Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

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/7-fixable-mistakes-churches-make-on-social-media/   What's In This Session? #1: Infrequent Posting (2:25) #2: Choosing Width Over Depth (3:07) #3: Consistent Visual Branding (4:24) #4: Being Overly Promotional (7:03) #5: Lack Of Responsiveness (8:09) #6: Failure To Measure And Adjust (9:08) #7: Disrespecting The Importance Of Social Media (10:03)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: The New Social Media Checklist For Churches 7 Social Media Metrics You Should Care About (For Churches) 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  

There’s a new camera that has just been released and it's completely disrupting the video production world. Not only that, but I think this camera is one of the best options for churches in 2019. It’s affordable, it’s versatile, and it’s extremely high quality. And so in this podcast, I’ll reveal what camera I’m talking about, along with my preferred configuration for it when it comes to lenses, stabilizers, and more.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-ultimate-church-camera-setup-for-2019/   What's In This Session? Story time (1:13) Pros (3:21) Lens options (6:56) Cons (10:12) What it's good for (11:19) What it's not good for (11:40)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resources: The New Social Media Checklist For Churches Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Ronin S Panasonic 14mm f. 2.5 Metabones Ultra Speedbooster Tamron 24-70mm Panasonic Gh5 Ursa Mini Pro Ronin M Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram B

Social media has completely changed in the last couple of years. And traditional tactics like consistent branding and promotional posts don't work like they used to. So...you might be wondering: what DOES work on social media? In this podcast, I’ll be revealing five social media templates that are completely new & innovative - and unlike anything you’ve probably seen churches post on social media before.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-new-innovative-social-media-templates-for-churches-in-2019/   What's In This Session? Goals (1:22) Template #1: Countdown (2:51) Template #2: Elimination (4:33) Template #3: Slideshow (5:46) Template #4: Bible Reading (7:31) Template #5: Myth/Fact (9:15)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: The New Social Media Checklist For Churches 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

Here’s the deal: every smart social media strategy begins with three simple words: stop the scroll. Because if you can’t get your audience to stop scrolling on their social feeds, it doesn’t matter how amazing your message is - because no one will ever hear it. But you might be wondering…how do you actually get people to stop scrolling in the first place? So in this podcast, I’ll share with you five strategies to earn attention on social media - five simple ways to stop the scroll.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-ways-to-stop-the-scroll-on-social-media/   What's In This Session? #1: Images of human faces (1:39) #2: Focus on the first 3 seconds of your video (2:24) #3: Use familiar designs in unfamiliar places (4:44) #4: Extreme minimalism (6:15) #5: Repeat equals defeat (8:42)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: The New Social Media Checklist For Churches Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram B

In this podcast, I’ll share with you 7 need-to-know social media statistics about video. For example, did you know that Facebook videos receive 135% more organic reach on average than a Facebook photo? It’s true. What else do you need to know about video on social media? You’ll learn it all - coming up.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/7-need-to-know-social-media-statistics-about-video/   What's In This Session? Stat #1: Tweets with video attracted 10x more engagement (1:43) Stat #2: 72% of people would rather use video over text to learn (2:21) Stat #3: 83% of consumers would consider sharing an audience specific video (2:40) Stat #4: By 2020, 80% of all consumer internet traffic will be online video (6:00) Stat #5: Facebook videos receive 135% more organic reach on average (6:21) Stat #6: Nearly two-thirds of consumers prefer video under 60 seconds (6:43) Stat #7: 85% of Facebook video is watched without sound (7:13) Takeaway #1: Pay attention to the first three seconds of each of

Today, you’re going to learn a 3-step social media strategy that is specifically tailored for smaller churches - and proven to get results. For example, a church reached out to me just yesterday and told me that after implementing this strategy, they saw a 220% increase in likes and clicks on their most recent post. And by the end of this podcast, you’ll know exactly what you need to do to accomplish the same thing.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-smaller-churches-can-dominate-social-media/   What's In This Session? #1: Stop the scroll (2:07) #2: Start meaningful conversation (4:57) #3: Provoke spiritual practice (7:25) Lesson: What would your church post online if your Sunday service didn't exist? (8:54)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 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 

Here’s the deal: Social media platforms freely offer you and I metrics based on the content that we post. And these metrics are invaluable! Why? Because they give us real insight and feedback into what's working and what's not. Bottom line: Social media doesn't need to be a guessing game. Knowing this, you might be wondering…which metrics matter most and which ones can I ignore? And by the end of this podcast, you’ll have your answer.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/7-social-media-metrics-you-should-care-about-for-churches/   What's In This Session? #1: Reach (1:52) #2: Post Reactions (4:05) #3: Comments (4:23) #4: Shares (4:43) #5: Saves / Profile Visits (4:58) #6: Followers (6:20) #7: Social Engagement Score (6:57)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 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  

There’s an element to social media that I see most churches neglecting. What is it? Your post’s caption! And if you overlook this, you could actually be harming your organic reach on social. So in this podcast I’m going to share with you five tips for writing amazing social media captions - and, you’ll learn why captions are so crucial to your church’s overall social strategy.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-write-amazing-social-media-captions-for-your-church/   What's In This Session? Tip #1: Really short or really long (1:05) Tip #2: Emojis (4:07) Tip #3: Line breaks (5:03) Tip #4: Expand upon the post (5:38) Tip #5: Scripture (6:24)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 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 

Your church has a message it wants to share with the world. But which platforms will help you do that best? Maybe social media? But what about billboards, radio, TV, or direct mail? Today, we’ll compare digital media versus traditional media using five different categories...to help your church choose the most affordable and efficient platforms to use in marketing.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/church-marketing-digital-vs-traditional-media-ultimate-comparison/   What's In This Session? #1: Audience (1:32) #2: Specificity (2:45) #3: Costs (3:38) #4: Flexibility (7:13) #5: Follow Up (8:16)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Pew Research Center Statista Nielsen FitSmallBusiness.com 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 how to use Facebook Messenger to communicate with your church online. We’ve just recently begun using Messenger marketing and what’s amazing is that we’re seeing open rates of greater than 80% on the messages we send out. So today, you’ll learn why Messenger marketing is so powerful - and, I’ll share specific Messenger tools and strategies that you can begin using in your church right away.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-beginners-guide-to-using-facebook-messenger-in-your-church/   What's In This Session? Facebook Messenger stats (0:47) Messenger / Email marketing / SMS (2:29) Tools (5:26) Idea #1: Host a contest (6:21) Idea #2: Plan a visit widget (7:52) Idea #3: Another broadcast tool (9:49)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study These Are The 10 Most Used Smartphone Apps | Business Insider A Deeper Look At David Marcus' 6 Trends For Facebook Messenger In 2018 | Adweek Statista ManyCha

For the last month, my team and I have been tracking six churches and pastors that are absolutely crushing it on social media. Why did we do this? Simply stated, we wanted to learn from the best. And so for 21 days we recorded every single thing these churches published on social media. I then worked my way through the 1,000+ social posts we documented looking for trends and patterns. What is it that makes these churches so excellent on social? So in this podcast, I’ll answer that question - and, reveal a new principle I discovered through this case study that I’m calling The “1-In-5” Rule.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-1-in-5-rule-for-churches-on-social-media-new-case-study/   What's In This Session? The case study (0:52) #1: Chad Veach (2:37) #2: Craig Groschel (3:24) #3: Elevation (3:38) #4: Rich Wilkerson, Jr. (3:50) #5: Steven Furtick (4:17) #6: Vous Church (4:30) The stats 1-in-5 (4:54) TV allegory (5:02)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Da

There’s an emerging social platform that Gen Z has surprisingly latched on to. And when you understand how to use this social tool properly, you’ll notice how easy it is to communicate with the young people and teenagers in your church. And in this podcast, I’ll reveal what this social platform is (hint: it’s not probably not what you’re thinking) and how to properly use it to reach the first generation to truly grow up on the internet.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-new-social-platform-for-gen-z-and-church-youth-groups/   What's In This Session? Who is Gen Z? (0:38) Key Distinction (1:35) The Stats (2:39) Marketing (5:16) Don't Overdo It (8:01)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Messenger's 2017 Year In Review Survey Finds US Teens Upped Daily Facebook Usage In 2016 ManyChat Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Instagra

A couple of months ago I completely changed up what I was posting on social media. The results? Well, in just 60 short days, the number of likes I got per post ballooned by 227%. So in this podcast, I’ll share exactly what I did to achieve these results - and offer a trio of specific templates that have been getting huge results.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-get-227-more-likes-on-social-media/   What's In This Session? The Case Study (1:01) Example #1: The Screenshot (4:33) Example #2: The Slideshow (6:22) Example #3: The Fun Personality (9:36)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 3 Controversial Truths About 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  

I’ve got great news for you: it has never been easier or more affordable to share the message of Jesus with the world. In fact, thanks to digital media, outreach and marketing can be done well on zero-budget. And in this podcast, I’ll share with you five specific platforms and tools that you can use to take the timeless message of Jesus and share it through timely mediums - at zero cost.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/zero-budget-marketing-ideas-for-churches/   What's In This Session? #1: Email Marketing (1:39) #2: Storytelling (3:31) #3: SEO (5:09) #4: Instagram (6:07) #5: Facebook (6:57)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Email Marketing Playlist Storytelling Playlist 7 Free SEO Tools For Churches Instagram Playlist Facebook Playlist MailChimp ConvertKit Google My Business Pingdom Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer on Twitter Alex Mills on Insta

There are a number of unpopular truths about social media that most of us don’t want to admit. But if you ignore these controversial principles, you’ll likely end up compromising your church’s social media strategy. And so in this podcast, I’ll detail what each of these unpopular truths is and what they mean for your church online.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/3-controversial-truths-about-social-media/   What's In This Session? Understand the behaviour of your audience (0:51) Truth #1: Visual Branding Doesn't Matter (2:03) Stop the scroll (2:23) Truth #2: Repeat Equals Defeat (3:27) Truth #3: Production Value Doesn't Matter (7:26)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: FEATURED RESOURCE: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Life Church Elevation Church Peter McKinnon on Instagram 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  

There’s a communication technique that every experienced church leader knows about. What is it? Responding to objections. If you overlook this element of communication, you’ll have dozens of people in your church finding ways to ignore you. So in this podcast, I’ll reveal the nine most common objections I’ve encountered in church - and, you’ll learn the specific ways I like to respond to them.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/9-church-objecti…you-must-address/   What's In This Session? #1. “I’m too busy." (4:39) #2. “It’s too expensive." (5:39) #3. “Who else is going?" (6:15) #4. “This isn’t for me." (6:37) #5. “Maybe next time." (7:22) #6. “Christians are a bunch of hypocrites." (8:02) #7. “How can the Bible be trustworthy?" (9:08) #8. “If God is good, why is there evil and suffering?" (9:27) #9. “Why does the church always want my money?" (9:48)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:  Social Media Blueprint Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTub

Whenever you're leading a group of people, sometimes they need to be motivated. In this podcast, you're going to learn 5 new ways to instantly motivate your church!   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-ways-to-instantly-motivate-your-church/   What's In This Session? #1: Authority (2:21) #2: Anticipation (4:44) #3: Events (6:06) #4: Scarcity (7:07) #5: Social Proof (7:55)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: The Ultimate Social Media Blueprint For Churches 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 3 powerful tips for navigating the in-between moments of worship at church. And if you’ve ever felt yourself scrambling and thinking, “What am I gonna say before this next song?” - by the end of this podcast, you’ll have a trio of specific strategies you can use in your next worship experience.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/what-to-say-between-worship-songs-3-tips/   What's In This Session? Tip #1: the Call To Worship (2:59) Tip #2: Song Explanation (5:27) Tip #3: The Words Of Jesus (7:37) Bonus: Less Is More (9:10)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource:Churchfront with Jake Gosselin on YouTube Churchfront.com Churchfront with Jake Gosselin on Instagram 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  

No doubt about it, deciding on a name for a church or ministry can feel impossible. What you don’t want to do is choose a name carelessly and then find yourself stuck with it. So in this video, I want to share five tips with you to help make the process easier. I’ll even share with you my favorite church names along with a few of my least favorite.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-name-a-church-mistakes-to-avoid/   What's In This Session? Disclaimer (0:42) Tip #1: Don't Use Acronym (1:51) Tip #2: Keep It Short (3:20) Tip #3: Use Your Area Code (4:56) Tip #4: Consider Dropping/Exchanging 'Church' (6:55) Tip #5: Make It Memorable (8:48)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: FEATURED RESOURCE: The NEW Pro Church Tools Elevation Church Vertical Chapel Arlington Assembly Piedmont Chapel Mosaic Vous Churchome Raptors905 Pro Video Announcement CMG The Creative Pastor Pro Church Tools Pro Church Tools on Facebook Pro Church Tools on YouTube Brady Shearer on Instagram Brady Shearer

Today, you’re going to learn three DIY video hacks to help you capture beautiful, cinematic videos. Maybe your church is working with a limited budget? That’s okay. Because each of these 3 strategies are completely free. And by the end of this podcast, you’ll know exactly how to perform these DIY video techniques - even if you’re just getting started with video.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/diy-church-video-hacks-pro-on-a-budget/   What's In This Session? 1. DIY Gimbal 2. DIY Underwater Housing 3. DIY Cinematic Lighting   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: The NEW Pro Church Tools Downtown City Buildings | Storytape Metro Living | Storytape DJI Ronin M Ursa Mini Pro Jesse Driftwood 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