What if faith isn’t a…

Never-ending project to become someone God needs or is just waiting on?

What if it’s not about joining a “church” set apart from the world, but embracing your place in it—right where Jesus has always been?

These questions are hard to imagine in a time where the god of expectations has turned faith into something to master or validate. But when we look to Jesus, we see something entirely different. Instead of tying faith to participation in a system, He spent His time telling stories, asking questions, and sharing meals with anyone willing to sit down. He created space for real life, where people could practice faith instead of perform it.

It’s here that we find the essence of the Church Jesus started: ordinary people offering relief in ordinary moments. No membership models. No metrics. No strings attached. Just an unplanned life of faith—raw, honest, and hilariously good—shared with the people around us.

Stepping into that way of life can sound like rebellion. But it’s not rebellion. It’s a return to what Jesus always invited us into.

Here’s The Truth

Jesus didn’t come to make us Christians. He came to make us human. While that might sound unsettling in a culture that sees our humanity as something we need to overcome, it’s actually freeing. Because contrary to the performance Christianity that undermines Jesus’ “reconciliation of all things,” to be human is to belong (Col 1:15-20). To belong is to depend on Jesus for our union with God. And to depend on Him is to live free.

Jesus didn’t model the “church” we see today. He spent time in open-ended conversations, helping people live free. That’s why they called Him a “friend of sinners” (Matt 11:19). Knowing how humans truly learn, Jesus didn't offer services or tell us to start organizations. He said: “as you are going, disciple others” in the Good News of a God who’s already united Himself to us (Matt 28:19-20). The early Church understood this. They lived as friends who passed on relief to others, gathering in homes to encourage one another—not as a programmed movement, but as a natural response to grace.

The way of friendship doesn’t fit within an institutional model. Why? Because the Good News of God’s indiscriminate acceptance doesn’t sell in a culture obsessed with defining itself—and that’s a problem for a model that depends on popularity for financial sustainability. The tension only grows when you consider the sheer resources and energy required to keep it running. Weekly touchpoints, volunteer demands, and nonstop programming leave little room for the organic life of grace—where you actually learn to live free.

A Better Way Forward

Seeing this, our vision is simple: to empower a global movement of friends who live free and help others do the same. To that end, we publish resources, offer friendship, and host conversations to help people step into the freedom faith was always meant to bring—learning to see, understand, embrace, walk, and go in the life of Jesus.

And we’re just getting started. Our next goal is to equip Lark leaders in every region with the time to be present and the resources to travel where they’re needed.

If this resonates with you, join us in imagining a world where faith gets its freedom back. To get started, dive into our 3-part video series, A Pathway For Living Free. Don’t have a Lark account yet? Use the link below to get started. And as always, reach out if you have any questions. We'll make the time. 

Cheers!