fiduciary Governance | DocumentationJust like the early Church appointed men full of wisdom and the Spirit to handle its resources (Acts 6), your business needs the right advisors.We help you:
• Identify trustworthy professionals
• Ensure alignment of purpose
• Document decisions for clarity, accountability, and fiduciary protection“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22
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Render With Integrity
Tax Projections | Filings | AccountabilityEvery stewardship act has a tax impact. We help ensure what happens in your business is faithfully recorded — especially when it comes time to “render unto Caesar.”• Tax projections for strategy alignment
• Year-end tax filings that reflect the truth
• Documentation for audit and eternal accountability“Render to all what is due them… taxes to whom taxes are due.” Romans 13:7
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CEFEX® Certification: Fiduciary Excellence That Endures
Ready to align your firm with the highest standards of fiduciary stewardship?We guide Christian advisors through the Center for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX®) Certification process — a rigorous, third-party validation of your governance, integrity, and process.More than a compliance badge, this is a public commitment to excellence that withstands scrutiny — and helps ensure your advisory work reflects Kingdom values now and lasts beyond you.
Our Service Is For You If:
You’re a Christian business owner or advisor who wants your work to reflect your faith
You’re building for generational and eternal impact, not just short-term growth
You want to operate with excellence and accountability before God and others
You’re not building just for now — you’re building for the Kingdom.
The Path
How It Works
1. 60-Day Stewardship Discovery
We begin with a full Kingdom Business Diagnostic and Buildout.
Includes an assessment of your current business or practice, followed by a custom plan to align your operations, people, advisors, and documentation with your eternal goals.2. Ongoing Advisor Coordination
For leaders who want continuity and accountability. We coordinate your expert team and facilitate monthly or quarterly board or committee meetings to ensure decisions, governance, and documentation stay aligned with your mission and values.3. Tax Integrity
We prepare tax projections and file returns to ensure your stewardship activity is faithfully recorded — with accuracy, excellence, and eternal accountability. For advisors, we provide white-labeled support: you remain the strategist, while we handle projections and filings behind the scenes — faithfully reflecting your plans and protecting your standard of care.
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Message from the Founder
Why I Built This
I’ve spent my career mastering the technical side of finance — from tax, fiduciary oversight, and succession to detailed coordination and documentation. I’ve held COO roles, supported visionary leaders, and worked behind the scenes to bring order to complex stewardship.But my calling has always been deeper than execution.I’m built to serve. God wired me to empower others, not spotlight myself — to bring structure, clarity, and alignment to what He’s called others to build.I created the Eternal Business Framework to help Kingdom-minded business owners and advisors bring eternal order to what they’ve been entrusted with — so their business, their decisions, and even their filings reflect both God’s truth and their integrity.This work is more than strategy. It’s stewardship. And I’m here to help you carry it well — with excellence, alignment, and eternal focus.
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A Calling. Not a Transaction
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” – Colossians 3:23This isn’t about business growth or tax savings alone. It’s about stewardship that will endure when the fire comes.If you’ve been entrusted with much — let’s build wisely for the Kingdom.
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Create the Plan.
We'll Make It Stick.
From fiduciary governance to tax preparation—we turn strategy into execution without risks or surprises.
How We Help
At The Elis, we serve as your tax advisory and fiduciary governance partner—helping
ensure your tax plans align with filing outcomes and your investment program mitigate fiduciary risk.
Tax & Bookkeeping
You design a thoughtful tax strategy, we carry it through.As an IRS Enrolled Agent, we ensure your tax planning stays aligned, implemented, and compliant.Bookkeeping
Accurate, clean monthly records that your tax and financial strategies can depend on.Tax Forecasting & Measurement
Forward-looking projections and variance tracking to support smarter planning and fewer surprises.Tax Return Preparation
Timely, accurate federal and state filings that reflect the strategy—not just the transactions.
Governance Support
We walk with you to implement fiduciary best practices.As a CEFEX® Analyst, we help ensure your governance meets the moment—and the standard.Organize
Design and document prudent processes that guide your decisions and protect your intent.Formalize
Support smarter service provider selection, vetting, and monitoring—aligned with fiduciary best practices.Implement
Digitally facilitate governance meetings and execution rhythms, so decisions move forward.Monitor
Work quietly in the background to track implementation, surface gaps, and ensure nothing falls through.
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CEFEX® Certification
Ready to align your firm with the highest fiduciary standards?We guide you through the process of achieving and maintaining Center for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX®) Certification.This third-party certification demonstrates excellence that withstands external and internal scrutiny—boosting trust across stakeholders.
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A Quiet Advantage
You stay the Advisor.
We support the prep and governance.
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Stewardship Is Ongoing
So Is Learning
This blog exists to support Christian business owners and advisors who are building with excellence, integrity, and eternal purpose.
Every post is written to help you align the structure of your business with the values of your faith — so what you’re building doesn’t just succeed but endures.Because stewardship doesn’t end after planning — and wise counsel belongs in every season.