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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26 Lessons from 15 Church Annual Reports

Rich BirchFebruary 2, 2015

Churches use their annual report as a tool to communicate with leaders, volunteers, donors and the general community about what happened over the past year. Done well, annual reports engage people in the mission ... done poorly, they aren't worth the paper they are printed on (or the hard drive...

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Natalie Frisk on Custom Curriculum Development and YouTube Discipleship

Rich BirchJanuary 29, 2015

Natalie Frisk is a writer and communicator that is working to pass the message of Jesus onto the next generation. In this conversation she talks about what she is learning in her role at The Meeting House as a curriculum writer. She touches on why they've decided to begin...

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4 Ways Your Church Can Leverage User-Generated Content

Rich BirchJanuary 28, 2015

User-generated content has become the "next frontier" in digital marketing circles. Check out some of these impressive stats from Ipsos MediaCT's report on social influence: Avid social media users consume five hours of user-generated content every day! 30% of millennials' media time is spent with content created and curated by...

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Next Generation Generosity

Rich BirchJanuary 22, 2015

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Today's conversation is with three leaders who work to help churches like yours and mine in the whole area of generosity and systems. We discuss a brand new report that that explores the relationship between donor behavior and new technologies like mobile giving and online...

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9 Reasons You Should Take Your Team to Visit Another Church

Rich BirchJanuary 20, 2015

When was the last time you took team members from your church to visit another church? Whether it's across town or across the country, a well-planned visit to another church can make an impact on your team like nothing else. Here are some reasons I think you should "get outta...

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Janet Saulter-Hemmer on Avoiding Data Disaster at Your Church

Rich BirchJanuary 15, 2015

Janet Saulter-Hemmer is a friend and co-worker from Liquid Church. She left her corporate role in information technology at a major financial firm to come and help us with clean water and data systems. In this episode we talk about a dark data disaster we had our church ......

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Sarah Stanley on Engaging Students in Active Compassion

Rich BirchJanuary 8, 2015

Sarah Stanley is the Youth Support Pastor at The Meeting House ... a 15 campus multisite church! In this interview Sarah gives some great insights into how to motivate students to engage in compassionate outreach into their communities. She talks about some the lessons they've been learning about seeing...

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10 Actions You Can Do Today to Increase Revenue at Your Church This Year

Rich BirchJanuary 7, 2015

//my.leadpages.net/leadbox-829.jsThere are only two kinds of church leaders when it comes to money for their ministries ... those who want more of it and those who lie about not wanting more of it! Like a seed planted in fertile soil, I believe each one of the following ideas can bear...

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14 Leadership Principles from Amazon and How They Apply to Your Church

Rich BirchJanuary 6, 2015

Amazon continues to be a force in our culture. In the run up to Christmas they sold 426 items per second! I just finished reading Brad Stone’s fascinating study of Amazon called The Everything Store. I was struck by the 14 leadership principles that Amazon (and CEO Jeff Bezos) operates by and...

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Tim Stevens on building a positive team culture in your church.

Rich BirchDecember 11, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Tim Stevens is a team leader with the Vanderbloemen Search Group, an executive search firm that helps churches and ministries find great leaders. Previously he was the executive pastor at Granger Community Church in Indiana. During his twenty years there, he helped grow the church...

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Rich Birch

26 Lessons from 15 Church Annual Reports

Natalie Frisk on Custom Curriculum Development and YouTube Discipleship

4 Ways Your Church Can Leverage User-Generated Content

Next Generation Generosity

9 Reasons You Should Take Your Team to Visit Another Church

Janet Saulter-Hemmer on Avoiding Data Disaster at Your Church

Sarah Stanley on Engaging Students in Active Compassion

10 Actions You Can Do Today to Increase Revenue at Your Church This Year

14 Leadership Principles from Amazon and How They Apply to Your Church

Tim Stevens on building a positive team culture in your church.

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