Rich Birch

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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How to Create Safe, Spacious and Sanitized Services at Your Church

Are you heading into reopening your church for in-person services but aren’t sure where to start? Are you worried about the complex communication required to connect with your people in this season? Today’s blog post is by Ben Stapley. Ben serves on the Executive Team at Christ Fellowship as the...
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5 Reopening Phase Opportunities for Multisite Churches

The multisite church movement is the most pervasive innovation in the local church in the last 20 years. Yes, even more impactful than the current shift to digital. Across the country, this movement has generated tens of thousands of new connections between local churches and those living in the communities...
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5 Reopening Phase Church Growth Tactics

There are a lot of “doomsday conversations” happening in church leadership circles about how COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis have brought on the end of the local church.  But I am a glass-three-quarters-full kind of leader. I believe that this is actually an incredible season where you can see...
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Positive Partnerships for Community Impact with Alan Murdock

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Alan Murdock, who works with the organization Project Connect Nashville. Project Connect Nashville was formed in response to some historic flooding which occurred ten years ago in the Nashville area. But today rather than solely focusing on disaster relief, they primarily...
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5 Staff Roles Churches of Over 1,000 Should Add Now

In a recent survey, 66% of church leaders said they believe that when church returns, there will be many differences. It would appear that we're headed towards the next normal. You and I are leading in a season that has drastically changed in a very short period of time.  Is...
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