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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9 Rules for Church Response Cards (& 4 Samples!)

Rich BirchOctober 21, 2014

Churches that make an impact move people to action. They take people from thinking about the mission to engaging with it. Response cards are a core tool to help churches elicit feedback. Here are some tips for creating response cards that boost responses! Get 'em in their seats! During the service you have a...

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Drew Dixon on a Ministry by Gamers to Reach Gamers.

Rich BirchOctober 16, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Game Church is a ministry that is attempting to reach out to the gaming "subculture". They do this through active participation in the video game world and through running a digital outreach through a blog and podcast. In this interview, Drew Dixon talks about the...

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12 Hashtags Church Leaders Should Follow Today

Rich BirchOctober 15, 2014

Hashtags are a way for people to self-organize on social media networks. Tagging your content makes it easier for other people to find it, even if they aren't directly connected to you. Conversely, it helps you find other people or organizations that are talking about similar topics. There are at...

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Steven Murphy on Effective Video Announcements

Rich BirchOctober 9, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Steven Murphy is a friend I bumped into years ago while he was on staff at Seacoast Church. He has a passion for visual story telling and does that through great video work. In today's podcast we talk about some of the ins and outs...

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8 Insights from Seth Godin for Church Leaders

Rich BirchOctober 8, 2014

Last week I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Business Gets Personal event in NYC featuring Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk and Dave Ramsey. I was the guest of Bryan Miles from eaHELP ... they help leaders like you by providing North American based Executive Virtual Assistants that you can delegate tasks to,...

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6 Insights from Gary Vaynerchuk for Church Leaders

Rich BirchOctober 7, 2014

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Al Pittampalli on Meetings that Fuel the Mission of Your Church

Rich BirchOctober 2, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Al Pittampalli is the author of Read This Before Our Next Meeting, which sold over 100,000 copies in the first week after it was released. He called himself a "meeting warrior" and spends time coaching, consulting and cajoling some of the largest organizations in the country about...

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6 Reasons to Delay the Launch of That New Ministry Idea

Rich BirchSeptember 30, 2014

I love people who have a bias for action. I love church leaders who wake up on a Monday morning and are ready to attack the week and climb the hill towards next weekend. But as quickly as I like to move as a leader, I do live with the tension...

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Steven Barr from Cast Member Church in Orlando

Rich BirchSeptember 25, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Steven Barr is the Vision Pastor for Cast Member Church, serving the 67,000+ community of Cast Members who work for The Walt Disney World Resort, in Orlando, FL. During this interview Steven gives us insight into the fascinating "niche-ministry" he's launched to reach this community. This is...

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4-Part Social Media Content Framework for Churches

Rich BirchSeptember 24, 2014

You've opened your church's Facebook or Twitter account...and you stare at the screen, wondering what content you should be posting on a regular basis. Social Media is about being social online. Don't jump too quickly into asking your community to do something. They need to "know, like and trust" you before...