Finding the Life You’ve Been Searching For
What if faith isn’t a…
Never-ending project to become someone God needs or is just waiting on you to become?
What if it’s not about joining a community that has been labeled "church," set apart from the world, but embracing your place in it—right where Jesus has always been?
At Lark, we’re rejecting the performance Christianity peddled in Jesus’ name, going all in on Jesus’ "reconciliation of all things" (Col 1:15-20). It’s there that we find the freedom to go be friends who help others live free (Matt 28:29-20). 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.
I know that can sound like rebellion, leaving you feeling insecure in a world vying for control instead of faith. But from what we have found, it’s not rebellion…it’s a return to what Jesus called us all into.
Here’s The Truth
When you come to the Scriptures to let them say what they do, you find Jesus didn’t come to make us Christians. He came to make us human. While that can sound alarming, it’s actually life-giving. Because contrary to performance Christianity, to be human is to belong. To belong is to be dependent on Him. To be dependent is to be free.
Revealing this counterintuitive truth, Jesus flipped the script on how we’ve come to see faith, community, and growth. Forget the temples, programmed services, and systems—Jesus spent His time telling stories, asking questions, and sharing meals with anyone willing to sit down and eat. He created space for real life, where people could practice faith, not perform it. That’s the essence of the Church He started—ordinary people offering relief in ordinary moments.
And that’s where Lark comes in. We exist to help you see that faith isn’t about striving to become something more; it’s about trusting in who Jesus already is for you—and everyone else. The community we’re looking for? It’s not locked away in a building we have called "church." It’s found in the world—amongst the people Jesus loves, as we live as friends who pass on His scandalous grace.
Think About It
If you’re like the millios who have left, church has become a place of determination for a God with expectations—belonging tied to attendance, participation, and spiritual progress.
But what if life with Jesus isn’t about meeting expectations? What if the life we’re searching for is found in something simpler, freer, and far more human? I ask that because being a friend who offers relief doesn’t require perfect theology or polished appearances. It only requires showing up, being honest, and extending the grace you’ve been given.
Looking to Jesus, we find friendship is where the magic happens—where conversations about doubt, joy, and everything in between can happen without fear of judgment. It’s where faith finds room to breathe and grow, not through obligation but through connection. It’s a life that needs time, one not dictated by church calendars or volunteer rosters but by shared meals, honest laughter, and moments of real care. That’s not just a better life—it’s the life Jesus modeled when He revealed what it means to be human.
Why Not Plant A Better Church?
It’s a fair question, especially when measured against what we’ve been taught to see as the solution. But the question assumes the answer lies in fixing the system, rather than stepping into the freedom Jesus already gave us.
Theologically, Jesus didn’t model what we see today in the name of church. Instead, He spent His 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 learn, He said, “as you are going,” disciple others in the Good News of the God who has already united Himself to us all (Matt 28:19-20). The early Church understood this. They lived as friends who shared relief, gathering in homes to encourage one another—not as a programmed movement, but as a natural response to grace.
Practically, the problem runs deeper than structure—it’s about the story we’ve been sold. The Good News of God’s indiscriminate acceptance doesn’t sell to a world in love with doing, and that’s a problem for an institution that needs popularity to gain members and money for sustainability. Systems thrive on performance, participation, and predictability. Grace thrives in freedom. Weekly events, financial demands, and endless programming don’t leave much room for the organic, unhurried life of grace—the space where people actually learn to trust Jesus and live free.
Embracing What Could Be
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 free resources, create space for unhurried conversations, and host gatherings around the country. And we’re just getting started. Our next goal? Equipping Lark leaders in every region with the time and resources to go where they’re needed most—to sit down with people, hear their stories, and share the relief of God’s unwavering grace.
So join us in imagining a world where performance Christianity is usurped by the news of a God who already united Himself to us in His Son—right where we are. It’s there that we find the freedom faith was always meant to bring, and the freedom to go be the Church in the everyday flow of friendship. This is the life we’re inviting you to step into; a life we empower.
Ready to join the rebellion against religion-as-usual? Dive into the 3-part video series we have: Reimagine Faith. It’s free with your Lark account. Don’t have one yet? Use the link below.
Cheers!