FaithChannel Premieres ‘Office’-Style Church Mockumentary ‘The Flock’ at NRB

Feb 3
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Gregg Wooding

For fans of ‘The Office,’ new single-camera sitcom applies workplace comedy format to modern church life

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 2, 2026) — FaithChannel is pleased to announce the premiere of its first original Christian sitcom, The Flock, a mockumentary-style comedy debuting during the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention on Wednesday, February 18 at 4 PM CT in the Mezzanine Building.

Created by Hayden Christensen and executive produced by FaithChannel CEO John Stewart in association with FaithChannel Productions and CineMammoth Productions, The Flock takes a humorous, behind-the-scenes look at the everyday faith, foibles, and familiar personalities roaming the halls of a suburban Christian fellowship. Christensen and Stewart crossed paths at NRB 2025, where the idea was born to collaborate on the series.

Shot in the style of The Office, complete with awkward silences and talking-head interviews conducted by an unseen camera operator, The Flock invites audiences into Legacy Church—a place that looks uncannily like the churches you grew up in, currently attend, or, perhaps, recently left.

The pilot episode opens to a surprisingly upbeat rendition of the hymn “It Is Well,” immediately setting the tone: reverent… but not too reverent.

Front and center is Pastor James Collins, a nervously enthusiastic, skinny-jeans–wearing lead pastor in his 30s, married with four school-age children, who has finally climbed the ecclesiastical ladder to the corner office.

“I did my time,” Pastor Collins admits while guiding viewers through Legacy’s campus. “Youth pastor, paid intern, adult ministries pastor… and Chick-fil-A.”

Supporting him is an eccentric staff. There’s Brie, the bubbly 26-year-old receptionist who fears she’s becoming a spinster and quietly harbors feelings for the church’s most eligible bachelor—Benjamin, a tattooed youth pastor and self-proclaimed “discipleship maker.”

“It’s all about prayer, pizza, and playing lots of video games,” Benjamin explains confidently. “Those kids play hard.”

Another member of the team is Tabitha, the fun-loving but exhausted Sunday school teacher, who survives a well-meaning but misguided “rapture prank” staged by her coworkers—who scatter clothing throughout the office as tangible evidence of Christ’s return.

“The rapture’s here,” Brie announces dramatically. “We’ve been left behind.”

Also on staff is Russell, Legacy’s balding, middle-aged executive pastor responsible for day-to-day operations. Russell frequently—and enthusiastically—reminisces about his former life of “partying night after night and living deep in sin,” before concluding with satisfaction, “Nothing compares to living my life with Jesus.” Viewers later find him alone in his office, throwing darts at a picture of Satan.

No church would be complete without Milton, Legacy’s oldest elder. A wool-suited curmudgeon who has attended the church since it was founded in 1979, Milton voices nonstop complaints about Pastor Collins’ “new-fangled ways” and Benjamin’s tattoos.

“Don’t let the children see those monstrosities,” Milton grumbles. “They stand for sin, sin, and abomination.”

The episode closes on a note of humility as Pastor Collins gathers his staff in prayer.

“I may be called pastor,” he reflects, “but there’s only one Good Shepherd. We’re all part of the flock—each with a role to play.”

The Flock delivers affectionate satire, offering a fresh, funny, and faithful take on church life that celebrates grace, community, and the beautifully awkward people who make up the modern church.

ABOUT FaithChannel

In 2024, FaithChannel began as a faith-first streaming platform, dedicated to entertaining, educational, and uplifting content from around the world. With a mission to provide safe, family friendly movies, films, documentaries, kids’ content, music, Bible studies and more, FaithChannel has grown into a full-service media company, encompassing FaithChannel Productions, FaithChannel Distribution and FaithChannel Marketing Group.

MEET Co-Executive Producers Hayden Christensen and John Stewart

Hayden T. Christensen grew up in Wyoming, where as a child he loved stories so much he would spend hours coming up with his own. He hasn’t stopped since. After graduating college at eighteen years old, Hayden went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Writing for Film & Television at Pepperdine University. Hayden has spent over a decade in Los Angeles as a writer, producer, and narrative consultant in both the scripted and unscripted sides of film, television, and new media. He also enjoys stand up and sketch comedy. Hayden, who began following Jesus Christ at an early age, is thrilled for The Flock to be his first foray into the world of faith-based media.

The calling of Faith Channel CEO John Stewart – who serves as co-executive producer of The Flock -- began in 1995 with a spiritual transformation that reshaped his career trajectory. That vision became a reality in 2024 with the launch of FaithChannel—a platform committed to showcasing films, documentaries, series, and theatrical productions that “glorify God while strengthening viewers’ hearts and spirits.” Under John’s leadership in recent years, FaithChannel has burgeoned into a multi-service company, also encompassing FaithChannel Productions LLC, FaithChannel Distribution LLC and the FaithChannel Marketing Group.