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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Building Staff Culture While Leading During Trying Times with Rusty George

Rich BirchSeptember 16, 2021

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Rusty George, the lead pastor at Real Life Church in the Los Angeles area. He’s talking with us today about what it’s like stepping into the lead pastor role after the founding pastor. Don’t squeeze into the previous mold. // When...

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How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor with Carey Nieuwhof

Rich BirchSeptember 9, 2021

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Carey Nieuwhof, a leadership expert, author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He’s with us today to share about how to address the crisis of overwhelm in our work and lives. Digital scales in a way that physical doesn't....

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Volunteer Comeback: Advice to Help You Rebuild Your Teams

Rich BirchAugust 17, 2021

Today we are honored to have a guest post from Dr. Jason Young. He is director of guest experience at Buckhead Church and North Point Ministries, a nationally known network of churches with 36,000 people in average weekly attendance. He has also worked with numerous organizations, including Ford Motor Company,...

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Leading Change That Lasts with Hillsong Atlanta’s Lisette Fraser

Rich BirchAugust 12, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Lisette Fraser, the COO/executive pastor of Hillsong Atlanta. Leading through change is at the core of serving as an executive pastor and church leader. Today Lisette is talking with us about where to begin when stepping out...

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Inbox Management: 10 Senior Church Leaders Provide Advice on Email

Rich BirchAugust 11, 2021

If half of your leaders were doing the same thing every day, would you provide them with training to do that thing efficiently? In our recent national survey of church leaders on attitudes towards work, 51% of surveyed leaders said that they started their workday by checking their emails. While...

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Inside Team Culture Development at a Fast Growing Church with Chad Asman

Rich BirchAugust 5, 2021

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Chad Asman, executive pastor of Heritage Church just north of Detroit, Michigan. He is with us today to talk about developing team culture at your church to create future leaders. Start with culture. // Heritage Church worked to create...

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How to Get Traction on Execution at Your Church with Allie Bryant

Rich BirchJuly 29, 2021

Thanks for joining this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Allie Bryant from Trader’s Point Christian Church. Although they have six campuses in Indianapolis, currently four are opened along with church online due to covid. Allie is the Strategic Alignment Executive for Traders Point and she loves getting the right...

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Balancing the Healthy Tensions of the Executive Pastor Role with Tyler Althof

Rich BirchJuly 22, 2021

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Tyler Althof, the associate pastor from Action Church in Florida. Tyler is with us today to talk about tensions to manage when you are leading from the second chair at a church. We need a sense of security. // As...

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Tackling the Early Days as a New Executive Pastor with Matt Gilchrist

Rich BirchJuly 15, 2021

Thanks for joining us for this week's unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Matt Gilchrist, executive pastor at Hope City Church in Missouri. Matt is talking with us about getting up to speed as a new XP at a church and how to connect with your lead pastor, your staff,...

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6 Organizational and Operational Lessons Peloton Can Teach Your Church

Rich BirchJuly 14, 2021

As the country pivots out of COVID-19, it would be wise for us to look around and notice some organizations that are thriving in this season. While some have struggled, others have thrown off the shackles of COVID-19 and the financial calamities that accompanied it. Several organizations are accelerating their...