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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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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Speaking Truth to the Hearts of Executive Pastors with Kevin Davis

Rich BirchMarch 4, 2021

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Kevin Davis from 2|42 Community Church in Michigan. Kevin is one of the executive pastors and focuses on small groups, culture, and leadership development. What makes a good ministry leader? How can you learn to lead yourself well? How...

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12 Ways To Create An Awesome Easter Online Experience

Rich BirchMarch 2, 2021

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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Moving a Fast Growing Multisite Church from Centralized to Decentralized Leadership Structure with Rachel Long

Rich BirchFebruary 25, 2021

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Rachel Long, Executive Pastor of Families and Multisites at Emmanuel Church in the greater Indianapolis area. Making the decision to go multisite and growing to multiple campuses will inevitably lead to a discussion about who answers to...

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Rich Birch

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

Speaking Truth to the Hearts of Executive Pastors with Kevin Davis

12 Ways To Create An Awesome Easter Online Experience

Moving a Fast Growing Multisite Church from Centralized to Decentralized Leadership Structure with Rachel Long

How to Be a Church Your Community Actually Trusts with Lou Pizzichillo

When Your Church Runs Out of Room: Smart Next Steps Before You Build with Jeff Beachum & Curt Banter

Making Church Work for Every Family: Building an Inclusive Ministry with Jason & Nan Britt

From 70 to 2,000: Loving People Back to Church in the Northeast with Jeremy Baker

Staffing for Growth in 2026: When Hiring Works (and When It Doesn’t) with Shayla McCormick

Future-Ready Staff Teams for 2026: Culture & Clarity for the Next Season with Paul Alexander

Strong, Strained or Stuck: How Executive Pastors Can Build Trust in 2026 with Jeremy Peterson

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