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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5 Hidden Leaders in Your Church Waiting to Be Asked to Jump In!

Rich BirchMarch 6, 2013

Chances are your church is looking for more leaders to serve within various ministries. Whether your kids ministry needs some more coaches to motivate the teams ... or your small group ministry is needs some great new leaders ... or maybe even your weekend services needs some support to ensure...

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7 Things Every Pastor Should Do Every Week on Social Media

Rich BirchMarch 4, 2013

The most recent study shows that 67% of adults use social media regularly. If 2/3rds of your church showed up to a meeting every week would you want to use that meeting to communicate with them? If that percentage of folks in your community came to an event in your...

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The One Overlooked Skill That Could Be Holding Back Your Church Financially

Rich BirchMarch 1, 2013

The late (and great) Howard Hendricks once asked his seminary class "How much ministry does $100 buy?" He paused and his class considered the question. He went on to answer "About $100 worth!" As church leaders we need to be thinking about the funding of the mission that God has...

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Is video driven worship the next step to multiply your ministry?

Rich BirchFebruary 27, 2013

Today we have a guest post from Andy Tilly. Andy is the Pastor of Family Ministries at Crosstimber Church in Dallas. He's an innovative leader in one of most dynamic ministries in the country. He's a speaker, author, consultant, film maker and pretty nice guy! I'm thankful that Andy was...

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5 Ways to Encourage Easter Attendance the Week Before Easter

Rich BirchFebruary 25, 2013

Easter is right around the corner ... the time to plan out your "last week" strategy is right now! There will be a large percentage of your first-time guests that won't make a decision to attend your church until the days before Easter. So you need a plan that encourages...

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Open Letter to My Youth Pastor Self.

Rich BirchFebruary 21, 2013

I started my ministry career as a youth pastor. It was a long time ago ... like so long that people were watching Seinfeld and kids were listening to Foo Fighters. Now as a parent of a middle schooler I think back on those days with a certain amount of nostalgia and longing. Today's...

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Church is fun. Right?

Rich BirchFebruary 20, 2013

If the core message of the church is "good news" ... then we should be a pretty fun bunch right? We have a message that literally sets people free to live the life God desires ... so people should feel freedom when they experience our environments! A relationship with Jesus...

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4 Easter Promotion Hacks to Drive Attendance

Rich BirchFebruary 18, 2013

We are just a few weeks away from Easter! This is one of those days in the calendar when people are willing to invite their family and friends to attend your church with them. This year we are adding some new components to our communication plan with our people. We're...

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4 Language Pitfalls Multisite Church Leaders Need to Avoid!

Rich BirchFebruary 15, 2013

The language we use as church leaders has the potential to shape the culture of our church because it frames peoples thinking. Often the language we use when we launch a new ministry can set it on an unintended course simply through the way we've helped people understand it. Here...

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Jimmy Fallon’s Desk & Your Church Services

Rich BirchFebruary 14, 2013

Why does Jimmy Fallon sit behind a desk? Do we really believe that is his office and all these people are coming to see him? Why does he have that coffee cup and pens on the desk? Is he really drinking coffee and writing memos to his staff? For that matter...

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Rich Birch

5 Hidden Leaders in Your Church Waiting to Be Asked to Jump In!

7 Things Every Pastor Should Do Every Week on Social Media

The One Overlooked Skill That Could Be Holding Back Your Church Financially

Is video driven worship the next step to multiply your ministry?

5 Ways to Encourage Easter Attendance the Week Before Easter

Open Letter to My Youth Pastor Self.

Church is fun. Right?

4 Easter Promotion Hacks to Drive Attendance

4 Language Pitfalls Multisite Church Leaders Need to Avoid!

Jimmy Fallon’s Desk & Your Church Services

Embracing Digital for Church Growth: Insights from Saddleback’s Online Pastor Jay Kranda

Stability in Transition: Insights on Church Succession from Drake Farmer

Leadership People Will Trust: Insights from Jenni Field’s Nobody Believes You

Grow More, Send More: Building a Sending Church with Andrew Hopper

Kids Ministry in a Changing World: Building a Thriving Children’s Ministry with Justyn Smith

How to Make Your Church Irresistible: Proven Strategies for Creating an Invite Culture

From Despair to Connection: Helping Youth Overcome Mental Health Challenges with Will Hutcherson

Rethinking Your Kids’ Ministry Spaces: Aaron Stanski with Practical Tips for Church Leaders