Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

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  

In this podcast, you'll learn the three-point setup guide for your church's Facebook Page. I'll show you how to create a Facebook Page for your church from scratch, but I'll also share with you a handful of advanced Facebook Page optimizations that most churches don't even know about.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-ultimate-church-facebook-page-guide/   What's In This Session? Step #1: Create your page (1:45) Step #2: Fill in your basic information (2:59) Step #3: Advanced optimization (4:53)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: The NEW Pro Church Tools Steps To Create A Facebook Business Page | Hootsuite How To Link Your Facebook Groups And Pages | Grytics 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 my experience, many churches struggle with event promotion. You want your congregation to take next steps and get involved in the life of your church - but how do you inspire them to actually do that? In this podcast, I'll share with you a simple three-phase framework for promoting your ministry's events and you'll learn what it takes to truly inspire your church to action.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-successfully-promote-church-events/   What's In This Session? Phase #1: Awareness (2:44) Phase #2: Anticipation (4:41) Phase #3: Action (9:22)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: The Ultimate Event Promotion System 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 little technique that my church uses in every one of its services. And what's amazing about this approach is that it ties our entire Sunday experience together. And in this episode of Pro Church Tools, I'll reveal to you what this method is and exactly how you can use it every single weekend.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/why-your-church-service-needs-a-host/   What's In This Session? What is a host? (1:24) Reason #1: Your speaker and worship leader have enough on their plate already (2:57) Reason #2: Don't let your guest welcome be an afterthought (4:32) Reason #3: Service momentum (6:10) Countdown welcome segment script (7:59)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Featured Resource: Why We Lowered Nucleus Prices By 50% Strymon TimeLine Delay Pedal 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: http://prochurchtools.com/3-advanced-church-service-prep-tips/   What's In This Session? #1: Walkthrough (2:25) #2: Run-Through (4:00) #3: Sermon Feedback (5:14)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: Why We Lowered Nucleus Prices By 50% 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  

You don't just want your sermons to be true, you need them to be memorable as well. Here's 3 tips to start using today! What's In This Session? Step #1: Stories (1:41) Step #2: Stats (5:02) Step #3: Steps (6:15) Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Sermon Engine Bundle Nucleus 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 Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/5-qualities-of-a-powerful-sermon-quote-ep-187/.

Sermon quotes seem to perform disproportionately well on social media. With 5 simple tips, learn how to create memorable sermon quotes! What's In This Session? Why you should be posting sermon quotes (0:27) Tip #1 - Alliteration (1:03) Tip #2 - Pair With Scripture (2:05) Tip #3 - Emotional (3:19) Tip #4 - Brevity (4:25) Tip #5 - Memorable (5:30) Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Sermon Engine Bundle 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 Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/5-qualities-of-a-powerful-sermon-quote-ep-187/.

Your sermons are important, and you can increase your sermon downloads by following these 7 easy steps! In this episode Brady breaks them down one step at a time.   If you haven't already, head over to ProChurchTools.com/Nucleus to download our 7 Church Website Page Templates. Pre written copy structured the exact way we would if we had these pages on our websites.   What's In This Session?   Bonus Links (0:43) Build Playlists (2:09) Photos Not Graphics (2:55) Convert Listeners to Suscribers (4:21) Post Sermons ASAP (5:01) Unique Page For Every Sermon (5:51) Sermon Engine (6:34) Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Sermon Engine Bundle 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at https://prochurchtools.com/7-ways-to-increase-your-sermon-downloads-ep-186/

  Brady breaks down the 6 reasons your church needs (and deserves!) a sermon engine.   What's In This Session? Custom Playlists (2:32) Expand Your Website (3:50) Instant Podcasting (4:36) Search Engine Boost (4:55) Complete Archive (5:56) Downloadable Resources (6:19)   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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at https://prochurchtools.com/why-your-church-needs-a-sermon-engine-ep-185/.

Brady sifts through some fascinating data on podcasts and how millennials and Christians are listening to them, as well as how this information can help your church.   What's In This Session? The statistics (0:32) Takeaway #1: Podcast listening is on the rise (3:05) Takeaway #2: Listenership is 3x greater among Christians (3:28) Takeaway #3: 4 out of 5 listen to the whole podcast (3:53) Secret #1: Podcast listeners will be your biggest supporters (5:23) Secret #2: smartURL(6:11) Secret #3: Host every episode of your podcast on your website (7:41)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The Essential Sermon Engine Bundle The Infinite Dial Barna Trends 2018 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/13-surprising-truths-about-sermon-podcasts-ep-184/.

The central hub is a foundational strategy that we believe churches should be using to help enable their community to take next steps by consolidating them into a single destination. Brady discusses 3 main components of the strategy.   What's In This Session? Rule #1: Accessible 24/7 (0:56) Rule #2: Accessible from every device (3:18) Rule #3: Able to capture, store & distribute information (5:14) Real stories (5:56)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The Central Hub Strategy Nucleus 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/the-3-rules-of-the-central-hub-strategy-ep-183/.

Brady shares the story of a real church who boosted their small group signups by 76% in one year by instituting the central hub strategy.   What's In This Session? The Central Hub Strategy (0:27) Pastor John's words (0:52) The results (1:46) Why is this so effective? (2:44) Sheena Iyengar study(3:29) Whirlpool case study (4:25) Neil Patel/Imagescape case study(4:25)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The Nucleus Playbook 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/how-a-church-boosted-small-group-signups-76-ep-182/.