CNLP 532: Rich Birch on the Mini-Apocalypse that Happened Around Church Growth, How to Generate Growth at Your Church, and the Numbers that Matter Most in Church Planting

unSeminary founder, Rich Birch, returns to the podcast to discuss the mini-apocalypse that’s happened around church growth in the last few years, what growing churches are doing, why volunteers are a key to seeing your church grow, and the numbers that matter most when planting a church.

Plus, Rich talks about the personal cost of leading through the last few years, including the self-soothing behaviors that can trap a leader.

Welcome to Episode 532 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.

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Future Forward Churches

Pastoral transitions are inevitable for every church. Unfortunately, a lot of the time they don’t go well.

I’ve known Lee Kricher for years. Well, he navigated a very successful one. He’s got a brand new book that is going to help you with this. Seamless Pastoral Transition is a book that can help you navigate a pastoral transition without negatively impacting the momentum, continuity, or the mission of your church.

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If you’re a church leader, one of your highest priorities has to be succession.

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Quotes from Episode 532

There's lots of people in your community who need your church. @richbirch Share on XMotivate and equip your people to go invite their friends and engage in the mission. It's engagement, not just attendance that's going to drive future church growth. @richbirch Share on XNow's the time for us to get refocused. We've got to keep thinking about, Okay, what are we going to do? How do we pass this thing on to the next generation? What are we doing to reach the people that God's calling us to reach? @richbirch Share on X My job is to help people, places, and things get to a more desired future, that is what I'm called to do. And so by definition, things should be getting better. If they're not getting better, I would say I'm not leading. I'm managing. @richbirch Share on X

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