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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Have You Noticed This Subtle Trend in the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country?

Rich BirchJanuary 30, 2018

Church leaders who are wanting to make a difference in their communities are always studying what is happening at prevailing churches. I’m sure you’ve taken time to learn from the church across town that is trying some new stuff and seeing what you can apply to your church. At unSeminary,...

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Jimmy Scroggins on Keeping the Message Core in a Fast Growing Multisite Church

Rich BirchJanuary 25, 2018

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have Jimmy Scroggins from Family Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jimmy is with us today to talk about growing a church in a changing culture, while staying focused on the unchanging Gospel message. Encourage change...

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10 Churches (You May Not Have Heard Of) to Follow for Social Media Inspiration

Rich BirchJanuary 23, 2018

Prevailing churches are investing time, energy and finances into leveraging social media to drive engagement and weekend attendance. Gone are the days when a Facebook page or Instagram profile was a “nice to have” for ministries. Using these channels are now as important as having a sign on the front...

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Dr. Benji Kelley & George Franco on Building a Team in a Fast Growing Church

Rich BirchJanuary 18, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have you with us today as we chat with Dr. Benji Kelley and George Franco of New Hope Church, which has campuses in the Carolinas and internationally. The church started in 2002 and has grown greatly since then....

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3 Reasons Why This Weekend is So Important If You Want Your Church to Grow

Rich BirchJanuary 16, 2018

This weekend is critically important for the growth of your church. It could be make or break when it comes to influencing your community with the message of Jesus. As much as we’ve talked in the past about the importance of being ready for “big days” that only come along...

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Jon Ritner on How Churches Can Thrive in a Post-Christian Context (Like Hollywood!)

Rich BirchJanuary 11, 2018

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast! Today we’re talking with Jon Ritner of Ecclesia Hollywood. For ten years Jon served at a megachurch in the Williamsburg, VA area. During his time there he worked in a number of different roles as the church grew. As the church...

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4 Sundays Every Church Leader Should Work on Every Week of the Year

Rich BirchJanuary 9, 2018

Doesn’t it feel like Sunday is always coming at your church? Every seven days, it just keeps showing up! ;) This relentless rhythm can lull us into a situation where we see every Sunday as the same in a never-ending line of weekends. But this just isn’t the case! There...

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Tyler Reagin on the Interior Life of High Capacity Leaders

Rich BirchJanuary 4, 2018

Thanks so much for stopping in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Tyler Reagin joining us again. Tyler is the president of Catalyst, which works to serve and equip church leaders through conferences and one day events across the country. We’re chatting with Tyler about the...

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Lori Englebert on Leading a Low Staff but High Attendance Ministry

Rich BirchDecember 21, 2017

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today’s episode is exciting because we have Lori Englebert, Family Life Pastor at Life Church in Green Bay, joining us. Life Church is committed to making everyone feel like family. They demonstrate this at the very beginning by having their volunteer...

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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...