Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

Social media is constantly changing and it can sometimes feel like an impossible task trying to keep up. But that’s why this channel exists! And so by the end of this episode, you’ll know all about the big changes coming to Facebook and Instagram right now and what it means for your church online.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/16611-2/   What's In This Session? Facebook Developers Conference held at the end of April/early May (0:28) An experiment was run to Get rid of like counts on Instagram (2:37) Instagram announced at its F8 developer conference today that it’ll start testing a new feature later this week that’ll hide users’ public like counts on videos and photos. (2:55) Likes are a currency on social; devalue the currency - upend the culture (3:22) Problem #1: Do it for the gram - Iceland/Scotland trip research - the performative nature of IG (3:59) Problem #2: Like for like (6:48) New Facebook app design Is called FB5 - it’s cleaner, faster, and isn’t blue anymore (13:23) F

Christian churches in North America are facing a crisis. Attendance is down, giving is down, young people are leaving churches at alarming rates - but that’s not the worse part. The worse part is that our Christian churches are exacerbating this crisis thanks to a handful of shoddy beliefs. And by the end of this video, you’ll know what those beliefs are - and how to resist the pull of them.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/16590-2/   What's In This Session? Branding is what others think about you - before our churches can truly reach our city and/or community - we need to understand how we are perceived (2:22) #1. Persecution Complex (2:55) More than 245 million Christians in the world are highly persecuted for their Christian faith. 1 in 9 Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution (2:59) White evangelicals think they’re super persecuted (4:23) God’s Not Dead feeds the narrative (4:43) Don’t belittle the real persecution of others by manufacturing fake persecution f

Today, I want to share with you my step-by-step system for creating gripping church testimony videos. This is the type of video that shares the real story of someone in your church - their story of life change in Christ. So follow along, and by the end of this video, you’ll know what questions to ask during your interviews, the best way to light your setup, and I’ll share with you a pair of real examples I’ve produced as well.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-creating-a-church-testimony-video/   What's In This Session? Core Value #1: Show don’t tell (1:07) Core Value #2: Don’t force resolution (2:41) Core Value #3: No story is too small (4:03) Core Value #4: The responsibility falls on the storyteller (4:54) Stage #1 - The Interview (5:33) Finding interview candidates (5:40) Interview prep (6:45) Film location - interviewee’s home (8:58) Record for about an hour of talking (12:07) Keep the questions open-ended - ex. Tell me about a time when, or tell me the stor

Your church’s logo is the foundation of your visual identity. And with the prominence of digital platforms, your church logo is now more visible than ever before. So to get you inspired, I want to share with you eleven of my favorite church logos - along with seven rules for logo design to help put you on the right path toward better church branding.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/?p=16552&preview=true   What's In This Session? #1: Rileyville Baptist Church--Design by Ariel Rudolph Harwich (4:30) Rule #1: Meaningful (4:40) #2: Risen Church--Design by Michael Sevilla (6:30) Rule #2: Scaleable (7:28) #3: Trinity Presbyterian Church--Design by Peter Voth (9:15) Rule #3: Work well in monochrome (9:30) #4: Lakeside Church--Design by Even place (10:24) Rule #4: Simple (10:30) #5: Limitless Church--Design by Bruno Nascimento (11:32) Rule #5: Unique (12:29) #6: Harvest Church--Design by Benjamin Oberemok (13:22) Rule #6: Memorable (13:50) #7: 20 MIle Church--Design by Joel Davis (14:20

As church attendance continues to decline, ministries are beginning to confront a glaring problem with how we do church today. The problem? Our buildings are extremely expensive, they only get used once or twice per week, and they’re often removed from the everyday life of our communities. Thankfully, there are churches working to solve this problem in innovative ways. And by the end of this video, you’ll learn the new rules for church buildings and how your church can begin applying these principles immediately - whether your church is big, small, young, or old.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/?p=16525&preview_id=16525&preview_nonce=4110ca7c64&post_format=audio&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true   What's In This Session? Century Church: A United Methodist church plant meeting at Pike Road School in Pike Road, Alabama has grown to about 500 people - lead by their lead pastor Dr. Patrick M. Quinn. (2:11) Century is ready to build their own building - but, they’ve set o

One of the most iconic houses of worship in human history recently burned, leaving the world stunned and shocked at the loss of such a precious artifact. Most American churches look nothing like the Notre Dame Cathedral, but what if there’s something about that specific building that we could learn from? Today, we’ll talk about being intentional with your church building and creating something to last.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-we-lost-a-teacher-in-the-burning-of-notre-dame/   What's In This Session? Creating things that last (0:36) Catholic theology (4:40) Built with intention (5:45) Curating a church environment 96:05) Retelling the greatest story (11:55)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Notre Dame Cathedral The Art Of Curating Worship by Mark Pierson Scott The Painter Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram  

Churches all around the world are beginning to embrace digital signups and are saying goodbye to papers and clipboards. But why? If we’ve done something for so long and our church is familiar with it - is it worth changing? Today, you’ll get the ultimate comparison between paper and digital signups. And you’ll learn how to smoothly make the transition.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-finally-ditch-paper-signups-for-digital-at-church/?preview=true   What's In This Session? #1: Volume of church attendees (1:20) #2: Volume of events (2:08) #3: Storage (2:39) #4: Acess (3:10) #5: Backups--digital backups are neater and easier to store (3:38) #6: Complexity--Digital forms allow for conditional logic (4:35) #7: Changes (6:03) #8: User and church data (6:35) Seize the 167: Paper signups limit the ability for your congregation to sign up for events beyond Sunday service (9:14) Switch over cold turkey: Station volunteers at a kiosk (12:20)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Nucle

YouTube is the second most visited website in the world. And it’s far and away the most popular platform amongst Gen Z. And yet, most churches are completely absent from this platform. Thankfully, there’s a solution. Frankly, it’s been right in front of my face this whole time and I’ve been missing it. So in this video, I’ll reveal to you the absolute best YouTube strategy for churches that you can start implementing right away.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/?p=16464&preview=true   What's In This Session? YouTube is the second most visited website in the world. (1:41) 500 000+ searches are made on YouTube every month on how to study the bible. Churches are not stepping up with YouTube videos. (1:50) One study suggests 75% of kids want to be YouTubers (4:40) 95% of Gen Z use YouTube, 50% say they can't live without it, and 75% say they use it every day. (6:59) Churches should be empowering young people to create YouTube content. (8:12) 56% of Gen Z want to see Vlogs--document w

A viral Instagram account has riled up a lot of Christians and church leaders over the past couple of weeks. @PreachersNSneakers on Instagram publishes photos of prominent pastors in costly sneakers or designer clothes next to their price tags. And while the account was started as a joke amongst friends, it blew up overnight amassing tens of thousands of followers. So what should we make of all this? Well, you’re in the right place, because by the end of this video, you’ll know why God works in mysterious ways.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: http://prochurchtools.com/3-advanced-church-service-prep-tips/   What's In This Session? The origin story of @PreachersNsneakers (0:43) Should a pastor be paid? How much? (8:34) Can a pastor have a second job? (8:43) Cultural standards: everyone who drives slower than I do on the highway is a slowpoke; anyone who drives quicker is a lunatic (9:54) An average of 38 thousand consumer debt in America: we are all spending on things we shouldn't, and drawing arbitrar

For the first time this year, the entire Pro Church Tools team was all in one room. Our team that works remotely joined us for the launch of RebelGive which gave us the perfect opportunity to shoot new headshots! And so in this video, we’ll walk through our setup, production flow, and editing process for capturing new staff headshots.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-capture-amazing-staff-headshots/ What's In This Session?   How to achieve clean, moody, and dramatic style (1:43) Attire: neutral and everyone on the same page (2:18) Backdrop: black wall, black sheet, or savage paper (3:00) Lighting: single light, big diffuser (4:16) Camera angle: locked down on a tripod, slightly elevated (6:10) Editing: black and white, create preset or free download (7:38)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram

Sermon bumpers are the short videos created to promote and accompany a church’s sermon series. Sermon bumpers build anticipation and are great for setting the emotional tone and atmosphere for a message within a service. And so in this video, I’ll share with you a brilliant sermon bumper example from a person in Pro Church Nation - and we’ll reverse engineer how you can make your own sermon bumper just like it.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-new-sermon-bumper-formula-5-easy-steps/   What's In This Session? #1: Establishing shot (2:50) #2: Narrated scripture passage (3:15) #3: Serif font (6:03) #4: Glitch transitions (6:47) #5: Atmospheric backing track (8:03)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Storytape Slack Voices.com Vintage voice effect from Mike Russel in Adobe Audition 20 Best Google Web Fonts Peter McKinnon Tutorial Glitch Soundstripe Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram B

Ever since social media platforms replaced chronological feeds with algorithmic feeds, people have been suspicious. How do these mysterious algorithms really work? And how can your church stay on the good side of the algorithm? In this video, you’ll learn ways to maximize your exposure on social media and how to beat that pesky algorithm.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-beat-social-media-algorithms-2019-update/   What's In This Session? #1: Don't fall for conspiracies (1:30) #2: Understand how the algorithm works (4:00) #3: Captions (6:35)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Pretty Caption Instagram's tweet Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram 

In this podcast, you're going to learn three advanced tips for prepping your church's services. I'll show you how my church prepares for Sunday each and every week, and by the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how to implement these tips in your church as well.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/27-ways-gen-z-uses-social-media/   What's In This Session? Teens; British; mostly white and Christian (1:43) 94% of young people engage with social on a daily basis (1:51) 75% engage with Youtube with the same regularity (1:57) 4 out of 5 of Generation Z's favorite ways to spend time include screen-based activity (2:05) Which activities/hobbies do you enjoy doing in your spare time? (2:15) Youtube is the favorite platform (77%); Facebook (49%); Snapchat (48%); Instagram (46%) (2:30) How does social media affect your mood? (2:45) What makes you engage with posts on social? (4:13) What kind of videos do you engage with on Youtube? (4:43) What do you like to see vloggers/Youtubers doing? (5

For as much as I encourage churches to use social media and reach their world for Jesus using digital mediums, there are some undeniable drawbacks to these platforms as well. And so in this video, we’ll discuss the three most sinister and soul-sucking trends I see on social media - and what we can do about them.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/3-ways-social-media-is-killing-us-all/   What's In This Session? #1: Comparison Culture (0:54) #2: Posting Without Consent (3:10) #3: Creators Are Rewarded For Sensationalism (5:25)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive I'm 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram 

Today, you’re going to learn the five elements that I think every church giving page needs. For example, one of those elements has to do with where you position and place your giving page to make sure it’s easily accessible. And by the end of this video, you’ll have the tools and knowledge you need to construct the ideal church giving page.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-construct-the-ideal-church-giving-form/   What's In This Session? #1: Medium (0:38) #2: Availability (2:17) #3: Stepped Forms (3:22) #4: Mobile First (7:14) #5: Return Users (8:09)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Why Multi-Step Lead Forms Get up to 300% More Conversions Intercom Drift Typeform JotForm Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram  

Today, you’re going to learn about the best free apps for creating and editing videos on your phone. You’ll learn about apps that can automatically transcribe the words you’re saying and add captions to your videos. You’ll learn about apps that will provide you with clean and modern video templates. And so much more.  ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-best-free-apps-for-creating-editing-videos-on-your-phone/    What's In This Session? Apple Clips (1:00) Animoji (2:38) Hyperlapse (3:38) Splice (4:24) InShot (5:08) Unfold (5:26) VSCO (6:05) Hype Type (6:38) Clipomatic (6:53) I.G Stories (7:16)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Apple Clips (1:00) Animoji (2:38) Hyperlapse (3:38) Splice (4:24) InShot (5:08) Unfold (5:26) VSCO (6:05) Hype Type (6:38) Clipomatic (6:53) I.G Stories (7:16)

For more than a year, my team and I have been working on a new giving platform for churches. It’s called RebelGive and it’s officially open to the public now. With RebelGive, your church will always receive 100% of every gift. You won’t ever have to worry about digital giving fees again. And this makes RebelGive the most affordable church giving platform ever. So in this video, you’ll learn the origin story of RebelGive, how we got here, and how RebelGive is setting the new standard for church giving.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/introducingrebelgive-the-new-standard-for-church-giving/   What's In This Session? The origin story (0:45) Giving on every page (3:16) Flows, not forms (3:56) Looks like you (5:07) Standard features (5:51) Pricing (6:25)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram  

Today, I’m going to share with you twenty different high-engaging social posts. These posts have been proven to work for churches. And each post does a great job of generating online conversation - the type of conversation that often carries over into the lobby on Sunday mornings. So without any further ado…let’s dive right in!   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/20-more-high-engaging-social-posts-for-churches-with-examples/   What's In This Session? Lists (0:54) Church Invitations (4:48) Faux Outrage (7:26) Personal Experiences (10:27)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive 15 High Engaging Posts Your Church Can Use On Social Media Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagram 

According to new research from LifeWay, 6 in 10 Protestant churches in America are plateaued or declining in attendance. Said differently, most churches are small and struggling. So what can we do about this? In this video we’ll aim to answer that question and point your church toward a series of steps you can take to reverse this downward trend.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/what-to-do-when-your-church-is-small-struggling/   What's In This Session? #1: Don't aim to be the discount version of a megachurch (1:07) #2: Recalibrate how you measure growth and health (2:32) The majority of Pentecostal pastors say they saw 10 or more new commitments to Christ in the church last year per 100 attendees. #3. Evaluate honestly and set your trajectory. (5:48) Is your existing congregation becoming more like Jesus? Is your neighborhood being positively affected by the church? #4. Prioritize community: Young adults that have an older mentor at church are considerably more likely to not drop out

Today, you’re going to learn the only surefire way to increase your church’s giving this year. And if you’re skeptical of that statement - good! You should be! But here’s the deal: there are certain elements of the church giving world that no one really talks about - so in this video we're going to confront those issues and show you that there is a guaranteed way to increase your church’s giving - and by the end of this video you’ll know precisely how.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-actually-increase-your-churchs-giving-in-2019/   What's In This Session? Revenue and expenses (0:46) Giving averages (2:17) Fee averages (2:29) #1: Get your donors to cover the fees (7:34) #2: Educate your donors on fees (8:04) #3: Negotiate a lower fee structure (9:07)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: RebelGive Online Giving Statistics Small, Struggling Congregations Fill U.S. Landscape Classy.org Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTu