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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From Steep Decline to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Todd Elliott

Rich BirchSeptember 3, 2020

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today’s guest is Todd Elliott from Beach Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Beach Church was founded in 1992 and Todd began as the Small Groups Pastor in 2007. During that time, a falling out between the lead pastor and executive...

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Multisite Alignment by Leveraging Objectives & Key Results with Michael Volbeda

Rich BirchAugust 27, 2020

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michael Volbeda, Executive Pastor of Ministries at Brentwood Baptist Church in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Brentwood went from two to four campuses in 2014 and has since grown to eight locations. As time went on, the church realized it...

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What are leading churches doing for weekend programming this fall? Roundtable discussion with Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher & Brian Tome.

Rich BirchAugust 26, 2020

How committed are we really to forging the future rather than preserving the past? Today we've got another special episode of the unSeminary podcast where we sit down with three fantastic church leaders from around North America—Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher and Brian Tome—and ask them some questions about the future...

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Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers

Rich BirchAugust 20, 2020

Welcome to today's episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Senior Pastor Tony McVickers from RockFish Church in North Carolina. RockFish Church is a multi-racial, multi-cultural church located near Fort Bragg and draws a large number of military members and families to its services. But this also means...

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Hosting an Outdoor Church Service that Reaches People with Hal Seed

Rich BirchAugust 19, 2020

Today's episode is a special "rushed" edition of the podcast. We wanted to get you this up to the minute help for your church. Many churches are looking for advice on how to hold outdoor services and in today's episode, we dive deep with Hal Seed on this issue! Hal...

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Keeping Your Church Focused on Reaching Unchurched People with Brent Purvis

Rich BirchAugust 13, 2020

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Lead Pastor Brent Purvis with us from Cascade Hills Church in Georgia. Cascade Hills Church was started by Brent's father, Bill, after a dramatic near death experience caused him to give his life to Christ. Cascade Hills...

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5 Church Budget Items to Rethink for Fall 2020

Rich BirchAugust 11, 2020

As we look to the coming months, a tremendous amount of uncertainty still remains. Many church leaders across the country are facing huge pressures from COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis. Budgetary pressures are leading us to rethink many aspects of the way our churches invest their resources. We find...

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Building Bridges Between Anglo and Hispanic Churches with Raul Burgos

Rich BirchAugust 6, 2020

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Raul Burgos from Comunidad Cristiana in New Jersey. Raul grew up in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the US when he was in his 20s. He's spent the second half of his life immersed in American culture and has helped...

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7 Reasons Your Church Should Merge With Another Church in 2020

Rich BirchAugust 4, 2020

In this season, many churches have been stalled by their plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations are thriving and making an impact. 94% of all churches in the country are losing ground against the communities they serve. That means that if this trend continues, the message of Jesus will...

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Navigating Social Media in the Next Normal with Advice from Facebook’s Nona Jones

Rich BirchJuly 30, 2020

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. In June we helped cohost The Next Normal Conference with our friends at Leadership Network and Church Communications in order to inspire church leaders and spur collaboration between their teams about where we are all heading next. Today...

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Rich Birch

From Steep Decline to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Todd Elliott

Multisite Alignment by Leveraging Objectives & Key Results with Michael Volbeda

What are leading churches doing for weekend programming this fall? Roundtable discussion with Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher & Brian Tome.

Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers

Hosting an Outdoor Church Service that Reaches People with Hal Seed

Keeping Your Church Focused on Reaching Unchurched People with Brent Purvis

5 Church Budget Items to Rethink for Fall 2020

Building Bridges Between Anglo and Hispanic Churches with Raul Burgos

7 Reasons Your Church Should Merge With Another Church in 2020

Navigating Social Media in the Next Normal with Advice from Facebook’s Nona Jones

Creating Inclusive Spaces: Making Churches Accessible for All with Kerri-Ann Hayes

Redefining Ministry for Men: Brian Tome on Man Camp and Spiritual Awakening

The Volunteer Playbook: Secrets to Building a Thriving Ministry Team with Nick Blevins

Out of the Seats and Into The Streets: Leading Effective Community and Global Outreach with Kristin Flynn

From Blown Up Lives to New Beginnings: How Summit Christian Church Transforms Communities with Bryan Smith

Community First: How Century Church is Redefining Outreach and Church Spaces with Patrick Quinn

Strategic Growth and Alignment: Lessons on Mergers, Multisite, and Ministry with Brian Owens

Mastering Communicating Change in Your Ministry with Dawn Nicole Baldwin