Rich Birch

Rich Birch is one of the early multi-site church pioneers in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 5,000+ people in 18 locations. In addition, he served on the leadership team of Connexus Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner. He has also been a part of the lead team at Liquid Church - a 5 location multisite church serving the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey. Liquid is known for it’s innovative approach to outreach and community impact. Rich is passionate about helping churches reach more people, more quickly through excellent execution.His latest book Church Growth Flywheel: 5 Practical Systems to Drive Growth at Your Church is an Amazon bestseller and is design to help your church reach more people in your community.

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Behind the Leader: Ian Borkent’s Journey of Burnout and Relaunch

Rich BirchNovember 23, 2023

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Ian Borkent from C3 Rivers Church in the Netherlands. Ian also started the ministry Grow a Healthy Soul to help church leaders take care of their souls. Church leaders often focus on metrics such as attendance, salvations and finances to gauge...

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Secrets of Top Team Players: Insights from 30,000 Leaders & William Vanderbloemen

Rich BirchNovember 16, 2023

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking again with William Vanderbloemen, the founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, an organization that helps identify executive talent and matches value-based organizations with like-minded people. When it comes to hiring the best people, what factors cause them to shine? How...

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Talking with Your Lender: Mark Briggs Offers Insider Advice for Growing Churches

Rich BirchNovember 9, 2023

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mark Briggs, the Executive Vice President of Ministry Lending at CDF Capital. CDF Capital is dedicated to helping churches solve problems and bridge the financial gap often faced when trying to expand and reach more people. Mark has been with CDF for...

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Guest-Friendly Environments: Aaron Stanski on Effective Facilities for Your Church

Rich BirchNovember 2, 2023

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Aaron Stanski, the founder and CEO of Risepointe, with fifteen years of church design and ministry leadership experience. Do you feel frustrated with your church building, or like it's holding you back from fulfilling your mission? Aaron's experience has given him...

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Increasing the Generosity Culture at Your Church with Phil Ling

Rich BirchOctober 26, 2023

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we're talking with Phil Ling, a renowned expert on generosity in the church and founder of The Giving Church. Did you know that in the average church in North America, 45% of the people that give a church...

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Shifting Generosity: Understanding the Warning Signs

Rich BirchOctober 24, 2023

We’re honored to have Phil Ling guest posting for us today. He is the founder of The Giving Church, helping churches leverage vision to grow cultures of generosity. When the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra unleashed the cataclysmic tsunami on December 26, 2004, it propelled a storm...

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Increase Engagement with Data-Driven Strategies: Ronee de Leon on Unlocking Your Church Database’s Potential

Rich BirchOctober 19, 2023

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Ronee de Leon, the Director of Executive Project Management from Grace Fellowship, a multisite church in Ohio. Many churches have some sort of church management software and mountains of data. But figuring out how to make it actionable...

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Mission Trips vs. Strategic Visits: Nathan Nelson on Transformational International Partnerships for Your Church

Rich BirchOctober 12, 2023

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We're talking with Nathan Nelson, Pastor of Mission and Outreach at Bethany Community Church in the Seattle, Washington region. Do you ever feel like short-term missions trips actually push against creating deep, lasting change in the communities you serve? Tune in as Nathan shares...

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Engagement Pathway: Greg Curtis & Tommy Carreras on Best Current Practices on Assimilating People at Your Church

Rich BirchOctober 5, 2023

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Greg Curtis and Tommy Carreras. Greg is the Pastor of Guest Engagement at Eastside Christian Church, a multisite church in California, Nevada, and Minnesota. He's also founder of Climbing the Assimalayas, a website focused on helping churches design an engagement...

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Transforming Team Culture: Karen Berge’s Insider View on the Shift from Unhealthy to Thriving

Rich BirchSeptember 28, 2023

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. We're talking with Karen Berge, the Executive Pastor of Ministry at Flatirons Community Church. They are one of the fastest growing churches in the country with five physical campuses in Colorado as well as church online. Many churches are able to say there...

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