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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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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6 Questions Leaders in Portable Churches Should Ask Regularly

Rich BirchDecember 9, 2014

I love serving in a portable church. For almost 15 years I've led in churches that set up and tear down each week. Rather than seeing it as a chore, I see it as an honor. It demands a lot from leaders, but I love how it draws in a wide variety...

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Jordan Schiller from Real Thread Talks About T-Shirts as Ministry Tools

Rich BirchDecember 4, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Jordan Schiller is a part of the leadership team at Real Thread. This is fantastic conversation as we chat about how t-shirts can be a ministry tool. Real Thread produces hundreds of thousands of shirts every year and in this conversation we dive into what...

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4 Experiences to Help Church Leaders Feel Like First-Time Guests

Rich BirchDecember 2, 2014

You can learn something and the lesson will stay with you for a while. But if you feel something ... that knowledge is with you for a lifetime. How does it feel to arrive at your church and experience it as a first-time guest? It's nearly impossible for church leaders to...

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Scott Cochrane on the Leadership Development Imperative in the Local Church

Rich BirchNovember 27, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Scott Cochrane is the Vice President of International Ministries at the Willow Creek Association. The WCA was birthed out of the Chicagoland church called Willow Creek Community Church and has a passion for helping leaders develop around the world. In this conversation, Scott talks about...

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4 Great Books for Church Leaders and Their Teams

Rich BirchNovember 26, 2014

Are you thinking about your leadership development for next year? Perhaps you're looking for a book to give to your team for Christmas? Here are four books that I've read and consider great options for pastors and church leaders to use with their teams: The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses,...