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 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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Successful Pastoral Successions with Dennis Gingerich

Rich BirchMarch 8, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Dennis Gingerich with us today. Dennis is the founding pastor of Cape Christian Church in Florida. One way or another, every church is going to lose its pastor. Yet very few congregations are preparing for that. Would...

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Big Lessons from Small Church with Karl Vaters

Rich BirchMarch 1, 2018

Thanks so much for taking the time to join us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have a treat today with guest Pastor Karl Vaters of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Orange County, California. Karl is with us to talk about small churches, their unique challenges and how they...

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Rich Birch

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

Successful Pastoral Successions with Dennis Gingerich

Big Lessons from Small Church with Karl Vaters

How to Be a Church Your Community Actually Trusts with Lou Pizzichillo

When Your Church Runs Out of Room: Smart Next Steps Before You Build with Jeff Beachum & Curt Banter

Making Church Work for Every Family: Building an Inclusive Ministry with Jason & Nan Britt

From 70 to 2,000: Loving People Back to Church in the Northeast with Jeremy Baker

Staffing for Growth in 2026: When Hiring Works (and When It Doesn’t) with Shayla McCormick

Future-Ready Staff Teams for 2026: Culture & Clarity for the Next Season with Paul Alexander

Strong, Strained or Stuck: How Executive Pastors Can Build Trust in 2026 with Jeremy Peterson

When Growth Creates Pressure: Facilities, Space and What to Do in 2026 with Eric Garza