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.

multisite strategy

5 Reasons Your Church Shouldn’t Go Multisite

Rich BirchFebruary 17, 2015

The multisite revolution is the biggest thing to happen to the broader church movement in my almost 20 years of ministry. I've personally been involved in the launch of 12 campuses—working on 2 more as we speak!—and I've coached a bunch of other leaders through the process. I've written a lot...

communications

Bobby Williams on Leveraging Email to Follow Up with First Time Guests [replay]

Rich BirchFebruary 12, 2015

Today's podcast is a replay of one of our very first episodes because I think it's important for leaders to wrestle with what this leader has to say. We're launching a brand new course in unSeminary Premium called Email 201 ... it's all about leveraging email as a marketing...

communications

6 Ways to Derail Your Church Announcements

Rich BirchFebruary 10, 2015

Announcements are a great tool for moving people to action. However, it can be difficult to keep them fresh and creative every weekend. Even worse, the people who do them can get lazy and some bad habits sneak in that undermine their effectiveness. Here are some of the habits I've seen...

strategy

Best Practices in Church Internship Programs

Rich BirchFebruary 5, 2015

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Internships are all about investing in the next generation! On today's podcast I have two friends and collegues - Sara Defazio & Jason Yost - and we have a conversation about what we've been learning about internships at Liquid Church. This episode is perfect for church...

communications strategy

6 Reasons Why Email Beats Social Media for Church Communications

Rich BirchFebruary 4, 2015

I've heard too many people say that "email is dead." They celebrate the early results of every hot up-and-coming social network. People get taken in by the vanity numbers of these networks and lose focus on their most important digital communication tool. Email continues to outperform social media because of...

communications multisite strategy

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...

communications strategy

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...

communications

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...

communications strategy

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...

personal productivity strategy

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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Rich Birch

5 Reasons Your Church Shouldn’t Go Multisite

Bobby Williams on Leveraging Email to Follow Up with First Time Guests [replay]

6 Ways to Derail Your Church Announcements

Best Practices in Church Internship Programs

6 Reasons Why Email Beats Social Media for Church Communications

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

Rebuilding and Relaunching: Lessons in Church Renewal with James Griffin

Power of a Map, Not a Menu: Transforming Ministry Strategy with Mariners Church’s Jared Kirkwood

Don’t Settle: Why Every Church of 500 Should Aim for 2,000—It’s Faithfulness, Not Ego

Building Leaders for the Next Generation: Insights on Developing Residency Programs with Pat Gillen

Staying Aligned as a Staff Team in a Growing Church: Insights from Andy Hill

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