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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3 Spiritual Gift Assessment Tools for Your Church

Rich BirchMarch 24, 2015

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

Rich BirchMarch 19, 2015

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...

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12-Point Checklist of Small Things to Improve Easter at Your Church

Rich BirchMarch 18, 2015

Easter is the biggest of big days at your church. People are more likely to invite friends ... and their friends are more likely to attend! You have a lot to consider when preparing. Here are some smaller details that will add to your Easter experience. Don't debate them —...

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6 Ways to Keep People Informed Without Calling Another Meeting

Rich BirchMarch 17, 2015

Meetings can be an incredible tool to push the mission of your church forward. A well-executed approach to meetings will ensure people focus on the right ideas and issues. However, meetings can drift to places where they actually slow down the mission. Some common problems that I've seen creep into churches...

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5 Ways to Promote Your Easter Services for $5

Rich BirchMarch 3, 2015

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?

Rich BirchFebruary 24, 2015

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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7 Keys to Baptizing More People at Your Church

Rich BirchFebruary 18, 2015

We were recently on a leadership team retreat, taking time to reflect on what God is doing at our church. I'm honored to serve at Liquid Church and I count it a privilege to play a small part in what it's doing. One of the things we were celebrating from...

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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...

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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...

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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...