Lark is a loose crew of grace-drunk friends — putting the church Jesus started back around tables.
Why tables?
Because people move from knowing about Jesus to trusting him in conversations where grace makes honesty safer than hiding.
We believe grace is a lark — a joke on the whole exhausting project of trying to become what Jesus already says we are.
Our Story
Russ and Tony spent fifteen years growing churches and helping other leaders do the same. Along the way, they began asking a question they couldn't shake:
if Jesus said the kingdom of God is already here, why were we spending so much time, energy, and money trying to build it?
So they resigned and started gathering people around tables, the way Jesus did.
What they found was surprisingly simple. People learn to trust Jesus in the life they already had — in conversations where grace made honesty safer than hiding.
And when church didn't require a building, a production, or an institution to keep running, ordinary people had more of themselves left to give.
More time for neighbors.
More room for strangers.
More money to share.
More attention for a weary world.
Maybe that's part of the joke of grace.
The kingdom Jesus announced doesn't need us to bring it where it isn't. It frees us to be the kind of friends who live like it's already here.
"Lark offered me a friendship nobody else did. Never flinched. Just helped me see the God I'd never seen in church — one who loves you in your mess. Now I'm helping others the way Lark helped me."
— Mike, Philadelphia
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Russ Johnson
Russ is back home in Florida with his high school sweetheart, their 9 year-old, and a revolving door of grown kids and 4 new grandkids who now run the house. He’s an author and podcaster who traded pastoring for finding missing Legos and unhurried conversations of grace.
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Tony Sorci
Tony hails from Northwest Indiana, where he and his wife, Pam, are raising four kids. He’s the founder and creative director of Katiko Creative and proud to be a Lark. In a former life, people called him “pastor,” but now he’s known for his enthusiasm for tacos al pastor.
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Sarah Mezzera
Sarah brings a unique perspective to the Larkcast, fueled by her passion for capturing and sharing people’s stories. She’s married to Chad, a mom of two, and the proud owner of Butterbee, a unique tattoo shop just outside of St. Louis.
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Josh Chevalier
Josh is a husband to Cari, a father of four, and sports writer who offers people a safe place to land, and there… find freedom in who Jesus is. He leads a growing conversation in Austin, TX, and travels to help others do the same.
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Christa Johnson
Christa is a rare sixth-generation Floridian, married to her high school sweetheart (Russ 😉). She’s a devoted mom of three, a new grandma, a sassy homemaker, and the owner of Down Home Vintage, an online shop for unique treasures.
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Mike Jarrell
Mike is a husband to Jackie, a father of three, a lover of Philly Cheesesteaks, the Eagles, and slowing down with people. In his past life he was a “missional church” pastor. Today he helps people reimagine the Church where they are.
