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Unreasonable Churches: 10 Churches Who Zagged When Others Zigged and Saw More Impact Because of It Paperback – October 8, 2016
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UNREASONABLE CHURCHES tells to stories of 10 churches who stopped copying the models of other churches and tried something new. You'll be inspired to consider how your church could see great impact by blazing new trails!
ARE YOU READY TO BE UNREASONABLE?
What others are saying about UNREASONABLE CHURCHES:
“If you know Rich Birch and the unSeminary, you know he delivers fresh, relevant, and practical recourses for everyday leaders like you and me. In his book UNREASONABLE CHURCHES, Rich keeps true to his track record by providing real examples of innovative ideas that work in local churches along with the encouragement to help you know you can do it too! It’s an insider’s look into some of the best practices to help any church reach its full potential.”
- Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor, 12Stone® Church
"Many times we try to put God in a box to figure out how He grows churches and forms ministry strategies, but the reality is that God cannot be contained. He works uniquely in each church and in each community, and I am thrilled that Rich has captured these insightful stories of brave church leaders who have followed God's promptings and seen incredible results."
- Heather Larson, Executive Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church
"Rich has an incredible gift for bringing practical insight and wisdom to the churches' most unique and often overwhelming challenges. UNREASONABLE CHURCHES is a great resource to take your next steps in improving your ministry.”
- Frank Bealer, Family Pastor, Elevation Church
“One thing I’ve learned in two decades of church leadership is that many leaders would rather make excuses than make progress. The truth is, you can make excuses or you can make progress but you can’t make both.
If you want to keep making excuses, don’t read this book.
If you want to make progress, prepare to become unreasonable.”
- Carey Nieuwhof, Founding and Teaching Pastor, Connexus Church, www.careynieuwhof.com
“UNREASONABLE CHURCHES challenges church leaders to think daringly about ‘the way things have always been done.’ Rich challenges the Church to take risks on trying new approaches to ministry including giving leadership training, follow up, and more. The case studies of churches innovating and reaching uncharted territory, along with takeaway questions, are inspiring and worth every penny spent on the book!”
- Tim Stevens, Vanderbloemen Search Group
“Rich has done the church an epic favor by writing this book. He’s a master storyteller, and he knows what he’s talking about! I’m excited for you to read this valuable resource.”
- Derwin L. Gray, Lead Pastor Transformation Church, Author of The High Definition Leader: Leading Multiethnic Churches in a Multiethnic World
"Having served as an executive pastor for nearly 12 years, I understand the temptation to mimic the success of other churches. In UNREASONABLE CHURCHES, Rich has gathered an inspiring collection of stories about leaders who are passionately pursuing the ministry God has for their church. It’s an important reminder that each call is unique and radically different. I know you’ll be encouraged to seek God for a better understanding of the influence of your church.”
- Jenni Catron, Founder of The 4Sight Group and author of The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership
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- Print length172 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 8, 2016
- Dimensions5 x 0.37 x 7.99 inches
- ISBN-101537669540
- ISBN-13978-1537669540
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I have a dual vocational background that uniquely positions me for serving churches to multiply impact. While in the marketplace, I founded a dot-com with two partners in the late 90's that worked to increase value for media firms and internet service providers.
I speak at conferences like Orange, WFX and various regional multisite church events. I'm a featured writer on Auxano's Vision Room, ChurchLeaders.com and MinistryBriefing.
I'm married to Christine and together we parent two wonderful teens, Haley and Hunter. Collectively we try to keep our dog, Rory, from chewing everything that lands on the floor.
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (October 8, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 172 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1537669540
- ISBN-13 : 978-1537669540
- Item Weight : 6.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.37 x 7.99 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,900,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,548 in Christian Church Leadership (Books)
- #105,281 in Christian Living (Books)
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I’ve been involved in church leadership for over 20 years. Early on I had the privilege of leading in one of the very first multisite churches in North America. I led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,500 people in 6 locations. (Today they are 17 locations with somewhere over 6,000 people attending.) In addition, I served on the leadership team of Connexus Community Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner.
For seven years I served as a part of the four member Lead Team at Liquid Church in the Manhattan facing communities of New Jersey. In my time with the church we grew from 1 campus to 6 … and our attendance grew to over 3,500 people. (That’s actual numbers not “Pastor Inflated Numbers!”) At Liquid I oversaw communications, weekend service programming, campus expansion and special projects.
I have a dual vocational background that uniquely positions me for serving churches to multiply impact. While in the marketplace, I founded a dot-com with two partners in the late 90’s that worked to increase value for media firms and internet service providers.
I speak at conferences like Orange, WFX and various regional multisite church events. I’m a featured writer on Auxano’s Vision Room, ChurchLeaders.com and MinistryBriefing.
I’m married to Christine and together we parent two wonderful teens, Haley and Hunter. Collectively we try to keep our dog, Rory, from chewing everything that lands on the floor.
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I am thrilled that Rich has brought these insightful stories of brave church leaders who have followed God's promptings and experienced incredible results together here in his book Unreasonable Churches: 10 Churches Who Zagged When Others Zigged and Saw More Impact Because of It . It is refreshing to be reminded with practical results from what many of us would consider successful churches, that there isn't always a 1,2,3 step process for helping our churches to be all that God wants them to be. To be all that God wants His church to be is to stay close to Him, listen and do.
Rich does a fantastic job providing inspiring stories of churches who choose to be unreasonable, and as a result, made a greater impact in their churches and in their communities. And before you say, that won't apply to my church, Rich does a great job finding churches of all different sizes, geographic locations, and resources to prove that God wants your church to grow, even more than you do.
Doesn't matter if your church is struggling or thriving, this book can help give you a new perspective and inspire you to think outside the box to make a BIG impact! Definitely recommend it. PLUS - Rich gives awesome discussion questions and actionable steps you can take away from every chapter!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2016
Rich does a fantastic job providing inspiring stories of churches who choose to be unreasonable, and as a result, made a greater impact in their churches and in their communities. And before you say, that won't apply to my church, Rich does a great job finding churches of all different sizes, geographic locations, and resources to prove that God wants your church to grow, even more than you do.
Doesn't matter if your church is struggling or thriving, this book can help give you a new perspective and inspire you to think outside the box to make a BIG impact! Definitely recommend it. PLUS - Rich gives awesome discussion questions and actionable steps you can take away from every chapter!


The writing style keeps me wanting to know how each chapter would progress.
I couldn't put it down!