A Christian arts ministry

Art for the Areopagus.

In Athens, Paul stood in the middle of the culture and quoted its own poets to point people to Christ. We do the same thing with paintings, martial arts, and storytelling. We make work that belongs in mainstream spaces and carries the Gospel inside it.

The Ten Commandments painting from The Gospel According to Nintendo, with Mario holding two game controllers like stone tablets
The Ten Commandments
James, a friend, and Philippe at a comic con holding one of the paintings
With Martial Club on set The team in Mario and Luigi costumes with a church group in Japan
The Jirani Con team in front of the event screen Philippe and James at a Grandmaster Martial Arts Academy community booth

“For in him we live and move and have our being.” As some of your own poets have said, “We are his offspring.”

Acts 17:28

Our work

Three ways we reach people.

Every project we take on does at least one of these. The best ones do all three.

Painting Saved, showing Mario holding a star flag while Bowser and Wario look on

01 · ART

Stories that point to something true

We create, develop, and resource art that shows spiritual truth in places a sermon would never be invited, like a painting of Mario that tells the story of Romans 10:9.

Leadership Team students working through their binders on the mat

02 · DISCIPLESHIP

Training the next generation

Martial arts, classes, and mentorship where young people grow in character and faith while they learn a real skill.

James E. Whitley III presenting the paintings to a gathering in Osaka, Japan

03 · EVANGELISM

Showing up where culture gathers

In 2019 we took the paintings to Japan, where these characters were born, and shared the Gospel with people who had never heard it.

In the field

We go where people already gather.

Comic cons and multimedia events. Churches in Japan. Film sets, studios, and martial arts schools. Every collaboration is a chance to share Christ with the people in the room.

The team with a church congregation in Japan
Japan, 2019
Philippe with fellow artists and a crew of performers in white ninja costumes on a video set
Philippe on set with fellow artists
A large men's discipleship group gathered together
Discipleship group
The team with martial artists at a kung fu school surrounded by lion dance heads
Martial arts collaborations
Philippe with a fellow music artist in the studio
Music collaborations
Philippe with two friends on the mat
Film collaborations

Our ministries

Little Warriors students throwing punches in gloves

Discipleship · Chantilly, VA

Grandmaster Martial Arts Academy

Where it all started. Since November 2024, GMA has shown what happens when martial arts training, character, and Biblical truth come together. Students learn kung fu, and they grow in faith while they do it.

Discipline · Respect · Integrity · Perseverance · Humility · Compassion · Courage · Patience

Art · Evangelism

The Gospel According to Nintendo

More than 30 paintings that pair classic video game characters with Scripture. We bring the collection to churches, schools, campuses, and conventions so people who grew up with a controller in their hands can hear the Gospel in a language they already speak.

Painting of Mario and classic Nintendo characters

For churches and schools

Bring a Grandmaster program to your campus.

We partner with churches and schools to open new academy locations and host art events. Tell us about your space and we will walk through whether it is a fit.

Grandmaster Martial Arts Academy students posing together

Vision

To become the pipeline that equips, funds, and deploys influential voices for Christ into every corner of mainstream culture.

Mission

To train and mobilize youth and young adults to be missionaries and influential voices for Christ in the arts.