What is Lark?

The pressure to get life right has never been louder.

Right career. Body. Belief. Politics. Future. And underneath all of it, a quiet fear that we're missing the life we actually have while chasing the one we think we need.

We want the freedom to be ordinary. To enjoy dinner again. Laugh again. Stop performing. Love people without turning every relationship into a mirror. To actually mean it when we say we're fine.

That freedom is real.

But it doesn't grow from having the right beliefs or finding the right system. It grows in honest conversations — about real life, with real people, learning to trust Jesus in the middle of it.

Those conversations are almost impossible to find. Lark exists to make them easy to find.

See What We Mean

Our Story

Russ and Tony spent years hitting all the marks in what’s been labeled church.

But when they started letting grace mean what Jesus meant, the system pushed back. Because that God doesn't generate popularity. And an institution built on self-preservation can't afford it.

So they left. And started having honest conversations around ordinary tables instead.

That became Lark.

Here’s a little more about us and the team:

  • A man with a beard and tattoos wearing a denim jacket and white t-shirt, sitting and gesturing with his hands as if talking or explaining something.

    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.

  • Man with tattoos and sunglasses sitting at a wooden picnic table outdoors, holding a glass of beer toward the camera. Other people are sitting at a table in the background, surrounded by trees.

    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.

  • A woman with wavy, shoulder-length hair smiling outdoors with a tree in the background. She has a nose piercing and tattoos on her arm, wears gold necklaces and a white top.

    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.

  • A man in a green t-shirt sitting at a table, smiling and laughing in a restaurant or cafe setting.

    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 emdowers movement from the music city of Austin, TX.

  • A young woman with long blonde hair and a white shirt, smiling at the camera in a cozy, warmly lit room with patterned seating.

    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.

  • Black and white photo of smiling man with short tousled hair and beard, outdoors near water.

    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.

  • A man in a dark shirt, glasses, and a baseball cap sitting and smiling indoors near a window, holding a phone.

    Jameson Allen

    Jameson brings language and insights to the resources of Lark. Hailing from Iowa, he is married to his hishschool sweetheart, a father of 4, and a theology junkie who loves the long versions of people’s stories.

  • A black and white photo of a couple taking a selfie behind a motorcycle on a street, with buildings and cars in the background.

    The Mayfield's

    Ryan is an entrepreneur and Cadrian is an executive assistant. Outside of work, their hope is to cultivate conversations in Tulsa —and beyond—that help ordinary people find the freedom to reimagine life in who Jesus already is for them.