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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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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Working at Health while Facilitating for Growth with Renaut van der Riet

Rich BirchMarch 18, 2021

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Renaut van der Riet from Mosaic Church in the Orlando, Florida area. Passionate about making the gospel beautiful however they can, Mosaic is continually pursuing how they can serve each other and how they can serve their community....

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Dunning-Kruger Effect: What is it? How is it Impacting Your Church Leadership?

Rich BirchMarch 16, 2021

In 1999, Psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger presented a landmark study that identified an important cognitive bias, which has subsequently been named the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Simply put, what they proved is that this effect causes people to overestimate their knowledge or ability, particularly in areas where they have little...

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Practical Help for Church Leaders Dealing with Home Life Pressures with Michelle Leichty

Rich BirchMarch 11, 2021

Thanks for joining in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michelle Leichty, the Communication Director at Covenant Church in Indiana. For many church leaders, managing their homes and serving in ministry has been especially challenging to balance during the pandemic. Shifting back...

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6 Ways to Spice Up Your Church’s Service Hosting

Rich BirchMarch 9, 2021

Why do so many church leaders look down on the announcement portion of their weekend services? Why is it that this part of what we do seems to be maligned by preachers and worship leaders alike? The humble announcement spot is critically important to every church service. Service hosting is...

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Rich Birch

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

Working at Health while Facilitating for Growth with Renaut van der Riet

Dunning-Kruger Effect: What is it? How is it Impacting Your Church Leadership?

Practical Help for Church Leaders Dealing with Home Life Pressures with Michelle Leichty

6 Ways to Spice Up Your Church’s Service Hosting

When Growth Creates Pressure: Facilities, Space and What to Do in 2026 with Eric Garza

From Attenders to Engaged Disciples: Building Ownership in Your Church in 2026 with Kayra Montañez

Chosen: How Adoption & Foster Care Fuel a Fast-Growing Church’s Mission with Andrew Hopper

Closing the Ministry Income Gap: Need an Extra $1,000 a Month? Try This Proven Side Hustle with Tim MacLeod

Want a Thriving Invite Culture? Steal This Strategy from Life.Church (PART 2)

Leading After You Lose Everything: Redemption, Honesty & The Fight with Scott Landry

Want a Thriving Invite Culture? Steal This Strategy from Life.Church (PART 1)

From 800 to 2,500: Growing a Multi-Ethnic Church with Limited Staff with Sarah Hooley