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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5 Functions Your Church Needs to Outsource This Year (Plus 27 Tips on How to Help You Do It Well!)

Rich BirchApril 10, 2018

On a recent episode of Thom Rainer’s leadership podcast, he reflected on “SIX FUTURE PROJECTIONS ABOUT CHURCHES THAT ARE BECOMING REALITY”. He identified a number of trends that are impacting churches across the country. While each of the trends he highlighted is worth considering I was struck by the fact...

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Help with Your Church’s Team Culture & Development with Ben Gowell

Rich BirchApril 5, 2018

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Ben Gowell, an Executive Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley. Christ’s Church is a fast growing church in the Phoenix Valley area with 8 campuses that serve about 35,000 people each Sunday....

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5 Healthy Meeting Habits in High Performance Church Teams

Rich BirchApril 3, 2018

Stop and think about how much of your time is spent in meeting in an average week at your church. Now, do some quick math to calculate that across your team. Wowsers! That’s a lot of time! (Bonus: Assign some monetary value to each of those hours.) Clearly, you need...

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Welcoming Guests without Compromising the Gospel with Danny Franks

Rich BirchMarch 29, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re joined by Danny Franks, the Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church in the triangle region of North Carolina. The Summit Church has a goal to plant 1000 churches in this generation, and part of that success depends on...

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All About Multisite: Campus Growth Barriers, Multisite vs. Church Planting & Leadership Development

Rich BirchMarch 28, 2018

Welcome to our new podcast all about multisite! 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 House....

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7 Realities of Recruiting Multisite Church Launch Teams

Rich BirchMarch 27, 2018

There is no doubt that the multisite church movement has blossomed, and has a massive impact on the church today. In fact, today in North America one in six people attend a multisite church campus. That fact astonishes me! Each one of those campuses has had a group of volunteers...

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Best Practices in Elder Selection & Development Process with Phil Taylor

Rich BirchMarch 22, 2018

Welcome back for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Pastor Phil Taylor with us this week. He is the executive pastor at Mosaic Church in Winter Garden, Florida. Phil is with us today to talk about the elder development process at Mosaic and how you can...

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4 Ready-To-Use Last Minute Resources for Easter at Your Church

Rich BirchMarch 21, 2018

Easter is a huge deal. You know that. In fact, if you are like most church leaders, you are feeling it right now. You feel the pressure of the day coming on quickly. Easter is one of the four “big days” that your church no doubt puts extra effort into....

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Transformational Loops & Rooted Discipleship at Mariners Church with Erin Kerr

Rich BirchMarch 15, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re joined by Erin Kerr, the discipleship pastor from Mariners Church in California. Mariners started out as a very small church, but now has a few different campuses with about 20,000 people attending. Erin’s focus at Mariners is how...

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6 Mindsets of Church Leaders in Growing Churches

Rich BirchMarch 14, 2018

How you think about what you do in ministry is very important. The mindset you bring in to your ministry can be a make or break factor in your church’s ability to impact your community. Over the last few years, I’ve had the honor of talking to hundreds and hundreds...

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Rich Birch

5 Functions Your Church Needs to Outsource This Year (Plus 27 Tips on How to Help You Do It Well!)

Help with Your Church’s Team Culture & Development with Ben Gowell

5 Healthy Meeting Habits in High Performance Church Teams

Welcoming Guests without Compromising the Gospel with Danny Franks

All About Multisite: Campus Growth Barriers, Multisite vs. Church Planting & Leadership Development

7 Realities of Recruiting Multisite Church Launch Teams

Best Practices in Elder Selection & Development Process with Phil Taylor

4 Ready-To-Use Last Minute Resources for Easter at Your Church

Transformational Loops & Rooted Discipleship at Mariners Church with Erin Kerr

6 Mindsets of Church Leaders in Growing Churches

Is Your Church Ready for Multisite? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before You Launch

Future-Focused Churches: Why Relational Discipleship Matters with Kara Powell

The Leadership Balancing Act: Building Trust as a Middle Manager in a Large Church with Diana Rush

Right People, Right Seats: Rethinking Church Staffing for Growth with Amy Anderson

Seven Days, Not Just Sundays: Using Technology to Engage Your Church All Week Long with Tyler Vance

Building Bridges, Not Barriers: A Gospel-Centered Approach to Immigrant Ministry with Rick & Patti Love

Healthy Things Grow: Building a Unified and Thriving Staff Team with Chad Bickley

Thinking About a Third Service? Here’s the Right Way to Do It