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.

Developing a Leadership Pipeline podcast

David Fletcher on a System for Training & Releasing Next Generation Leaders

Rich BirchAugust 11, 2016

Hey, everyone, and welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re happy to have you with us as we talk with David Fletcher. He is the executive pastor at EvFree Fullerton in California and also runs a ministry called XPastor. EvFree Fullerton is a historic church where Chuck Swindoll once pastored....

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Offering Talk 201 // An Advanced Strategy for Encouraging Generosity at Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 9, 2016

The three minutes before you receive the offering at your church are incredibly important. Craft the experience with the same intentionality you give the core message for the service. Making sure the “offering talk” is done well every week will boost your ministry's resources and ensure people understand this vitally...

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Mike Bonem on Leading and Thriving from the Second Chair

Rich BirchAugust 4, 2016

Welcome, everyone, to the unSeminary podcast. Thank you for taking the time to join us today as we talk with author and speaker Mike Bonem. Mike is the author of the book Leading From the Second Chair. He started as an engineer and then went back to school to get...

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25 Editable (& FREE) Social Media Graphics to Help Your Church Grow This Fall

Rich BirchAugust 3, 2016

94% of churches are losing ground against the population growth of their communities. At unSeminary, we find practical and helpful ways to reverse this trend. We want your church to grow and have an increasing impact in your community! Fall is a key growth season for leading churches. Your church...

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5 Ways to Increase Bible Engagement at Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 2, 2016

If you get a group of pastors and church leaders together in a room and ask them what they wish they could change about their church, often the topic of discipleship comes up. Leaders want to see people more engaged in spiritual growth. Engagement with the Bible is high on...

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Julie Liem on Reducing Ministry Silos in Your Volunteer Culture

Rich BirchJuly 28, 2016

Welcome, everyone, to this week’s podcast. I’m happy to have you with us as we talk with Julie Liem from Eastside Church in Anaheim, California. As long as Julie had been at Eastside she always worked in a volunteer role, but a few years ago the position of Director of Volunteers...

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5 Ways to Use Your Church Database to Build Community

Rich BirchJuly 26, 2016

Churches that make a difference in their community have figured out relationships and how to scale. Thirty years ago, the small group movement helped churches break through growth barriers. Large churches felt small when people met in homes and developed a deeper sense of community. In fact, small groups are...

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Jason Berry Inside Adding 5 New Campuses in One Day

Rich BirchJuly 21, 2016

Hey, everyone, and welcome to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have Jason Berry from 12Stone Church in Georgia. 12Stone currently has nine campuses and is one of the fastest growing churches in the country. Their goal is to be engaging and relevant in a way that encourages...

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23 Lessons from 12 Thriving Movie Theater Churches

Rich BirchJuly 19, 2016

Every weekend hundreds of churches meet in rented movie theaters. Whether they are multisite campuses, church plants or established churches, movie theaters continue to be a great choice for churches that need a place to meet. Recently, we talked with 12 leading movie theater churches and today we're sharing what we...

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Meagan Ranson on How Your Church Can Use Pokémon GO to Serve Your Community

Rich BirchJuly 18, 2016

Today we're doing a special Monday edition of the unSeminary Podcast and we're talking with Meagan Ranson from 2|42 Community Church in Michigan about how they are leveraging Pokémon GO game as a community service tool. We're doing this episode today to bring you up to speed on what the game...

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Rich Birch

David Fletcher on a System for Training & Releasing Next Generation Leaders

Offering Talk 201 // An Advanced Strategy for Encouraging Generosity at Your Church

Mike Bonem on Leading and Thriving from the Second Chair

25 Editable (& FREE) Social Media Graphics to Help Your Church Grow This Fall

5 Ways to Increase Bible Engagement at Your Church

Julie Liem on Reducing Ministry Silos in Your Volunteer Culture

5 Ways to Use Your Church Database to Build Community

Jason Berry Inside Adding 5 New Campuses in One Day

23 Lessons from 12 Thriving Movie Theater Churches

Meagan Ranson on How Your Church Can Use Pokémon GO to Serve Your Community

Embracing Digital for Church Growth: Insights from Saddleback’s Online Pastor Jay Kranda

Stability in Transition: Insights on Church Succession from Drake Farmer

Leadership People Will Trust: Insights from Jenni Field’s Nobody Believes You

Grow More, Send More: Building a Sending Church with Andrew Hopper

Kids Ministry in a Changing World: Building a Thriving Children’s Ministry with Justyn Smith

How to Make Your Church Irresistible: Proven Strategies for Creating an Invite Culture

From Despair to Connection: Helping Youth Overcome Mental Health Challenges with Will Hutcherson

Rethinking Your Kids’ Ministry Spaces: Aaron Stanski with Practical Tips for Church Leaders