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 Tools For Church Leaders You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of

Rich BirchApril 5, 2017

For over 200 episodes of the unSeminary Podcast, we have been asking what are the online tools or resources church leaders have been using to make their ministry easier. We have heard rave reviews about Evernote & Slack but I know there are other tools that might be helpful that...

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Gene Jennings on Passing on the Church to the Next Generation

Rich BirchMarch 30, 2017

Hey, everybody, and welcome to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m glad to have you join us today for our chat with Gene Jennings, associate pastor of True North Church. True North Church was planted in 2004 in North Augusta, South Carolina and is one of the fastest growing...

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5 Dangerous Ways Churches Convince Themselves They’re Growing

Rich BirchMarch 29, 2017

94% of churches are losing ground against the population growth of their communities. In 2050 the percentage of the US population attending church will be half of 1990. I’m crazy enough to think that your church should be growing. I think healthy things grow. I am obsessed about seeing the...

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Josh Canizaro Takes Us Inside Church Planting in New Orleans

Rich BirchMarch 23, 2017

Joshua Canizaro was born and raised in the greater New Orleans area where he began serving as a youth pastor in the summer of 1999. After pastoring in Louisiana for nearly six years, he and his wife Amber felt the Lord moving them to join the team at Church of...

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Becca Reynolds inside the Why, How & What of Raising Up Leaders

Rich BirchMarch 16, 2017

On today's episode, we have Pastor Becca Reynolds from Valley Creek Church. We dive deep in some practical help for raising up next generation of leaders for your church. Don't miss this! Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but...

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Joanna la Fleur offers Practical Help for Balancing Communications in Your Church

Rich BirchMarch 9, 2017

Joanna la Fleur is the Creative Communications Director at C4 Church in the Eastern Suburbs of Toronto, Canada. This is a fast growing multisite church aiming to impact 10,000 people within their community. In this conversation, Joanna provides some uber practical advice on how to balance all the various communications...

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Drake De Long-Farmer on Building Teams amidst a Church Turnaround

Rich BirchMarch 2, 2017

Drake De Long-Farmer is the executive pastor at Gateway Church where he leads various teams (including HOUSE PARTIES and our Pastoral Team), working with key staff and interns in ministry development and also oversees Gateway operations. Discipleship is at the core of his role and ministry teams. Drake is a...

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Josh Baird on Rebooting Groups to Increase Engagement

Rich BirchFebruary 23, 2017

Josh Baird is the Associate Pastor of The Life Church and serves with his wife, Brittney, as Campus Pastor of the Warrenton Campus. They are the proud parents of one beautiful daughter, Raylee, and 3 sons, Roman, Judah, & Israel. Josh is a passionate, visionary leader who believes in raising...

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40 Inspirational Social Media Graphics to Use During Lent

Rich BirchFebruary 22, 2017

Lent is a period of about six weeks before Easter. It is a time when church leaders encourage their people to be quiet and thoughtful, preparing themselves for Easter. The period of Lent ends at Easter, which is a time of great celebration as Christians consider how Jesus had died...

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David Cederquist on Urban / Suburban Church Partnerships That Work

Rich BirchFebruary 16, 2017

Brookside Community Church resides on the near-Eastside of Indianapolis and David Cederquist is it's pastor. BCC is a culturally and ethnically diverse family whose primary focus is to walk with each other in our brokenness in love and humility. All the while pursuing Christ as our Savior and Lord opening ourselves...

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Rich Birch

5 Tools For Church Leaders You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of

Gene Jennings on Passing on the Church to the Next Generation

5 Dangerous Ways Churches Convince Themselves They’re Growing

Josh Canizaro Takes Us Inside Church Planting in New Orleans

Becca Reynolds inside the Why, How & What of Raising Up Leaders

Joanna la Fleur offers Practical Help for Balancing Communications in Your Church

Drake De Long-Farmer on Building Teams amidst a Church Turnaround

Josh Baird on Rebooting Groups to Increase Engagement

40 Inspirational Social Media Graphics to Use During Lent

David Cederquist on Urban / Suburban Church Partnerships That Work

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

Stability in Transition: Insights on Church Succession from Drake Farmer