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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5 Walt Disney World Innovations to Apply at Your Church

Rich BirchNovember 25, 2014

Over the years, I've had the privilege of taking a bunch of family vacations at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I love it ... partly because it's such a fun place to visit and partly because I find leadership lessons everywhere I look. My family recently spent a week at WDW...

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Dan Reiland on Launching 5 New Campuses on the Same Sunday!

Rich BirchNovember 20, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Dan is the the Executive Pastor of 12 Stone Church in Georgia. He’s been known as the “pastors’ coach” because he provides practical and encouraging insights for pastors across the country. In this episode Dan gives us a behind the scenes look at 12Stone Church...

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17 Ridiculous Stock Images of Church Leaders

Rich BirchNovember 19, 2014

unSeminary is all about providing helpful resources for pastors, ministers and church leaders. Today we're going to take a break and just have a little fun. Check out these totally crazy stock images that try to capture what it's like to be in ministry! NOTE: We can't help ourselves from...

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6 Questions to Ask Before Your Church Does a 90-Day Tithe Challenge

Rich BirchNovember 18, 2014

We've just come out of a 90-Day Tithe Challenge at my church and it had a profound impact on our financial picture. We were going through a series on Malachi in June and it seemed like a perfect fit with the third part of the series. For those who don't know, a...

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Greg Atkinson on Innovation from a Biblical Perspective

Rich BirchNovember 6, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Greg Atkinson is an author, pastor, blogger and all around great guy! This is his second appearance on the unSeminary podcast and we're excited to have him today. Today he's talking about what innovation looks like from a biblical perspective and the role it should...

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5 Lessons Learned from Launching Our Own Middle School Curriculum

Rich BirchNovember 5, 2014

Erin Ricca & Tanja Martin I love the Family Ministry team at my church. They make me proud for a number of reasons ... they're creative, they pursue excellence, they are concerned with partnering with parents, and they take risks. This fall our team put together our first homegrown curriculum...

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5 Reasons Your Church Should Add Loops to Your Worship Music

Rich BirchNovember 4, 2014

Today we have a very special guest blogging at unSeminary! Clint Taylor is one of the worship leaders at Liquid Church. He's a sharp thinker and a sensitive soul. He's also a fantastic musician and pastoral leader in our community. I asked him to write about what he's learning as...

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Richard Clark talks about Christ and Pop Culture.

Rich BirchOctober 30, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Richard Clark is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Christ and Pop Culture. He lives with his wife in Louisville, KY and has a MA in Theology and the Arts from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. On this episode Richard explores how Church Leaders should interact with...

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Do Saturday Emails Increase Sunday Church Attendance?

Rich BirchOctober 29, 2014

Recently in the unSeminary Premium private Facebook group, a conversation started about whether email is a predictable driver of attendance at churches. We decided to do a small study on this question last weekend. 81 churches sent emails on Saturday and then measured to see if doing so made any difference...

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9 Positive Ways Leadership Development Impacts Your Church

Rich BirchOctober 28, 2014

"The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born -- that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born." -Warren G. Bennis Leadership...

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Rich Birch

5 Walt Disney World Innovations to Apply at Your Church

Dan Reiland on Launching 5 New Campuses on the Same Sunday!

17 Ridiculous Stock Images of Church Leaders

6 Questions to Ask Before Your Church Does a 90-Day Tithe Challenge

Greg Atkinson on Innovation from a Biblical Perspective

5 Lessons Learned from Launching Our Own Middle School Curriculum

5 Reasons Your Church Should Add Loops to Your Worship Music

Richard Clark talks about Christ and Pop Culture.

Do Saturday Emails Increase Sunday Church Attendance?

9 Positive Ways Leadership Development Impacts Your 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