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.

multisite strategy

6 Church Innovations from Churches You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Rich BirchMay 1, 2013

It seems like about a dozen churches across the country get all the attention of church leaders when it comes to looking for innovative approaches to ministry. Even though there are over 100,000 churches in the country we all seem fixated on just a few! Today I wanted to highlight...

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6 High-Impact Tips for Showing Appreciation to Church Volunteers

Rich BirchApril 29, 2013

Volunteer teams fuel churches. Imagine what would happen this coming weekend if your entire team didn't show up. Church would really stink. People gravitate toward where they feel valued. If you aren't taking the time to show and tell your volunteers that you value the contributions they make to the...

personal productivity

Invest 40 Minutes This Weekend to Reduce Your Time on Email Next Week

Rich BirchApril 26, 2013

What if you invested a small amount of time this weekend to make a big improvement in your email game next week? Email is here to stay ... as much as you can't stand it I can guarantee that more email is coming this week. If you find yourself being consistently stressed by email...

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6 Strategic Advantages of Being a Portable Church

Rich BirchApril 25, 2013

I'm a fan of churches not owning locations and being portable. I know there is a stigma amongst church leadership types against mobile ministry but I really do think churches that have permanent locations are the ones missing out! If you are looking at launching a new location for your church here are...

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3 Signs of Radicalized Christians

Rich BirchApril 23, 2013

Earlier this year as a church we did a 40 Day Bible Challenge where we had over 3,000 people read through the entire New Testament. I think for a lot of people it was the first time they had actually read large pieces of the book they base their faith...

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5 Creative & Free Ways to Get Pastoral Leadership Development

Rich BirchApril 18, 2013

Conference season is upon us! It seems like within this two week period everyone is heading to a church leaders conference of one stripe or another. Are you wishing that you could be getting on a plane and head to one of those experiences? Are there other ways to grow...

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8 Actions to Take on Monday when Sunday was a Disaster

Rich BirchApril 15, 2013

We've all had "one of those Sundays" when nothing seems to go right. The sound system was giving you all kinds of trouble. Videos were being fired at the wrong time. Team members didn't know their music. Feedback. Frustration. Feelings hurt. It was far from the kind of experience that you want...

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3 Cultural Trends Impacting Your Church Today (and what to do about them!)

Rich BirchApril 12, 2013

A part of our role as church leaders is to be students of the culture we find ourselves in. Rather than just swimming along and doing things like we've always done ... we need to respond to the current changes in the culture around us. Here are three facts of...

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Lessons Learned from Easter Eve Shooting at Rented Church Facility

Rich BirchApril 10, 2013

What would you do if there was a shooting at the theater that you rent for your church on a Saturday evening? What if it was the night before Easter? Today we have a guest post from Tim Day, the senior pastor of The Meeting House in Toronto. The Meeting...

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7 Elements of Effective Church Announcements

Rich BirchApril 9, 2013

Rather than seeing "announcements" as a distraction from the reason we gather together as a church I think they can be critically important in the life of a community. These times can be a window in the heart of a church for first time guests as they get a sense...