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Russ spent years planting and growing churches. He hit the goals, got the applause. But something always felt off. It wasn’t burnout—it was the nagging sense the whole thing was built to manage people instead of set them free. Freedom had become a finish line, faith a way to get there, and somewhere in all of it, the grace everyone needed got buried.

So he walked away. Not from Jesus—just from the machine. He and Tony decided to bet everything on grace being enough. That’s how Lark was born. Not another church brand, but a friendship for those who believe freedom isn’t learned from pulpits or programs—it’s learned around tables, in conversations, in the mess of everyday life.

Here’s the vision that keeps us going: a world grace would make if we just let it. A world where the tired finally rest, the lonely finally belong, and grace sounds like the joke it was always meant to be—good news so free it still feels scandalous.

That’s what Lark is chasing. They make space for conversations of grace and pass along the stories and tools that help others do the same. Pull up a chair.

Talk of grace is everywhere—on church signs, in worship songs, printed on mugs and T-shirts. But people actually living free? That’s rare.

Because somewhere along the way, under the shadow of a mythical, transactional god, grace got redefined as a guilt trip, a starting point, a motivator, or just a temporary cover.

And it doesn’t matter which lane you run in. Progressive Christianity ties faith to how well you love. Conservative Christianity ties faith to how well you obey. Different slogans, same treadmill—because both make freedom about what you do, instead of who Jesus already is for you.

Jesus knew our problem wasn’t effort but eyesight. Blind to the Father He revealed, we kept hustling to justify ourselves. So He didn’t hand us a list of improvements—He created space for self-justification addicts (i.e., humans). Open-ended conversations where people could bring their story without condemnation, and practice faith without expectations.

Because when we see the Father the way Jesus does, we can trust the Father the way Jesus does. And that kind of dependence (faith) is only practiced in conversations where grace can mean—what He meant.

Because the tattered stories of our lives—and the shipwreck of human history—are the very places Jesus said He could be found.

To speak of Jesus, as Scripture shows us, is never to speak of Him in isolation. It’s to speak of the Father and Spirit who are one with Him—and of all humanity. For in Him is “life” itself, our very existence, “the one in whom we live and move and have our being” (John 10; 14; Acts 17).

This is why any version of “following Jesus” or “having real faith” that centers on perfecting your story or fixing society misses the point.

This misunderstanding doesn’t just fail us; it fails Jesus. It fails Him because it undermines the reconciliation He already accomplished for everyone (Col 1:15-20). And it fails the world because it offers a false hope—a hope dependent on what we’re doing and who we’re becoming, instead of the freedom found in who Jesus already is for us.

You’ve seen the signs: “You belong here.” You’ve heard the slogans: “Be part of something bigger.” The catch? You had to join their club to cash in on the promise.

But Jesus already said you belong—and you’re already part of the biggest thing there is: His Church, right where you are.

So Lark isn’t a formalized church with programs and membership drives. We’re part of the Church Jesus started, helping you live it out the same way He did—around tables, in conversations, wherever you are.

We hold to the doctrines expressed in the Apostle's Creed in general, and specifically to the following:

About Christ: Aware of humanity's perpetual love affair with performance, Jesus tells the most shocking stories of grace to level all our empires of progress. For both religious Pharisees with resumes and despondent tax-collecting outcasts, Jesus did the impossible. He reconciled all to God through His death and resurrection. This “Good News” is the invitation out of the exhausting madness of trying to hide the junk of our lives. We are free to be nothing in Christ.

About Church: The mystery of the kingdom of God is like a dragnet being hauled to shore, catching everything in its path. It rejects nothing, Jesus said. One day this net will arrive on the beach, and the angels, not us, will determine what is and what is not. In the meantime, we are free to be what we are: a random sampling of the frail world that God has united himself to in Christ. To be the Church and pretend we are anything more would be false advertisement.

About Change: We are conditional creatures. But only because we love the allure of control that lies with if/then transactions. We want a life of sight—not faith; a life that’s about here—not hope in a place to come; a life that offers lists to assure we’re okay—not a way of love that doesn’t compute. One is tidy, the other is messy. But only one is the life God has actually given us. Like branches on a Vine, we exist solely in the hands of a Vinedresser. Transformation is His work. Not ours.

Lark runs on generosity—no ads, no paywalls, no brand to sell. Just people and businesses who believe the freedom faith was meant to bring won’t be found in the systems that domesticated grace.

Yep, we’re a legit nonprofit (with a Board who keeps us honest), which means every gift to keep this movement going is tax-deductible.