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 Bad Habits Killing the Effectiveness of Your Church’s Announcements

Rich BirchOctober 17, 2017

There are five precious minutes in your service that are solely intended to move people to action. The announcement time in your church service is a high leverage opportunity to encourage your people to move from where they are to where you want them to be. It really is the...

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Josh Whitehead on Portable Instead of Permanent for Your Next Campus

Rich BirchOctober 12, 2017

Welcome, everyone, to this week’s edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to have Dr. Josh Whitehead with us today. He’s the executive pastor of Faith Promise Church. Faith Promise Church is a vibrant church in Tennessee with a really relevant message and worship experience. Today the church has eight...

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Do These 5 Things Now to Give Your Christmas Services More Impact

Rich BirchOctober 10, 2017

Christmas is a really big deal at your church. It’s the time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus and it also represents some of the largest services you may host all the year long. From this vantage point, all these weeks away from the crunch time, we’ve pulled together...

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Mark Hearn on Transitioning a Monolithic Church to a Vibrant Multicultural Community

Rich BirchOctober 5, 2017

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited be speaking with Mark Hearn, pastor of First Baptist Duluth in Georgia. First Baptist Duluth really is a multi-cultural church. Currently it is composed of 42 different nationalities. There is music in different languages...

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7 Ways Smartphones Have Changed People at Your Church (And What to Do About it!)

Rich BirchOctober 3, 2017

Do you remember the world before the smartphones came and invaded all our spaces? I have a hard time recalling how we got along before these little rectangles of glass, metal and plastic lodged themselves firmly into our everyday lives. These devices have had simultaneously a profound and subtle impact...

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Daniel Im on Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry

Rich BirchSeptember 28, 2017

Hello there, and welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast! I’m thrilled to have Daniel Im with us today from Lifeway Christian Resources. He is the founder/director of church multiplication for NewChurches.com, an author, and a teaching pastor at The Fellowship in Nashville. Lifeway offers church resources, from...

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5 Characteristics of Church Staff Teams that Break the 1,000 Barrier

Rich BirchSeptember 26, 2017

Only 2% of churches will ever see a weekend service attendance upward of 1,000 people. This particular growth barrier really is a gigantic challenge for church leaders, akin to low-oxygen at high-altitudes setting. Of all the challenges that present themselves to leaders who are looking to see their church break...

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Scott Kramer on Leading Through Profound Crisis in Your Church

Rich BirchSeptember 21, 2017

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us this week for another unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Scott Kramer with us today. Scott is the executive pastor at GT Church, which has two locations in Pennsylvania. GT Church is a 91 year old church with a very contemporary feel....

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5 Simple Changes to Make Your Church More Unchurched Friendly

Rich BirchSeptember 19, 2017

You got into the ministry to reach people with the timeless message of Jesus. At some time in your journey, you’ve probably shed tears over the fact that there are people in your community who don’t follow him. You didn’t get in this to keep the people who are already...

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Carey Nieuwhof & Jeff Brodie Give An Inside Look On A Succession Plan in Action

Rich BirchSeptember 14, 2017

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Thank you so much for joining us for today for a chat with Carey Nieuwhof and Jeff Brodie from Connexus Church. They hosted a conference called the Canadian Church Leaders Conference and I had a chance to interview them onstage. Carey...

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Rich Birch

5 Bad Habits Killing the Effectiveness of Your Church’s Announcements

Josh Whitehead on Portable Instead of Permanent for Your Next Campus

Do These 5 Things Now to Give Your Christmas Services More Impact

Mark Hearn on Transitioning a Monolithic Church to a Vibrant Multicultural Community

7 Ways Smartphones Have Changed People at Your Church (And What to Do About it!)

Daniel Im on Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry

5 Characteristics of Church Staff Teams that Break the 1,000 Barrier

Scott Kramer on Leading Through Profound Crisis in Your Church

5 Simple Changes to Make Your Church More Unchurched Friendly

Carey Nieuwhof & Jeff Brodie Give An Inside Look On A Succession Plan in Action

Healthy Digital Habits: How Churches Can Support Families in a Tech-Driven Culture with Natalie Frisk

Faster Connections, Lasting Community: Effective Church Assimilation with Greg Curtis

Rebuilding and Relaunching: Lessons in Church Renewal with James Griffin

Power of a Map, Not a Menu: Transforming Ministry Strategy with Mariners Church’s Jared Kirkwood

Don’t Settle: Why Every Church of 500 Should Aim for 2,000—It’s Faithfulness, Not Ego

Building Leaders for the Next Generation: Insights on Developing Residency Programs with Pat Gillen

Staying Aligned as a Staff Team in a Growing Church: Insights from Andy Hill

Embracing Digital for Church Growth: Insights from Saddleback’s Online Pastor Jay Kranda