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 Data to Discipleship: The Four Cs Every Church Needs with Ronee de Leon

Rich BirchApril 30, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Ronee de Leon, Executive Director of Partner Church Success at TouchPoint Software. With nearly two decades of ministry experience and now serving churches across the country, Ronee brings a unique perspective at the intersection of systems, strategy,...

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Invite Culture Problems? Stop Blaming Your People.

Rich BirchApril 28, 2026

Your people aren’t broken. Here’s what’s really going on. Three weeks after I got my driver’s license, I put my car in a ditch. This was back when you could walk into the licensing office on your sixteenth birthday, get a learner’s permit, and … within a few weeks …...

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Buddies Aren’t Brothers: Why Men in Your Church Are Stuck with Donnie Griggs

Rich BirchApril 23, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Donnie Griggs, founding and lead pastor of One Harbor Church in eastern North Carolina. Over nearly two decades, Donnie has led the church from a living room gathering to a thriving multisite church reaching around 2,500 people...

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Barry Manilow, the Spotlight Effect & Why Your People Are Closer to Inviting Than You Think

Rich BirchApril 21, 2026

Picture this. It's the year 2000, and a psychology lab at Cornell University is about to ruin a college student's morning. A researcher hands an undergrad a t-shirt and asks them to put it on. The student unfolds it and sees the face staring back at them: Barry Manilow. Not...

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If Sunday Morning Isn’t Working, Nothing Else Will with Jimmy Scroggins

Rich BirchApril 16, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Jimmy Scroggins, Lead Pastor of Family Church in South Florida. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Family Church has grown into a network of over 20 congregations across multiple languages, all unified under one structure while maintaining local leadership and...

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The 3-Campus Ceiling: Why Churches Stall (and How to Move Again)

Rich BirchApril 14, 2026

There was a season when our entire multisite strategy depended on a guy, a car, and a VHS tape. I’m not kidding. We had a 9:00 am service at our original location. At the end of that service, someone would hit the eject button on the VHS player, pull the...

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Taking Over After a Great Leader: Lessons in Leading Through Transition with Scott Worthington

Rich BirchApril 9, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Scott Worthington, Lead Pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. After serving on staff for over 15 years, Scott stepped into the lead pastor role in 2022 following founding pastor Vance Pitman. In this conversation, Scott...

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From Nicodemus to Pilate: What Jesus’ Conversations Reveal with Jeremy Norton

Rich BirchApril 2, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Jeremy Norton, Lead Pastor of Mountainview Church in Whitehorse, Yukon. Jeremy has led the church through a significant revitalization journey since 2017, helping transition it into a growing, multicultural congregation that now includes both English and Tagalog...

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You Should Have Been in the Room: What LCBC Taught About Multiplication

Rich BirchMarch 31, 2026

Ever had a table close enough to the kitchen in a busy restaurant that you could hear the rhythm behind the meal? From the dining room, it all feels effortless. Plates arrive, drinks stay full, the timing feels natural, and the whole experience just works. But if you’ve ever peeked...

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They’re Looking for God … Don’t Miss Them: Fixing Your Church’s Assimilation Problem with Greg Curtis & Tommy Carreras

Rich BirchMarch 26, 2026

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Greg Curtis and Tommy Carreras from Climbing the Assimilayas, an organization dedicated to helping churches build systems that move people from first-time guests to engaged disciples. With years of experience working inside and alongside growing churches, Greg...