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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Reinforcing Church Culture in the Middle of a Church Revitalization with Eric Smith

Rich BirchAugust 16, 2018

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to love today’s conversation. We have Pastor Eric Smith from Vaughn Forest Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Vaughn Forest is in a military area with people coming from all over the United States and all over the world to be trained, so it’s a...

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5 Ways Analysis Paralysis Might Be Killing Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 14, 2018

Are you spending too much time making decisions? Are you and your leaders digging deeper into the reasons why you should or should not do something without actually making a decision? Analysis paralysis is what happens to leaders when we spend too much time thinking and not enough time acting....

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Inside Look at the Executive Pastor’s Role in a Church of 3,000+ People with Abram Gomez

Rich BirchAugust 9, 2018

Hey, everybody, and welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m really looking forward to today’s conversation with Abram Gomez from Cross Church, a fantastic multi-site church in Texas. Cross Church is about 20 minutes from the Texas/Mexico border and they currently have three campuses in the cities of San Benito, McAllen,...

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Inside a Changing Connections Pathway at a Fast Growing Church with Darin Mirante

Rich BirchAugust 2, 2018

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Super excited you’re listening in. You’re going to be rewarded today with a great conversation with Darin Mirante from First Church of Christ in Burlington, Kentucky. The church was founded in 1964 and Darin has been the lead pastor there since 2016. First Church of...

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5 Reasons Church Online Might Be a Distraction to Your Church’s Vision

Rich BirchJuly 31, 2018

If approached incorrectly, online church might actually be a distraction for your church. Church online can stunt your church's impact if you don't manage it correctly. Before you send me hate mail or decide that you're no longer going to read my posts, please know that I have been involved...

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How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return with Jason Young

Rich BirchJuly 26, 2018

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. You’re in for a treat today and will want to lean in. We have Jason Young from North Point Ministries from the Greater Atlanta area chatting with us today. Jason’s work at North Point is focused on elevating the dignity of a guest by...

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5 Training Experiences to Help Your Team Feel Like First-time Guests

Rich BirchJuly 24, 2018

Have you ever felt like the training for your guest service team is lacking something? Are you ready to take your team to the next level, but you're not sure where to begin? Are you tired of seeing another list of “tips” to help your team improve their service? Do...

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Adding Residency to Your Church’s Leadership Pathway with Dave Miller

Rich BirchJuly 19, 2018

Thanks for joining in for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have a longtime friend, Dave Miller, from Leadership Pathway joining us. Leadership Pathway partners with churches to start residencies and develop training pathways in order to generate a pipeline of world-class church leaders who are highly...

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10 Questions Church Leaders Should Be Asking (But Probably Aren’t)

Rich BirchJuly 17, 2018

Questions have a curious function in the life of a leader. A good question can often propel us forward more than a great answer. Our roles in leading our churches requires us to not only work in our ministry but to also take a step back and work on our...

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Leading Major Change in Your Church with Dr. Jeff Iorg

Rich BirchJuly 12, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Dr. Jeff Iorg, president of Gateway Seminary with us today. Gateway Seminary started classes in 1944 with the long time dream of a theological institute to train men and women for ministry in California. By 1959 it had...

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Rich Birch

Reinforcing Church Culture in the Middle of a Church Revitalization with Eric Smith

5 Ways Analysis Paralysis Might Be Killing Your Church

Inside Look at the Executive Pastor’s Role in a Church of 3,000+ People with Abram Gomez

Inside a Changing Connections Pathway at a Fast Growing Church with Darin Mirante

5 Reasons Church Online Might Be a Distraction to Your Church’s Vision

How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return with Jason Young

5 Training Experiences to Help Your Team Feel Like First-time Guests

Adding Residency to Your Church’s Leadership Pathway with Dave Miller

10 Questions Church Leaders Should Be Asking (But Probably Aren’t)

Leading Major Change in Your Church with Dr. Jeff Iorg

Who’s the Next You? Building a Gen Z Residency Pipeline with Dave Miller

$100M Book Launch? What Your Church Can Learn from Alex Hormozi

Reclaiming Silenced Voices: Women, Scripture & the Church with Taylor Scott-Reimer

What Time Should Your Third Service Be? Here’s What the Data Says

One Prayer That Changed Everything: Building an Invite Culture with Zenzo Matoga

Don’t Make It Hard: Welcoming Newcomers to Faith with Robert Watson

Leading Staff Teams Well: Behind-the-Scenes Lessons from Growing Churches

How Church Leaders Can Use AI to Redeem Their Time and Reclaim Their Calling