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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George Mekhail on sexuality, inclusivity & the future of the church

Rich BirchJune 11, 2015

Today I’m excited to have my friend George Mekhail from EastLake Church again. He’s talked with us before on opening multiple campuses, and today he’s back to talk with another topic his church has recently faced. About EastLake George is always thinking about what’s next in life, society, and...

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Randy Hollis on Poverty Dignified & a Self Funding Approach to Missions

Rich BirchJune 4, 2015

Today we’re talking with two people who can help us take a new look at missions work. Pastor Randy Hollis joins us today from Believer’s Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and Trip Critz joins us from Poverty Dignified in Charlotte, North Carolina. About Believer’s Church Pastor Randy has been with...

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7 Reasons We Canceled All Our Services and Took 4,000+ to the Beach

Rich BirchJune 3, 2015

Last Sunday we canceled all 11 of our regular services at Liquid Church and asked people to join us at the Jersey Shore for one large service. It was an amazing Sunday as thousands of people from all our locations came together to celebrate what God has done through our church...

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8 Things Church Leaders Should Stop Saying to Graphic Designers

Rich BirchJune 2, 2015

Our culture is placing increasing value on the look of our church materials. Many church leaders work with graphic designers to ensure that the visual aspects of their ministries are compelling. I've made some bone-headed comments to designers over the years and seen the consequences in the work that they then...

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Rodney Arnold on increasing the discipleship culture at your church.

Rich BirchMay 28, 2015

Thank you for joining in for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Rodney Arnold of One Life Church in Knoxville. Rodney and I are mutual friends with one of my previous podcast guests, Bobby Williams, and I’m happy to get the chance to speak...

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7 TED Talks Every Church Leader Should Watch (& 4 Ways to Use Them!)

Rich BirchMay 26, 2015

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a global series of conferences run under the slogan "Ideas worth spreading". TED Talks are a maximum of 18 minutes long and serve as cultural touchstones on a wide variety of topics. They are fascinating to study as church leaders because they are the closest...

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John Finkelde on Reaching 60+% of People in Small Groups

Rich BirchMay 21, 2015

Joining me on the unSeminary podcast this week is John Finkelde from Perth, Australia. John has been in the ministry for about 33 years. He spent 10 years as a team pastor, followed by 20 years as a lead pastor. About 3 years ago, John and his wife began...

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6 Ways to Encourage Generosity as a Church

Rich BirchMay 20, 2015

Generosity needs to be baked in, not bolted on. There is a lot of conversation about how to encourage people to give to your church. Part of the generosity equation that isn't spoken about as much is how a church itself can be generous. My experience has been that as...

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Is it possible to train robots to do pastoral care?

Rich BirchMay 19, 2015

I recently finished reading Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler's book Bold, which is all about looking at areas of exponential change in the culture around us and leveraging those opportunities. It is a great read for leaders looking to expand their thinking about the future. One part of the conversation is recent...

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Ryan Hartwig & Warren Bird on Teams That Thrive

Rich BirchMay 14, 2015

This week on the unSeminary podcast, I was honored to welcome the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of Communication at Azusa University, Dr. Ryan Hartwig. I first met Ryan while he was doing research for a new book. He visited...