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 Contracts Your Church Should Renegotiate Today

Rich BirchJanuary 24, 2017

Pastors and church leaders get into ministry because they want to help people, not because they want to run some small business. However, if churches don’t keep an eye on the business side of running their ministry, those issues can overtake the ministry and cause it to implode. I’ve seen too many...

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Greg Atkinson Reveals Secrets from Being a Church Secret Shopper

Rich BirchJanuary 19, 2017

Thanks so much for listening in today on the unSeminary podcast. It’s so great to have you joining us as we talk with Greg Atkinson. Greg has joined us on the unSeminary podcast twice before, and we’re happy to have him with us for a third time. Today we’re talking...

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The 1 Thing Your Church Needs to Gain Traction

Rich BirchJanuary 18, 2017

Have you ever experienced traction at your church? It’s a beautiful thing. Stuff just seems to work better at every turn. People invite more friends. Folks move from just attending your church to actually joining a team or getting into a small group. Your people fund the mission at levels...

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Inclement Weather? Notify Your Church About Services with These Snow Day Graphics

Rich BirchJanuary 17, 2017

Is there snow, freezing rain or ice coming your way this weekend? Let your people know whether the weather is impacting your church. These graphics are ready to use across a wide variety of platforms and will help you get the word out when weather impacts your church: When you...

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Chris Bonham on a Shared Leadership Approach to Succession Planning

Rich BirchJanuary 12, 2017

It's been said that success doesn't really happen until successful succession. Prevailing churches across the country are working on how to move through succession in a purposeful was a generation of leaders consider what their legacy is in ministry. Today's podcast is an interview with Chris Bonham from Grace Family...

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7 Factors Your Church Needs to Break the 1,000 Ceiling

Rich BirchJanuary 11, 2017

Has your church grown beyond 750 people, but seems to be bouncing up aimlessly against an attendance ceiling? Does it seem like you'll never be able to see more than a thousand people attend the Church on a weekend unless it's a big day like Christmas Eve or Easter Sunday?...

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Jeremy Dager on Helping College Students Plug Into the Life of a Church

Rich BirchDecember 15, 2016

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have Jeremy Dager with us, from Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mercy Hill just recently turned four years old and is on the precipice of becoming a multi-site church. Jeremy leads the age-based ministry, which includes the kids, student,...

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Lee Kricher on Church Revitalization for a New Generation

Rich BirchDecember 8, 2016

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast and thank you so much for joining in. We have Lee Kricher with us. Lee started preaching with Amplify Church in the suburbs of Pittsburgh in 2003, which was really at a moment of much needed revitalization. Amplify started in the late 70s and...

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Invite People Back to Church in the New Year with These Free Graphics

Rich BirchDecember 7, 2016

January is an amazing time year to see your church GROW! In fact, for many prevailing churches, it's the biggest growth period in the year. However, this is a bit of a problem because it comes right after Christmas which for a lot of churches is incredibly busy! It's so important that your...

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Shell Osbon on Transforming a Historical Church through Community Partnerships

Rich BirchDecember 1, 2016

Hey, everybody, and thank you so much for tuning in with us on the unSeminary podcast. I’m honored to have Pastor Shell Osbon with us today from Life Church in Smyrna, Georgia. Life Church of Smyrna started 63 years ago and Shell Osbon has been lead pastor for the past...