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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Practical Strategy for Developing High-Capacity Volunteers with Danny Franks

Rich BirchApril 29, 2021

Welcome to this week's unSeminary podcast! This week I'm chatting with a repeat guest, Danny Franks, Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church. The Summit Church has twelve locations around North Carolina and the heart of the church is set on sending. They continually want their people to be...

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Yes, Now Is the Perfect Time to Launch A New Campus for Your Church

Rich BirchApril 27, 2021

Campus expansion is the most effective way to both reach new people and release new leaders. For over two decades, the multisite church movement has helped churches expand their mission, extend their reach, and care for more people than they’d have been able to if they stayed in one location....

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Practical Help for Church Leaders in Emotional and Spiritual Growth with Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

Rich BirchApril 22, 2021

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to talk with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere from the organization Soul Shepherding. Bill and Kristi felt called to study psychology for the purpose of ministry, and serve as spiritual directors and pastors to pastors. Soul Shepherding offers resources and training...

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How to Beat the Spring Lull & Gain Momentum at Your Church

Rich BirchApril 21, 2021

The season between Easter and summer is a strange one in the life of a church. Many churches gain momentum coming up to Easter and then find the weeks that follow before summer arrives, drag on. In any other year, this lull in momentum can feel difficult to climb out...

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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Church Real Estate Lessons with Andy Wood

Rich BirchApril 15, 2021

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Andy Wood, founding and lead pastor of Echo Church in California. Many times in ministry, the thing that should be an obstacle actually can become an opportunity if we think about it differently. Echo Church held strongly...

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Loving the Church You Serve with Carl Kuhl

Rich BirchApril 8, 2021

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with church planter and lead pastor Carl Kuhl from Mosaic Christian Church in Maryland. Mosaic was planted in the fall of 2008, launching first in a movie theater, and has become one of the fastest growing churches in...

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3 Key Lessons For Your Church From a Study of 20,000 Online Events

Rich BirchApril 6, 2021

Recently, a report entitled The State of Virtual Events 2021 was released, which looked at the experiences of 100 leading brands that ran over 20,000 online events in the last year. This study explores these brands’ thinking around online events as they have made the “great pivot” to utilize this...

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Helping Leaders Slow Down with Christa Hesselink

Rich BirchApril 1, 2021

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Christa Hesselink, founder of the organization SoulPlay. SoulPlay offers creative experiences, curated resources, and personal support to help individuals and groups dig deeper, listen well, and journey towards loving themselves, others, God, and our world, well. The last...

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How to Help People Who are Burned, Bruised, or Wounded in Your Church with Steve Grusendorf

Rich BirchMarch 25, 2021

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Steve Grusendorf who is a part of the denominal leadership at the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He started as a local pastor at a CMA church, always serving in leadership development, and a few years ago became...

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Pandemic to Endemic: Five Questions Your Church May Still Need to Answer About COVID-19

Rich BirchMarch 23, 2021

The cultural and economic impact of COVID-19 is one of the greatest influences on the local church in at least a generation. Over the last year, we've seen COVID-19 impact our ministries in innumerable ways. In some respects, COVID-19 has accelerated positive change in the local church. The shift to...

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Rich Birch

Practical Strategy for Developing High-Capacity Volunteers with Danny Franks

Yes, Now Is the Perfect Time to Launch A New Campus for Your Church

Practical Help for Church Leaders in Emotional and Spiritual Growth with Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

How to Beat the Spring Lull & Gain Momentum at Your Church

Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Church Real Estate Lessons with Andy Wood

Loving the Church You Serve with Carl Kuhl

3 Key Lessons For Your Church From a Study of 20,000 Online Events

Helping Leaders Slow Down with Christa Hesselink

How to Help People Who are Burned, Bruised, or Wounded in Your Church with Steve Grusendorf

Pandemic to Endemic: Five Questions Your Church May Still Need to Answer About COVID-19

Mentoring Gen Z Leaders: Insights from Leadership Pathway’s Residency Program with Dave Miller

Healthy Digital Habits: How Churches Can Support Families in a Tech-Driven Culture with Natalie Frisk

Faster Connections, Lasting Community: Effective Church Assimilation with Greg Curtis

Rebuilding and Relaunching: Lessons in Church Renewal with James Griffin

Power of a Map, Not a Menu: Transforming Ministry Strategy with Mariners Church’s Jared Kirkwood

Don’t Settle: Why Every Church of 500 Should Aim for 2,000—It’s Faithfulness, Not Ego

Building Leaders for the Next Generation: Insights on Developing Residency Programs with Pat Gillen

Staying Aligned as a Staff Team in a Growing Church: Insights from Andy Hill