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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Increasing the Impact of the Serving Experience on Volunteers with Rachel Long

Rich BirchFebruary 10, 2022

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Rachel Long back on the podcast. She's one of the executive pastors at Emmanuel Church, a multisite church in Indiana. Today Rachel is talking with us about building healthy volunteer teams within our churches. Take a step back...

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Why Church Leaders Can’t Stand Doing Announcements

Rich BirchFebruary 8, 2022

Do you dread being asked to get up and host a weekend service at your church? Can just talking about hosting the announcements this coming weekend make your stomach turn? Is your team pushing you to drop the announcements? And maybe even more worrying, do you have a good reason...

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Increasing Multi-Faith Proximity While Remaining Gospel-Centered with Kevin Singer

Rich BirchFebruary 3, 2022

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Kevin Singer, co-founder and co-director of the student-led movement, Neighborly Faith, which brings Christians and Muslims together. There is very little in the church to help equip believers regarding how to engage with our neighbors of other...

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5 Leadership Hedges Against Inflation for Your Church

Rich BirchFebruary 1, 2022

Just when you thought the word “unprecedented” couldn’t possibly be used any more, we continue to climb into levels of inflation that haven't been seen in over four decades. In fact, the last time we saw inflation this high, the world was a completely different place. Bread had soared to...

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Office Hours: Attracting Young Families & Help with Hiring Your Next Team Member

Rich BirchJanuary 27, 2022

Thanks for joining us for this month's Office Hours podcast episode. Today Rich is answering your questions about attracting young families and getting help with hiring your next team member. John Boyle, executive pastor, Calvary Bible Church in Boulder, Colorado: “I wanted to pick your brain on attracting more young...

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Mega to Meta? Your First Step in Starting a Metaverse Ministry with Jason Poling

Rich BirchJanuary 20, 2022

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Jason Poling, lead pastor of Cornerstone Church of Yuba City in California. For the first ten years of Jason's ministry as a pastor, he felt like he had been living in “maintenance mode.” While his church was experiencing growth, some of...

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Best Practices in Onboarding New Staff with Ken McAnulty

Rich BirchJanuary 13, 2022

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken McAnulty, executive pastor at Arise Church in Florida. The hiring process is tough, and ramping up new staff can be awkward and stressful if it isn't done with a lot of intentionality. Ken is with us today...

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Rebuilding a Team Culture That Was Broken with Jesse DeYoung

Rich BirchJanuary 6, 2022

Thanks for tuning into the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jesse DeYoung, the executive lead pastor at Flatirons Community Church in Boulder, Colorado. Jesse is talking with us today about how Flatirons Church worked through a difficult season of ministry, addressed their broken team culture, and witnessed God's redemption among...

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Connection & Engagement Lessons from a Fast Growing Church During the Pandemic with Julie Hawkins

Rich BirchDecember 23, 2021

Today we’re chatting with Julie Hawkins, the Next Steps Pastor at Chapel Hill Church in Washington state. So many churches had to quickly develop an online presence at the beginning of 2020 and it made the area of helping people take their next steps more challenging. Listen in as Julie...

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Better Healthcare Solutions for Your Team While Saving Thousands on the Budget

Rich BirchDecember 22, 2021

Are you looking for innovative solutions to providing better health care for your team at your church? Does your church need to save money on their healthcare solution for their team? As a leader, you want to provide affordable and trustworthy healthcare options, but the problem is that health insurance...

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Rich Birch

Increasing the Impact of the Serving Experience on Volunteers with Rachel Long

Why Church Leaders Can’t Stand Doing Announcements

Increasing Multi-Faith Proximity While Remaining Gospel-Centered with Kevin Singer

5 Leadership Hedges Against Inflation for Your Church

Office Hours: Attracting Young Families & Help with Hiring Your Next Team Member

Mega to Meta? Your First Step in Starting a Metaverse Ministry with Jason Poling

Best Practices in Onboarding New Staff with Ken McAnulty

Rebuilding a Team Culture That Was Broken with Jesse DeYoung

Connection & Engagement Lessons from a Fast Growing Church During the Pandemic with Julie Hawkins

Better Healthcare Solutions for Your Team While Saving Thousands on the Budget

Mastering Communicating Change in Your Ministry with Dawn Nicole Baldwin

The Disciple Dilemma: Insights from Fighter Pilot CEO Dennis Allen

Elevating Your Church’s Funding to New Heights with Phil Ling

Beyond Sundays: Liquid Church’s 24/7 Ministry Model with Lauren Bercarich

Setting Roots, Spurring Growth: Thriving New Campus Location Growth with Aaron Stanski & Aaron Mora

The Discipleship Opportunity: Blueprint for a Post-Everything Church with Daniel Im

The Staff Health Puzzle: How Central Christian Operationalizes Alignment with Joe Platania

From 1,000 to 2,000 in 1,000 Days: Most Churches’ First Steps