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 Your People Add Keystone Habits that Grow Their Spiritual Lives in 2021 with Zach Zehnder

Rich BirchJanuary 8, 2021

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have Zach Zehnder with us today, the author and founder of the Red Letter Challenge. RLC began with the simple concept of trying to help people be greater followers of Jesus. It started as a book, leading the reader on...

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Recall: Your Church’s 2021 Strategic Communication Focus

Rich BirchJanuary 5, 2021

You have no doubt heard all the doomsayers saying that what we've experienced in the last year is beckoning a new age of disengagement in your church. You've probably heard people say that somewhere around a third of our people have left the church and won't be returning. It seems...

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Inspiring Reflections on 2020 from Chicago with Mark Jobe

Rich BirchDecember 24, 2020

Thanks for tuning in to this week's unSeminary podcast. Today we're talking to Mark Jobe, senior pastor at New Life Community Church (NLCC) in Chicago area and president of Moody Bible institute. New Life Community Church meets primarily in the city and has 28 locations with 40+ worship services. It's...

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Lessons From Casting Vision & Pushing Forward During the Pandemic with Drew Sherman

Rich BirchDecember 17, 2020

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Drew Sherman, lead pastor of Compass Christian Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Compass has four physical locations as well as an online campus and is one of the fastest growing churches in the country. The most...

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Adding More Structure While Staying Relational in a Growing Church with Mark Geissbauer

Rich BirchDecember 10, 2020

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have with us Executive Pastor Mark Geissbauer from The Chapel which has three locations near Lake Erie. As a church grows, adding more structure is necessary to keep everyone in the loop and enable systems to operate smoothly. But how do you maintain...

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How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive after a Crisis with Karl Vaters

Rich BirchDecember 3, 2020

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Karl Vaters, a teaching pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship as well as an author and speaker. Karl focuses on serving small churches, encouraging their growth and helping them to be healthy. 2020 has been a tough year between...

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Connection Between Community Service & Church Growth with Kyle & Justeina Brownlee

Rich BirchNovember 26, 2020

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Kyle and Justeina Brownlee from Xperience Church in Ohio. At Xperience Church, going beyond their walls to serve their community isn't just something they do, it's who they are. Listen in as Kyle and Justeina share about how...

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Using Tech to Increase Bible Engagement at Your Church with Scott Lindsey

Rich BirchNovember 19, 2020

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have with us today Scott Lindsey, the executive director at Faithlife. Faithlife is the company which created the Logos Bible Software for digital Bible study. Scott is with us today to talk about Faithlife, how they can help...

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Millennials, Gen Z and Your Church with Benjamin Windle

Rich BirchNovember 12, 2020

Thanks so much for joining us for another unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Benjamin Windle. A native Australian, Benjamin has worked as a youth and young adult pastor in the US and currently helps churches develop Generational Intelligence in reaching Millennials and Gen Z through an assortment of resources,...

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3 Myths about FutureFWD. Plus Dr. Henry Cloud

Rich BirchNovember 7, 2020

Are you and your team registered for FutureFWD? You should be. Join us. Imagine you could get inside the minds of leaders who are thinking through where the local church is going next. What would it be like to understand how leading churches are thinking about what the future holds?...