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.

strategy

8 Reasons I was Wrong About Short Term Missions Trips

Rich BirchJune 24, 2014

Disclaimer: I'm not a cross-cultural ministry expert and I won't play one on my blog. If you are interested in this topic a must read book in my world is When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself. I also did an interview...

podcast strategy

J. Warner Wallace on How to Do More Apologetics at Your Church Without Boring People

Rich BirchMay 29, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, a Christian case maker and an author. Jim was a conscientious and vocal atheist through his undergraduate and graduate work in Design and Architecture (CSULB and UCLA); he always considered himself to be an “evidentialist”. His experience...

multisite strategy

George Mekhail on launching multiple campuses after closing the first one.

Rich BirchMay 22, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Today's podcast is a conversation with the Executive Pastor at a fast growing church in the North West called East Lake Church. Sprouting out of the one of the least "churched" communities in the country, East Lake gives some fascinating insights into reaching out into...

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5 Keys To Revitalizing Your Church’s Musical Worship Culture

Rich BirchMay 21, 2014

Jason is a leader I want you to get to know. He's been on our team here at Liquid Church for less than a year but has done so much to help us "reboot" our worship culture. We charged him with the task of rebuilding what we do ... and...

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5 Lessons Learned from Starting a Special Needs Ministry

Rich BirchMay 20, 2014

Today I'm super honored to have Suzi Soares writing on the blog. It's my privilege to serve alongside Suzi at Liquid Church ... she's a member of our Family Ministry Leadership Team. In today's post she talks about some of the lessons we've learned as we set off to launch a ministry...

multisite podcast

Tom VanAntwerp shares lessons learned from expanding an established church through launching new campuses.

Rich BirchMay 15, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Grace Chapel is a 60 year old church ... not exactly the stereotype of the sort of church that is adding new campuses as a way to reach out to it's community! But Tom VanAntwerp talks through how this church is leveraging campus expansion to...

communications

3 Phases of Effective Event Registration for Churches

Rich BirchMay 12, 2014

Churches run a lot of events. Even if your approach is a "simple church" model chances are you still are asking people to come to leadership team meetings, small group nights, children's ministry stuff and more. What is your standard approach to ensuring that you are gaining maximum attendance and...

podcast strategy

Dhati Lewis shares Discipleship Lessons from Dense and Diverse Urban Communities.

Rich BirchMay 8, 2014

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Dhati is a church planter currently working in Atlanta, Georgia. In this episode he tells the story of Blueprint Church and the lessons he is learning about discipleship in an urban context. This episode is full of great insights for church leaders looking to help their...

strategy

2 Minute Video & 8 Questions To Stir Family Ministry Conversation

Rich BirchMay 7, 2014

This isn't a panicky post about the world falling a part ... I want us to face the reality that the family is different than what it was 50 years ago. As church leaders we need understand our times and build ministries that serve that reality. I love this video...

personal productivity

11 FREE Online Collaboration Tools for Church Leaders

Rich BirchMay 6, 2014

We know that a huge part of leading in a church is keeping your people up to date on what is happening and gaining their input. Getting your team into the same room isn't always possible but it doesn't mean you need to sacrifice keeping everyone on the same page. People...

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Rich Birch

8 Reasons I was Wrong About Short Term Missions Trips

J. Warner Wallace on How to Do More Apologetics at Your Church Without Boring People

George Mekhail on launching multiple campuses after closing the first one.

5 Keys To Revitalizing Your Church’s Musical Worship Culture

5 Lessons Learned from Starting a Special Needs Ministry

Tom VanAntwerp shares lessons learned from expanding an established church through launching new campuses.

3 Phases of Effective Event Registration for Churches

Dhati Lewis shares Discipleship Lessons from Dense and Diverse Urban Communities.

2 Minute Video & 8 Questions To Stir Family Ministry Conversation

11 FREE Online Collaboration Tools for Church Leaders

Seven Days, Not Just Sundays: Using Technology to Engage Your Church All Week Long with Tyler Vance

Building Bridges, Not Barriers: A Gospel-Centered Approach to Immigrant Ministry with Rick & Patti Love

Healthy Things Grow: Building a Unified and Thriving Staff Team with Chad Bickley

Thinking About a Third Service? Here’s the Right Way to Do It

Big Dreams, Healthy Rhythms: Avoiding Burnout in Growing Churches with Danny Anderson

Great Leaders Over Great Content: Secret Sauce to Thriving Groups with Adam Ader

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