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.

Developing a Leadership Pipeline podcast

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...

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Improving Your Church’s Financial Competencies with Ken Fisher

Rich BirchJuly 8, 2021

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken Fisher, Executive Pastor at Church at the Mill in South Carolina. As one of the fastest growing churches in the country, Church at the Mill has doubled in size in the last five years. As a church grows, the staff...

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Leveraging Research to Drive Design & Communication Insights at Crossroads Church with Vivienne Bechtold

Rich BirchJuly 1, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to this week's unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to be talking with Vivienne Bechtold, the Director of Studio and Leadership Development at Crossroads Church in Ohio. Crossroads has been one of the fastest growing churches in the country for several years, but this growth hasn't happened without...

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Moving from Pre-Recorded Church Online to Live with JD Mason

Rich BirchJune 24, 2021

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with JD Mason, the online campus leader from Liberty Live Church in Virginia. JD is chatting with us today about how church online has evolved for Liberty Live Church since the pandemic and why they made the decision to transition to live,...

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Bonus Deep Dive: Current Best Practices in Operational Reserves for Your Church with Steve Carr

Rich BirchJune 23, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re doing a bonus deep dive about operational reserves and how much our churches should be saving. We have expert Steve Carr from CDF Capital with us to help us think through these questions. Maintain generosity. // During the pandemic, churches...

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National Church Leader Survey on Attitudes Towards In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid Work Arrangements

Rich BirchJune 22, 2021

Is your team moving back to an “in-person” office experience? Do you know how your team members feel about working at home once life looks a little more normal? What does the future of church leadership work arrangements look like? We must understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on...

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Rich Birch

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

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

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

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

6 Organizational and Operational Lessons Peloton Can Teach Your Church

Improving Your Church’s Financial Competencies with Ken Fisher

Leveraging Research to Drive Design & Communication Insights at Crossroads Church with Vivienne Bechtold

Moving from Pre-Recorded Church Online to Live with JD Mason

Bonus Deep Dive: Current Best Practices in Operational Reserves for Your Church with Steve Carr

National Church Leader Survey on Attitudes Towards In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid Work Arrangements

Leading Through Stress Without Burning Out with Charles Stone

Active Ushering: Why Your Church Needs to Embrace It, Especially When the Room Is Half Full

Reaching Gen Z Starts with Rethinking Church with Russ Ewell

From Living Room to 5,000: Leading a Fast-Growing Church with Jason Hanash

Leading Change Without Losing Your Team with Craig Smith

Should You “Leap” Instead of “Stretch”? Rethinking Multisite Expansion for Prevailing Churches

Cultivating a Staff Culture that Drives Church Growth with Shayla McCormick

Burnout, Breakthrough, and the Road to a Healthier Ministry with Bob Riedy