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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5 Lessons for Church Communications from Shark Week

Rich BirchAugust 7, 2013

Every summer The Discovery Channel rolls out the longest running cable television event in history called Shark Week. For 26 years, this week long series of special programming has been entertaining and educating millions people in 72 countries around the world. For Discovery it's a "cash cow" ... our should...

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8 Strategies for Making Church Services More Relational

Rich BirchAugust 4, 2013

"Good company upon the road is the shortest cut." - Author Unknown Making your church more relational is important regardless of it's size. In small churches it's often assumed everyone knows everyone and so as leaders we don't work to ensure that people are connecting. In medium size churches we're embarrassed...

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14 Hints on Adding New Service Times from 13 Church Leaders Who Did It

Rich BirchJuly 30, 2013

Is your church thinking about adding new service times in the future? We recently interviewed a number of church leaders within the unSeminary community who have led their churches through this change to help extract some helpful hints for you. I've attempted to compress all of this learning down into the...

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6 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring A New Role At Your Church

Rich BirchJuly 25, 2013

“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” - Larry Bossidy (GE COO & Author) Church Leaders are often faced with the request to hire new staff for various ministries areas....

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5 Low(er) Risk Ways to Release New Volunteer Leaders in Your Church This Weekend

Rich BirchJuly 23, 2013

"If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities." - Luke 16:10 Finding and releasing volunteer leaders is an essential part of every church leader's role. However, we often feel...

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A Simple Framework for Writing Sermon Series Promotional Copy That Connects

Rich BirchJuly 19, 2013

When promoting an upcoming series of messages at your church you need to think carefully about the language you use to promote it. The right promotional copy can encourage your people invite friends while if you get it wrong it can actually repel people from your church. Here is a...

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11 Ideas for Adding Fun to Boring Church Team Meetings

Rich BirchJuly 17, 2013

Having fun with your team is serious leadership! There is evidence that adults learn best when they are engaged in fun activities! When we kick back have fun at work it helps us connect with our team members on a deeper level. Even in the midst of a tough season...

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4 Leadership Dynamics in Growing Churches They Don’t Talk About at Conferences

Rich BirchJuly 16, 2013

People want to be a part of leading growing dynamic churches. We listen to conference speakers (or read blog like this!) and we get the impression that it's all fun and games. However, the reality is that leading any organization that is making a difference in the culture around us...

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5 Principles for Dealing with Haters & Trolls on Your Church’s Social Media Channels

Rich BirchJuly 12, 2013

This year we've seen a spike in "haters" and "trolls" on our various social media channels at our church. Haters are people who love to jump in and drop negative comments in discussion but they're not looking for a reaction. Trolls are folks that are always looking to pick a...

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The One Social Network Every Church Leader Needs to Use Regularly (For Now)

Rich BirchJuly 7, 2013

If you could only be on one social media network as a church leader which one would it be? If you wanted to focus your efforts on a single network for simplicity sake where should your energy go? Where should you start your social media work as a church? Facebook...

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Rich Birch

5 Lessons for Church Communications from Shark Week

8 Strategies for Making Church Services More Relational

14 Hints on Adding New Service Times from 13 Church Leaders Who Did It

6 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring A New Role At Your Church

5 Low(er) Risk Ways to Release New Volunteer Leaders in Your Church This Weekend

A Simple Framework for Writing Sermon Series Promotional Copy That Connects

11 Ideas for Adding Fun to Boring Church Team Meetings

4 Leadership Dynamics in Growing Churches They Don’t Talk About at Conferences

5 Principles for Dealing with Haters & Trolls on Your Church’s Social Media Channels

The One Social Network Every Church Leader Needs to Use Regularly (For Now)

Christ Fellowship Miami: Homegrown Leaders, Global Impact in a Thriving Multisite Model

Multisite Myths Busted: How to Overcome the Biggest Multisite Growing Pains

One Church: Preaching, Prayer & Presence—A Fresh Take on The Multisite Model

Many Locations, One Church: How to Keep Your DNA While Adapting to Local Campuses

The Summit Church: Clarity, Culture & Core—Keys to Leading 13 Campuses

Is Your Church Ready for Multisite? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before You Launch

Future-Focused Churches: Why Relational Discipleship Matters with Kara Powell

The Leadership Balancing Act: Building Trust as a Middle Manager in a Large Church with Diana Rush