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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Katie Allred on Encouraging Your Team to Leverage Social Media for the Gospel

Rich BirchNovember 24, 2016

Hey, everybody, and welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’ve been excited about having our guest on today, Katie Allred from Brentwood Baptist in Tennessee. Katie is the web content manager at Brentwood and is charge of web, email, and social media. Brentwood is an innovative contemporary church right on the...

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5 Church Growth Hacks That Most Churches Ignore (But Shouldn’t!)

Rich BirchNovember 22, 2016

Healthy things grow and multiply. It's a fact in the natural world but it's also a fact when it comes to churches. Many church leaders want their churches to grow but they feel stuck. In fact, your church may have plateaued or be in decline while you seek to understand what...

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Donnie Griggs on Vibrant Ministry in Small Towns

Rich BirchNovember 17, 2016

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to join us here at the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Donnie Griggs from One Harbor Church in Morehead City, North Carolina. One Harbor was planted eight years ago in the small coastal town of Morehead City. It started...

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Facebook does this to help people engage. Your church should too.

Rich BirchNovember 15, 2016

The most robust people-connecting organization in the world is Facebook. This online tool is doing more to develop community and relationships than anything else in human history. Stop and consider how well it connects people: Facebook's population is almost 4 times greater than the USA's. The population of the United...

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Todd Adkins on the Poetry and Plumbing of Leadership Development

Rich BirchNovember 10, 2016

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have a great guest today, Todd Adkins of LifeWay Resources. Todd is from Kentucky and grew up in small churches where he learned a lot about leadership from his father and uncles who were all pastors. In college Todd studied...

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5 Elements of Effective Series Promotion For Your Church

Rich BirchNovember 9, 2016

You know that people come to your church because friends invite them. But what are you doing to ensure people invite their friends? It's a simple fact that the vast majority of the people who check out your church come because a trusted friend invited them. We all know this fact...

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The Top 5 Canadian Church Myths It’s Time to Bust

Rich BirchNovember 7, 2016

Carey Nieuwhof is a leader you need to follow and I count him as a friend. He is kicking off a brand new podcast, The Canadian Church Leader’s Podcast, and I’m honored to have him guest post here today at unSeminary. The Top 5 Canadian Church Myths It’s Time to Bust...

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Kent Jacobs on Demystifying Church Growth in a Culture Where Churches Don’t Grow

Rich BirchNovember 3, 2016

Thanks so much for spending some of your day with us at the unSeminary podcast. Today we have a great guest with us, Kent Jacobs of Epic Church. Epic Church started in 2008 and is experiencing tremendous growth in Philadelphia. In the northeast part of the country, most people either...

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Carey Nieuwhof on Maintaining Your Mission While Changing Your Method

Rich BirchOctober 27, 2016

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast and thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to join us. Today we're honored to have Carey Nieuwhof with us. Carey is the founding and teaching pastor of Connexus Church just north of Toronto. Carey describes Canada as being a...

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FREE Daylight Saving Reminders to Use in Your Church Announcements

Rich BirchOctober 26, 2016

American inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay called “An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light” to the editor of The Journal of Paris in 1784. In the essay, he suggested, although jokingly, that Parisians could economize candle usage by getting people out of bed earlier in...

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Rich Birch

Katie Allred on Encouraging Your Team to Leverage Social Media for the Gospel

5 Church Growth Hacks That Most Churches Ignore (But Shouldn’t!)

Donnie Griggs on Vibrant Ministry in Small Towns

Facebook does this to help people engage. Your church should too.

Todd Adkins on the Poetry and Plumbing of Leadership Development

5 Elements of Effective Series Promotion For Your Church

The Top 5 Canadian Church Myths It’s Time to Bust

Kent Jacobs on Demystifying Church Growth in a Culture Where Churches Don’t Grow

Carey Nieuwhof on Maintaining Your Mission While Changing Your Method

FREE Daylight Saving Reminders to Use in Your Church Announcements

40 Day All-In Campaigns for Your Church: Unleashing Discipleship & Growth with Zach Zehnder

5 Counterintuitive Truths About Hiring for Church Leadership

Volunteering as Mission: Cultivating a Culture of Engagement with Mary Ann Sibley

From 1,000 to 2,000 in 1,000 Days: Key Metrics for Explosive Church Growth

Embracing the Future with Humility: Community Christian’s Leadership Succession with Ted Coniaris

Attention Economy: Understanding Its Impact On Your Church’s Mission

Redemptive Poverty Work: Transforming Urban Communities Through Faith with Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders

Easter 2024 Stats Exposed: Insights Your Church Can’t Afford to Ignore