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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What To Do When It’s “Working” At Your Church with Dave Vance

Rich BirchJanuary 31, 2019

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to be rewarded with a great interview today. We have Dave Vance, the lead pastor at Crossroads Church in Ohio. They are one of the fastest growing churches in the country. Crossroads is a contemporary, non-denominational church that has launched a few campuses...

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All About Multisite // Help! Our Campuses Aren’t Growing!!

Rich BirchJanuary 30, 2019

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows: Natalie Frisk is our family ministry expert. She is a key leader from The Meeting...

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3 Things Most Churches Do That Hold Back Church Growth

Rich BirchJanuary 29, 2019

As church leaders, we know that most churches in our country aren't growing, but have you ever asked why? What are the common factors that inhibit church growth? What are the things that we all seem to do that slow us down? What stops us from reaching the people that...

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Guiding Your Church to Be More Systems Driven with Lane Sebring

Rich BirchJanuary 24, 2019

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m so excited for today’s conversation with a genuine friend of the podcast, Lane Sebring. Lane is the executive director at OneLife Church in Tennessee and also runs a resource called The Preaching Donkey. OneLife Church was planted in 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee, has launched...

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Church Growth Lessons from CrossFit

Rich BirchJanuary 22, 2019

Why do people put themselves through workouts that deliberately push them to their limit? It’s that time of year when many of us are concerned with getting fit, eating better, and improving our health. Some of us might renew our gym memberships (and vow to actually go), while others might...

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Inside a Growing Church That Unchurched People Love with Doug Dameron

Rich BirchJanuary 17, 2019

Thanks so much for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’ve got a great interview today with Doug Dameron, the founding and lead pastor of Orchard Church in Colorado. He is with us to talk about how their church is reaching out in their part of the world. Doug...

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Should You Even Bother Worrying About Church Growth?

Rich BirchJanuary 15, 2019

You have a lot going on at your church. In an average week, a typical pastor spends time on message prep, counseling, training, attending leadership meetings, and dealing with the administrative hassles that occur when running the “small business” aspects of a church. Just being on the treadmill of keeping...

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Why Your Church Should Care About 5th & 6th Grade Ministry with Zach Matchett

Rich BirchJanuary 10, 2019

Today’s podcast is all about the next generation and why we need to focus our concern on them. Joining us is Zach Matchett, the fifth and sixth grade pastor at Northview Church in Indiana. Zach came to Northview—one of the fastest growing churches in the country—five years ago and is...

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7 Facts About Church Growth That Will Make You Think Twice

Rich BirchJanuary 8, 2019

Have you ever considered why some churches grow while others decline? What is it that seems to drive some churches to make a difference and reach more people while others struggle to keep the doors open? This will be a year of incredible breakthroughs in some churches while others will...