Rich Birch
Rich serves as Operations Pastor at Liquid Church in the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey. He blogs at UnSeminary.com and is a sought after speaker and consultant on multisite, pastoral productivity and communications.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
First-time Church Visitor Gift Ideas
When people visit your church for the first time, how do you welcome them effectively?
Articles for Pastors
Asking for a Raise – 10 Tips From an Executive Pastor
Don’t Say These 5 Things When Asking Your Executive Pastor for a Raise
Articles for Outreach & Missions
Is Your Local Church Growing? 5 Ways To Fool Yourself
I believe that the best is yet to come in the local church. I see signs of life all over the place. But I also see church leaders kidding themselves and their community by saying that their church is growing when, in fact, it isn’t.
Articles for Pastors
7 Things They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary About Funerals
Even if your church is primarily filled with young people, from time to time you will be called upon by families to perform funerals.
Articles for Pastors
5 Church Innovations You May Never Have Heard Of
These are five church innovations that I’ve taken note of and that I’m learning from as I think about our ministry.
Articles for Pastors
5 Negative Church-Leader Mindsets About Funding
As church leaders, there is a connection between our beliefs on generosity, fundraising, funding, giving, and what happens in our churches. We must identify inherently negative ways of thinking and replace these thoughts with the mindset God desires of us.Â
Articles for Outreach & Missions
Why Even Worry About Church Growth?
Being a part of a church is an all-consuming endeavor that requires more effort and energy than we would have ever believed when we were in seminary. Considering those circumstances, do you ever have time during your day to worry about church growth?
Articles for Outreach & Missions
5 Ways We’re Fooling Ourselves About Church Growth
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. Making clear what is really happening regarding church growth with your leaders is the first step to making an impact in your community.
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