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 Plateaued for 30 Years to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Bob Riedy

Rich BirchOctober 8, 2020

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Bob Riedy from the Church of the Open Door (COD) in York, Pennsylvania. COD was started in the early 50s after breaking off of a mainline denomination. They experienced rapid growth for about 30 years, but then plateaued for the...

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Challenge Your People to Grow In Their Faith with Gregg Farah

Rich BirchOctober 1, 2020

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Gregg Farah joining us from Shelter Rock Church in Long Island, New York. Why is the Church at large struggling so much to help people grow in their relationship with Christ? Many sincere followers of Jesus feel stuck...

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Lessons from COVID-19 & the Reopening Phase in Australia for Your Church with John Finkelde

Rich BirchSeptember 24, 2020

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m glad you’ve decided to tune in as we talk with John Finkelde. John has thirty plus years of pastoral experience in Australia and currently runs the organization Grow a Healthy Church. He consults with and coaches churches and church leaders...

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Community Service & Outreach in the Reopening Phase. Roundtable discussion with Heath Hollandsworth, Johnny Ova & Eric Jaffe

Rich BirchSeptember 22, 2020

This is an unprecedented season of opportunity for your church. In today's episode we're going to look under the hood at three churches that are involved in some pretty amazing community service and outreach in the reopening phase. Heath Hollandsworth, Executive Pastor of Ministries – Graystone Church, Georgia // Graystone Church...

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Leading a Thriving Small Groups Ministry with Ryan Hartwig

Rich BirchSeptember 17, 2020

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Ryan T. Hartwig with us today. Ryan is Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University and has studied collaborative organizations within the church, such as groups and teams. Ryan is with us to talk about a new book that he wrote...

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Practical Help Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Jacob Burgei

Rich BirchSeptember 10, 2020

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jacob Burgei today from Fuel Church in Kokomo, Indiana. Fuel Church launched in 2016 with about 85 people but as they began to understand the needs in their community, they quickly grew to become one of the fastest...

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From Steep Decline to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Todd Elliott

Rich BirchSeptember 3, 2020

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today’s guest is Todd Elliott from Beach Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Beach Church was founded in 1992 and Todd began as the Small Groups Pastor in 2007. During that time, a falling out between the lead pastor and executive...

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Multisite Alignment by Leveraging Objectives & Key Results with Michael Volbeda

Rich BirchAugust 27, 2020

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michael Volbeda, Executive Pastor of Ministries at Brentwood Baptist Church in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Brentwood went from two to four campuses in 2014 and has since grown to eight locations. As time went on, the church realized it...

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What are leading churches doing for weekend programming this fall? Roundtable discussion with Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher & Brian Tome.

Rich BirchAugust 26, 2020

How committed are we really to forging the future rather than preserving the past? Today we've got another special episode of the unSeminary podcast where we sit down with three fantastic church leaders from around North America—Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher and Brian Tome—and ask them some questions about the future...

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Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers

Rich BirchAugust 20, 2020

Welcome to today's episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Senior Pastor Tony McVickers from RockFish Church in North Carolina. RockFish Church is a multi-racial, multi-cultural church located near Fort Bragg and draws a large number of military members and families to its services. But this also means...

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Rich Birch

From Plateaued for 30 Years to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Bob Riedy

Challenge Your People to Grow In Their Faith with Gregg Farah

Lessons from COVID-19 & the Reopening Phase in Australia for Your Church with John Finkelde

Community Service & Outreach in the Reopening Phase. Roundtable discussion with Heath Hollandsworth, Johnny Ova & Eric Jaffe

Leading a Thriving Small Groups Ministry with Ryan Hartwig

Practical Help Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Jacob Burgei

From Steep Decline to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Todd Elliott

Multisite Alignment by Leveraging Objectives & Key Results with Michael Volbeda

What are leading churches doing for weekend programming this fall? Roundtable discussion with Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher & Brian Tome.

Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers

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