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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Navigating Social Media in the Next Normal with Advice from Facebook’s Nona Jones

Rich BirchJuly 30, 2020

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. In June we helped cohost The Next Normal Conference with our friends at Leadership Network and Church Communications in order to inspire church leaders and spur collaboration between their teams about where we are all heading next. Today...

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Cirque du Soleil, Monster Jam and Disneyland: Marketplace Reopening Lessons for Your Church

Rich BirchJuly 28, 2020

There's no doubt that the reopening phase at your church is going to include some of the most complex decisions you'll ever make. The switch to fully digital a few months ago will look like an easy decision and simple process in comparison to what will come next. Unlike the...

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The Extraordinary Calling of Ordinary People to Lead in This Season with Ken Costa

Rich BirchJuly 23, 2020

Welcome to this week’s edition of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken Costa, the founder of God At Work and author of four books including his latest, Joseph of Arimathea. He is with us today to talk about listening and leading in this season. Stop and listen. // Right...

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5 Questions About COVID-19 that Your Church Might Still Need to Answer

Rich BirchJuly 21, 2020

One of the core takeaways from 2020 so far is that we all have lacked the imagination needed to see over the horizon. Who would’ve thought that this year would bring all the challenges that it has as it relates to coronavirus? Oftentimes people say that no one could have...

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Navigating Your Church’s Next Financial Phase with Jim Sheppard

Rich BirchJuly 16, 2020

Thanks for listening in to this week's unSeminary podcast! Today we are joined by Jim Sheppard, CEO of Generis. Generis is in the business of helping churches and ministry organizations with giving development. They've been around for a little over 30 years and are most known for their giving campaigns...

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COVID-19 Killed Church Consulting. Long Live Strategic Outsiders!

Rich BirchJuly 14, 2020

It's already been said a million times, but we are living in an unprecedented age. This is true for your church as well as mine. The impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic meltdown that are rippling across the country are having profound impacts on churches everywhere. As someone who...

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Kids Ministry in the Reopening Phase: Roundtable with Christine Kreisher, Suzi Soares, Heather Celaya & Aanna Smalley

Rich BirchJuly 9, 2020

Kids ministry has always cultivated some of the most innovative church leaders. And kids ministry is a growth engine behind the fastest growing churches today. To reopen your church without a kids ministry, I would contest, is not actually reopening the church. Listen in today as I've gathered four kids...

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

Rich BirchJuly 7, 2020

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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Turning Up the Volume on Reaching Unchurched People with Brett Bixby

Rich BirchJuly 2, 2020

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Brett Bixby join us from Bridgewater Church - a multisite church with campuses in New York and Pennsylvania. Founded in 1807, Bridgewater Church plateaued for many years with most of their growth being transfer growth rather than...

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5 Reopening Phase Opportunities for Multisite Churches

Rich BirchJune 30, 2020

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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