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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Derwin Gray on Racial Reconciliation as a Gospel Imperative

Rich BirchDecember 3, 2015

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast! We have a great episode today with our guest Pastor Derwin Gray. You may have heard of Pastor Derwin - he leads the multi-ethnic, multi-generational Transformation Church. It is a mission-based church with four campuses near Charlotte, North Carolina. Derwin grew up unchurched,...

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5 Elements of Effective Pre-Service Videos (Plus 3 Sample Videos)

Rich BirchDecember 1, 2015

A programming trend we're seeing is the use of a "pre-service" video played every Sunday, which is designed as an introduction to the church. Similar to the title sequence in a television show, this video provides an overview of what people can expect from the church. Increasingly, it seems as...

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Darryl Taliaferro on Transmitting Vision to Your Team

Rich BirchNovember 26, 2015

Hello, everyone! I’m so glad you stopped by to spend some time with us here at the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Darryl Taliaferro. Darryl is the executive pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mt. Zion was started in 1866. The current pastor started there...

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6 Simple and Strategic Ways to Serve Your Community this Christmas

Rich BirchNovember 24, 2015

Christmas is a time of year when people want to get out and serve their community. It is a great opportunity to increase community engagement and participation ... it's also a super busy season. Finding positive ways to serve that aren't extremely taxing on the church leadership can be difficult....

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Jayne Poli on Service Teams That Drive Spiritual Growth

Rich BirchNovember 19, 2015

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to listen in to today’s podcast. I’m excited to be speaking with Jayne Poli from River Valley Church. If you aren’t already following River Valley Church, you should be. It is a fast growing church that is made...

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5 Lessons to Learn From Large Canadian Churches

Rich BirchNovember 17, 2015

Leadership Network has once again released a study that church leaders should consume to understand the dynamics of leading today. This study is all on large Canadian churches and what we learn from them. It points out things these churches have done well, which caused them to grow and reach a younger...

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Ryan Britt on Assimilation in a Young Church with Explosive Growth

Rich BirchNovember 12, 2015

Welcome back to the unSeminary Podcast. Today I’m really pumped to be speaking with Ryan Britt of Church of Eleven22 in Florida. Ryan is the Executive Ministries Pastor of Church of Eleven22. Originally beginning as a young adults service at 11:22 AM at Beach Church, the service had such...

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3 Done-For-You “Wow! Weekends” to Help Your Church Grow

Rich BirchNovember 10, 2015

A few weeks ago, Hal Seed from New Song Community Church in Oceanside, California, was on the unSeminary Podcast. He shared about his church's strategy for hosting "Wow! Weekends" as part of their growth strategy. Liquid Church has had a similar strategy over the last few years. It has helped...

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Clayton Walker on Reaching Unchurched Millennials

Rich BirchNovember 5, 2015

Thanks so much for joining us again for today’s episode of unSeminary. I’m here today with Clayton Walker from Experience Life Church in West Texas. Experience Life Church was started in 2007 and has grown phenomenally, now with 5 locations. Clayton is the executive pastor and he oversees the campuses...

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6 Pastoral Tips for Non-Pastoral Types

Rich BirchNovember 3, 2015

Church leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some of us are strategic thinkers ... some aren't. You might be called to teach the Bible ... while others don't have that same burning drive. Some of us love being around and helping other people ... while others don't. Does not being...

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Rich Birch

Derwin Gray on Racial Reconciliation as a Gospel Imperative

5 Elements of Effective Pre-Service Videos (Plus 3 Sample Videos)

Darryl Taliaferro on Transmitting Vision to Your Team

6 Simple and Strategic Ways to Serve Your Community this Christmas

Jayne Poli on Service Teams That Drive Spiritual Growth

5 Lessons to Learn From Large Canadian Churches

Ryan Britt on Assimilation in a Young Church with Explosive Growth

3 Done-For-You “Wow! Weekends” to Help Your Church Grow

Clayton Walker on Reaching Unchurched Millennials

6 Pastoral Tips for Non-Pastoral Types

Creating Inclusive Spaces: Making Churches Accessible for All with Kerri-Ann Hayes

Redefining Ministry for Men: Brian Tome on Man Camp and Spiritual Awakening

The Volunteer Playbook: Secrets to Building a Thriving Ministry Team with Nick Blevins

Out of the Seats and Into The Streets: Leading Effective Community and Global Outreach with Kristin Flynn

From Blown Up Lives to New Beginnings: How Summit Christian Church Transforms Communities with Bryan Smith

Community First: How Century Church is Redefining Outreach and Church Spaces with Patrick Quinn

Strategic Growth and Alignment: Lessons on Mergers, Multisite, and Ministry with Brian Owens

Mastering Communicating Change in Your Ministry with Dawn Nicole Baldwin