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.

Your Church & COVID-19

Leading through Volatility and Uncertainty

Rich BirchMarch 25, 2020

[vimeo 400559035 w=640 h=360] How do we lead well during this time of volatility and uncertainty? Rick pointed to the acronym “VUCA” as one way of understanding our current context: Volatility // This element has to do with the instability of the unexpected. For us today, this includes the shifting...

Your Church & COVID-19

3 Types of Data Pastors Need for Crisis Response

Rich BirchMarch 23, 2020

Webinar Notes & Quotes “Churches are about the business of personal growth, whether that’s helping people grow spiritually, or grow in their marriages, their relationships, their finances, their recovery, their career, whatever that might be.” -Brad Hill “Today is about taking capabilities that we’ve really worked hard to build and then...

podcast strategy

Starting Strong in a Church Job with Charles Stone

Rich BirchMarch 19, 2020

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Charles Stone, pastor at the very multicultural WestPark Church in London, Ontario, Canada. In seminary they don't teach pastors what to do when starting at a new church, but there's much more to the job than preaching...

communications podcast

COVID-19 Roundtable: Lessons from a Church Plant & a Megachurch

Rich BirchMarch 18, 2020

We're happy to bring you a special roundtable discussion around how COVID-19 is impacting churches across the country. In this episode, you'll hear from two church leaders on the front lines of responding to the current crisis. In this roundtable conversation you'll hear more about: The thought process behind how...

Developing a Leadership Pipeline podcast

Developing Teams & Building People with Bill Krause

Rich BirchMarch 12, 2020

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to talk with Bill Krause from Eagle Christian Church in Idaho. Eagle Christian Church is a multisite church with three campuses near Boise, Idaho and is celebrating 25 years in 2020. Bill is with us today to talk about the revamped system...

multisite podcast

Behind the Scenes of Mergers, Multisite & Campus Upgrades with Jason Held

Rich BirchMarch 5, 2020

Thanks for listening in to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we're joined by Jason Held, the Executive Pastor of Administration at Journey Church, which has campuses in Wisconsin as well as a campus in Lithuania. Jason is with us today to talk about how Journey Church overcame the...

podcast strategy

Leaving Behind Disappointment and Learning to Dream Again with Josh Gagnon

Rich BirchFebruary 27, 2020

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Josh Gagnon of Next Level Church in New England. Josh leads one of the fastest growing churches in America in an area where people typically don’t go to church. He’s with us today to talk about how...

Developing a Leadership Pipeline podcast

Insights into Thriving Relationships Between Elders & Senior Church Leaders with Ben Cachiaras

Rich BirchFebruary 20, 2020

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Ben Cachiaras, lead pastor of Mountain Christian Church. Mountain Christian Church was founded back in 1824 and currently has four campuses in Maryland. Ben is with us today to talk about how to foster thriving relationships...

strategy

5 Keys to Leveraging Interviews to Build Strong Church Teams

Rich BirchFebruary 18, 2020

"None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful."Mother Teresa Have you ever had to let a team member go because of a performance issue? Without a shadow of doubt, it’s a horrible...

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Church Mergers, Adoptions & Rebirths Advice from Eric Rojas

Rich BirchFebruary 13, 2020

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Eric Rojas, Executive Pastor of Rolling Hills Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Rolling Hills was started in 2003 and currently has four campuses in the Nashville area. As they've grown and gone multisite, they've developed a heart for church revitalization and...