What We Do
Music
Podcast
Discipleship Programs
Ceramics
Online Workshops
Maker Coffee
Leather Goods
Cultivate Books
Shop
We are the
Cageless Birds
A missional community and creative collective in the heart of north carolina. Our passion is to raise up wholeHEARTED disciples of jesus.
Our Creative Collective
The Cageless Birds Collective and community is made up of over 30 artists and creatives, with work ranging from songwriting, pottery, videography, leathercraft, construction, writing, coffee roasting, art & design, and more. We have spent years studying and pursuing our various creative crafts. Our goal is that the intentionality and beauty of God would be carried through our various creative expressions and departments.
We created our Cageless Birds Online Shop to share the overflow of our creative pursuits and financially support our ministry and missional staff. This includes our Cultivate devotional books, handcrafted leather goods, ceramics, music, Maker Coffee, and more. When you buy from our Cageless Birds Shop, your purchase supports our ministry and mission to discipleship a generation in the way of Jesus.
Worship Night Benefitting Hydrating Humanity
featuring JOnathan & Melissa helser and the cageless birds.
Our founders
Jonathan & Melissa Helser
Jonathan and Melissa Helser are lovers of Jesus and worship leaders who have pursued a multi-generational mission to see the love of God transform the Earth.
The Helsers have been writing and recording music for 20 years and have been part of the Bethel Music Collective since 2014. Their longing is to see a generation encounter the heart of the Father. Jonathan and Melissa founded the Cageless Birds collective in 2013. They lead our collective and community as creative directors, discipleship pastors, managers, and visionaries.
Jonathan and Melissa give the majority of their year to discipleship. They lead their 18 Inch Journey school, and host retreats and camps throughout the year with their 30+ staff. Their hearts burn to empower people to cultivate sustainable friendship with the Holy Spirit that will last their whole lives.
North Carolina
is home
