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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7 Essential Smartphone Apps for Church Leaders

Rich BirchSeptember 15, 2013

There is no doubt that the explosion of mobile phone technology is changing the way work gets done! However, trying to figure out which apps would help a church leader can be a daunting task. It seems like there are hundreds of different apps for every conceivable use under the...

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Corrin Bauer on Social Media Best Practices for Churches

Rich BirchSeptember 12, 2013

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // Corrin Bauer is the social media guru behind everything at Mars Hill Church. Today's episode is packed full of practical insights on leveraging social media channels for ministry outcomes. Corrin manages social media channels that currently reach over 500,000 people daily and in this interview...

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6 Times When Your Church Needs to Change Its Strategy

Rich BirchSeptember 11, 2013

The vision of your church will always stay the same ... usually it has something to do with reaching people and helping them grow in their faith. The strategy will mostly stay the same over the years because you build organizational momentum through consistently executing the same strategy. However, there...

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7 Warning Signs Your Church Is Struggling

Rich BirchSeptember 10, 2013

Often in church leadership, we get so busy working "in the church" that it becomes harder to work "on the church." We're so focused on making weekends happen and caring for people that we lose perspective on whether we're seeing a difference in our community. The reality is, as church...

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Ron Edmondson on Church Turnarounds and the Importance of Systems

Rich BirchSeptember 5, 2013

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: // We're so fortunate to have Ron Edmondson joining us for today's episode of the unSeminary podcast! Ron is a fantastic leader and provides some amazing insights into helping turn churches around and also the critical place that systems play in your church. Make sure to...

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8 Super Simple (But Often Overlooked) Tips for People “Doing Announcements”

Rich BirchSeptember 3, 2013

When "announcements" are done well they help move the community to be more engaged in the vision your church. When they are done poorly they drag on the service and make everyone wish they would just stop! The difference between these two extremes is often really simple things. Here are...

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5 Easy Ways to Create Visual Social Media Content for Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 30, 2013

Visual content is critical for driving engagement on your church's social media channels. The goal of posting on social networks is to get people commenting, liking and sharing ... and people love visual content! In fact, Facebook's EdgeRank system that decides what content ends up being viewed by people favors...

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6 Subtle Signs of Organizational Silos in Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 29, 2013

Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to advance their own interests. - Jim Collins Organizational "silos" is the term given to departments or ministries within your church that have a tendency to...

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8 Effective Ways to Follow Up With Guests at Your Church

Rich BirchAugust 27, 2013

You spend a lot of energy attempting to get people to attend your church. You craft great experiences with fantastic music and engaging teaching. You advertise your church through a number of ways so people in your community know you exist. You've trained your volunteer teams to do a great...

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6 Reasons Your Church Needs “Big Days”

Rich BirchAugust 22, 2013

For years as a church leader I would proudly declare that "every weekend at our church is 'special' ... we don't do 'special weekends' because new guests arrive every weekend at our church!'" It sounded so good when I said it! It came from a good spot ... wanting to...