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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6 Leadership Lessons I Learned from Wearing a Chicken Suit at Church

Rich BirchSeptember 16, 2014

To finish up the summer, our church hosted a series called Home Run Faith. We drew on the language and imagery of professional baseball to help people better understand New Testament characters and apply core life lessons. "Is your faith stuck in the minors or are you ready for the...

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Ron Walborn provides help to leaders dealing with the pressures of today’s church.

Rich BirchSeptember 11, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Ron Walborn is the Dean of Alliance Theological Seminary. Ron has been the head of the Pastoral Ministries Department at Nyack College since June of 2000 and was named the Associate Dean of Bible and Christian Ministry in June 2005. Ron was elected to the Board of...

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11 Financial Insights from 727 Large Churches

Rich BirchSeptember 9, 2014

Warren Bird and Leadership Network have again released a study that church leaders need to pay attention to! This time they've set out to study 727 large churches (1,000-30,000 in weekend attendance) through the Leadership Network/Vanderbloemen 2014 Large Church Salary Report. You should take some time to dig through this report,...

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William Vanderbloemen on Pastoral Succession That Works.

Rich BirchSeptember 4, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // William has been able to combine over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of Executive Search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of...

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8 Reasons People Aren’t Listening to Your Announcements

Rich BirchSeptember 3, 2014

This weekend all across the country people are going to get up in front of their churches and talk about upcoming events and opportunities to connect with community. They want to move their people to action but in reality a large portion of the room will simply tune out for...

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Jim Tomberlin & Tim Cool on Current Trends in Church Facilities

Rich BirchAugust 28, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Growing churches today are utilizing multisite and church planting strategies to reproduce themselves for greater outreach and impact. This interview features a robost conversation with Jim Tomberlin & Tim Cool about the new rules for church buildings in a multisite, church planting, and giga-church world....

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6 Ways to Use Your Smartphone For Video in Church Communications (& 4 Tips to Make it Good!)

Rich BirchAugust 26, 2014

I've been thinking about this #IceBucketChallenge and how it's proven that smartphone videos are simple to produce and effective in communicating. How are you using the movie studio in your pocket to communicate with your people? Here are some ideas you can try this week! Volunteer Thank You // After your...

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How to Record, Produce & Release Your Church’s Music.

Rich BirchAugust 21, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Today's podcast is a rebroadcast of a webinar that we hosted at unSeminary all about how to record, produce and release your church's music. We dive deep with two leaders from Liquid Church as we talk about their experience with a song they just released...

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6 Insights from the #IceBucketChallenge for Church Communications

Rich BirchAugust 20, 2014

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY0IRo8LJyU] In case you've been asleep for the last two weeks ... here is Wikipedia's description of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on one's head or donating to...

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8 Phases of Effective Christmas Giving Campaigns

Rich BirchAugust 19, 2014

Are you tired of starting the year at your church feeling as if you are already behind financially? Have you ever wanted to fund new ministry initiatives but you weren't sure where to get the money? Are you worried that you aren't going to finish this year "in the black"...

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Rich Birch

6 Leadership Lessons I Learned from Wearing a Chicken Suit at Church

Ron Walborn provides help to leaders dealing with the pressures of today’s church.

11 Financial Insights from 727 Large Churches

William Vanderbloemen on Pastoral Succession That Works.

8 Reasons People Aren’t Listening to Your Announcements

Jim Tomberlin & Tim Cool on Current Trends in Church Facilities

6 Ways to Use Your Smartphone For Video in Church Communications (& 4 Tips to Make it Good!)

How to Record, Produce & Release Your Church’s Music.

6 Insights from the #IceBucketChallenge for Church Communications

8 Phases of Effective Christmas Giving Campaigns

Breaking Free: Addressing Sexual Brokenness in the Church with Nick Stumbo

The Art of Preaching: Balancing Depth and Accessibility in a Secular World with Mark Clark

Repurpose, Reach, Renew: Unleashing AI for Your Church’s Mission with Kenny Jahng

700 Million and Counting: Your Church’s Role in the Fight Against Extreme Poverty with Mike Mantel & Jonathan Wiles

Preventing Marital Breakdown: Creating Proactive Support Systems in Your Church with Nicky & Sila Lee

Mentoring Gen Z Leaders: Insights from Leadership Pathway’s Residency Program with Dave Miller

Healthy Digital Habits: How Churches Can Support Families in a Tech-Driven Culture with Natalie Frisk

Faster Connections, Lasting Community: Effective Church Assimilation with Greg Curtis