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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Brett Coates on Leading Through Multiple “Worst Case Scenarios”

Rich BirchDecember 14, 2017

Welcome to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Brett Coates, executive director of Real Life Christian Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Real Life is a contemporary church with about 500 people attending the services. The church is portable at the moment due to destruction of their building...

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5 Ways Your Parking Lot Might be Holding Back the Redemptive Potential of Your Church

Rich BirchDecember 12, 2017

Believe it or not, your parking lot could be the thing that is holding back the potential of your church. In fact, your church might not be living up to its total calling because of what is happening at the parking lot. We call this site unSeminary. Today, we’re diving...

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Mark Einersen offers Helpful Advice on Launching a Leadership Pipeline at Your Church

Rich BirchDecember 7, 2017

Thanks so much for stopping by for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mark Einersen, Operations Pastor of Relevant Church in Locust Grove, Georgia. Relevant was founded in 2010 and is in a suburb of the Atlanta community. When Relevant was first founded about 87-89% of...

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Life-Giving Leadership: Leading Well During Ministry’s ‘Busy Season’

Rich BirchDecember 5, 2017

We're honored to have Tyler Reagin, President of Catalyst, guest posting for us today. We hope you enjoy this timely article! Each year, the holidays shepherd in the busiest season of ministry for church leaders. Pastors and church staff members tip the scale seeking to balance programming, new church visitors, and the...

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Warren Bird Offers Compelling Reasons for Your Church to Launch a New Campus or Church Plant

Rich BirchNovember 30, 2017

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m happy to have Dr. Warren Bird back on the show. Warren is the Director of Research and Intellectual Capital with Leadership Network. Leadership Network has been working with North America’s most influential churches for over 30 years, helping leaders...

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Bryce Baldwin Explains an Innovative Approach to Community Outreach Meeting Practical Needs

Rich BirchNovember 23, 2017

Welcome to another edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m here today with Bryce Baldwin of Rome Alliance Church of Rome, NY. Rome Alliance was founded in 1915. Today you’ll find a mix of people there from birth to age 93. Bryce grew up in this church, later returning to lead...

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5 Ways Churches That Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier Stay Personal & Relational

Rich BirchNovember 21, 2017

The only people who like big churches are pastors. One of the paradoxes that churches face as they grow beyond 1,000 in attendance is that they actually need to act more like a small church in some ways. The “competition” of large and growing churches is actually much smaller churches...

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Greg Curtis Offers Next Level Assimilation Insights For Your Church

Rich BirchNovember 16, 2017

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have Greg Curtis with me, director of assimilation at Eastside Christian Church. Eastside Christian Church was founded in 1962 and was recently named the second fastest growing church in the country with four locations in...

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6 Dirty Secrets about Multisite Churches That (Almost) No-one is Talking About

Rich BirchNovember 14, 2017

Is your church considering going multisite? It would seem like every church leader I talk with is wrestling with this approach on reaching new communities. Studies have shown that basically every growing church is either already multisite or actively looking into it. I’ve been a practitioner of this approach to...

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Marty Sawyers Helps You Improve The Communication Culture in Your Church

Rich BirchNovember 9, 2017

Welcome and thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m thrilled to have Marty Sawyers with us today. Marty is the executive pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Arizona. Cornerstone Christian Fellowship is one of the fastest growing churches in the country. It has a lot...

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Rich Birch

Brett Coates on Leading Through Multiple “Worst Case Scenarios”

5 Ways Your Parking Lot Might be Holding Back the Redemptive Potential of Your Church

Mark Einersen offers Helpful Advice on Launching a Leadership Pipeline at Your Church

Life-Giving Leadership: Leading Well During Ministry’s ‘Busy Season’

Warren Bird Offers Compelling Reasons for Your Church to Launch a New Campus or Church Plant

Bryce Baldwin Explains an Innovative Approach to Community Outreach Meeting Practical Needs

5 Ways Churches That Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier Stay Personal & Relational

Greg Curtis Offers Next Level Assimilation Insights For Your Church

6 Dirty Secrets about Multisite Churches That (Almost) No-one is Talking About

Marty Sawyers Helps You Improve The Communication Culture in Your Church

Why Christmas Can Still Be the Biggest Service of the Year At Your Church

Leading Through Stress Without Burning Out with Charles Stone

Active Ushering: Why Your Church Needs to Embrace It, Especially When the Room Is Half Full

Reaching Gen Z Starts with Rethinking Church with Russ Ewell

From Living Room to 5,000: Leading a Fast-Growing Church with Jason Hanash

Leading Change Without Losing Your Team with Craig Smith

Should You “Leap” Instead of “Stretch”? Rethinking Multisite Expansion for Prevailing Churches

Cultivating a Staff Culture that Drives Church Growth with Shayla McCormick