Rich Birch

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.
strategy

Is it time for a new worship war?

The first church I served at was in the middle of a worship war when I started there. It was like a cold war with a lot of passive-aggressive leadership on both sides of the debate. The "Hymns & Organ Crowd" declared that their music was rich with theological significance, whereas the...
communications

10 Secrets to Supporting Teaching Pastors

As I reflect on my almost 20 years of ministry experience, one of the things that I'm proudest of is serving a handful of amazing communicators. I've played that "second seat" role to support great teaching pastors as they use their gifts and skills to communicate the message of Jesus. Here are some...
communications

3 Spiritual Gift Assessment Tools for Your Church

Recently in the unSeminary Premium private Facebook group, there was a discussion about the best Spiritual Gift Assessment tools for church use. When people serve within their area of gifting rather than just in your area of need, they experience more freedom and joy. Thriving churches focus on releasing people in their...
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Tim Cool on Counting the Real Cost of Church Buildings

  This week on the unSeminary Podcast, Tim Cool with Cool Solutions joined me for a tremendously informative and enlightening conversation about stewarding the facilities God has entrusted to us. Tim is the father of 18-year-old triplets who are in their last quarter of high school, almost ready to take...
communications

5 Ways to Promote Your Easter Services for $5

Easter is an amazing opportunity for your church. Two factors align to make it a great time to reach out to your community: People are more likely to invite their friends. Their friends are more likely to say yes! As we approach Easter, we're all looking for simple and easy-to-use...
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Why would your church host a special needs prom?

Karen Veenstra is part of our staff team at Liquid Church. I asked her to reflect on an event we hosted a few weeks back called Night2Shine ... a prom for adults with special needs. It was an amazing evening, one of those times where I was so proud of...
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