Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

http://prochurchtools.com/182 - Everything you do and say as an organization is crafting a brand. So what is your church trying to say to the world? And are you succeeding? Barbara discusses the brand discovery process.  What's In This Session? Don’t worry - we’re all just winging it (10:53) Finding the intersection between form and function (15:22) The 3 types of questions you need to ask to make a creative project successful (18:35) Identifying your church’s target audience (and why pastor’s hate this question) (22:58) Moving beyond empty mission statements (26:43) 2 favorite questions to ask during the discovery process (30:55) Developing a persona avatar for your church (33:45) Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Word Revolution 4:12 Lab Church Communication Strategies Davis and Sanford Provista 7518B Tripod Storytape 3 Instant Takeaways You are a pioneer. The world of church comm. and social is so new and we're all discovering it together. If you are endeavouring to tackle this digital world - be

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:10 - Do you have any input into teen or youth ministry social media strategies? 10:20 - Is there one best place for hosting our sermon podcast? 15:27 - What are the best software options to project in our meetings? 19:53 - What can I say or do to influence my Pastor to get a better website?   Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebook.com/prochurchtools Website: http://prochurchtools.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Discovery Church has a follow up plan for first time guests, but what about people who have been attending for a few months to a year? Brady sits down with Zach, their creative director, to discuss just that.

http://prochurchtools.com/181 - Handling the digital media and marketing for a church can be stressful . Daniel breaks it down in 4 building blocks to help you stay on track. What's In This Session? Determining if your church’s media & marketing stress you out (12:03) Building Block #1: The Strategy (14:01) Building Block #2: The Budget (17:21) Building Block #3: The Time (18:53) Building Block #4: The Expertise (26:43) The ideal marketing budget for a church of any size (27:05) Identifying the right ROI for your church’s communications efforts (29:00) Finding a way to get a budget for church media when your senior leadership is unwilling (38:37)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned ChurchHero.com Daniel on Twitter Daniel on Facebook Cinevate Duzi Slider   3 Instant Takeaways You need a media & marketing strategy. A strategy is a plan of action to achieve a desired goal. Don't copy the outcome of other church's strategies, instead figure out what your goal is and decide what elements will best

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:19 - Should we include the name of the person in our church who sometimes writes devotional posts or do we just leave the names out? 7:03 - What do you think about small groups that are based on questions from the weeks' most recent sermon? Also is there a good way to do video announcements using an iPhone? 11:55 - And tips on service intro videos? 16:53 - Why do you not use images in your email campaigns?     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebo

Red Rock Church is still in their pre launch phase, but lead pastor, Rob Nadalsky, is already looking ahead to their social media strategy. Brady sits down with him to discuss managing the amount of time spent on social media, and how to follow up Facebook Ad campaigns.

http://prochurchtools.com/180 - Managing a brand and public perception can be difficult. Brad Hill discusses how Ministry Brands has dealt with this exact thing. 

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:04 - Should I focus my attention on Instagram stories or just do an Instagram post or do I do both? 4:25 - What kind of things you do for team building there at Pro Church Tools. 13:27 - What would you put on a reading list for people wanting to make their church more engaging, attention grabbing and digital? 19:19 - What would be the best way to get the attention of a church to become a part of their digital media ministry.     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Face

Summit Crossing Community Church has new guests visiting almost every week, but they want to make sure they're making the best first impression. Brady sits down with their creative team to go through their user experience from start to finish.

http://prochurchtools.com/179 - Posting consistently on social media is key to building and maintaining an audience. Seth shares some of his favourite unusual social media posts to help your church stay creative and present.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:05 - How would you go about running an event? What recommendations would you have to pull that off successfully? Also, how would you suggest when you’re in a small church with a small congregation to recruit for volunteers? 7:34 - How do we apply the concept of "show don’t tell" in 15 to 30 second Facebook and Instagram stories in such a way to build trust with our audience but also share what we believe in the long term? 14:40 - What is your process for finding a host? Someone who won’t just read the script but also who won’t just go off on a tangent? 20:09 - The number of baptisms at my church is growing and it's really chaotic to film so many people, what’s another method we could use. Also, what’s another method for filming testimonies of kids?     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts

Antioch Community Church has a demographic of mostly young adults with 50% of their congregation being college students, but they have yet to tap into the full power of their social media presence. Brady sits down with Jonathan, their Administrative Pastor, in this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition to build a social media strategy and begin connecting with their demographic outside of their Sunday service.

http://prochurchtools.com/178 - Almost everyone has email, which is why it is still one of the best ways to connect with people. But how do you make the best of it? Kevin discusses email strategies that work.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:10 - I’m wondering what your recommendation would be about storage, and what’s the most cost effective way and secure way to keep these things for the history of the church? 6:51 - Best time of day for a FB Live broadcast?  11:59 - What best practices are there for photo management? 16:16 - Any tips or advice on building a team that holds the same values and understands of social media like me? How would you go about building that team?     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/brady

All Nations Church is a ministry of from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada beginning to explore multi-campus ministry. In this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, Brady walks the trio from All Nations Church through ways of keeping vision and branding consistent across multiple campuses and languages.

http://prochurchtools.com/177 - Marketing can seem scary. How do we connect with the right people? Is our strategy the best use of money? Ryan chats with us about his marketing insights for growing churches. 

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:23 - Where would you invest first to start growing in marketing for a church plant? 9:07 - What do you do to capture stories so frequently, and then how do you tell them so frequently as well? 15:18 - Just wondering if you have any advice on the best way to run a contest?  19:12 - Where do you suggest would be the best place to do testimony videos without interrupting the flow of the service.     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebook.com/prochur

The Grace and Peace Community is a church in Chicago, Illinois preparing to relocate into a new facility. Along with this relocation, they're readying a complete rebrand including their logo, web presence, and branding. Brady walks the church through the rebrand process from beginning to end.

 http://prochurchtools.com/176 - Church plants come with their own unique challenges, Quincy joins us to discuss how to make the most of your launch.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:02 - When it comes to musicians or media professionals in the church, do you believe that those people should be getting paid? 8:37 - I heard you mention that you use a server, so what type of server do you use? 15:16 - If not Right Now Media, then what else is a solution to empower willing volunteers to lead a small group without spending way too much time planning their lessons? 24:03 - Is there a reason you would choose to do video announcements rather than presenting announcements live?     Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month.   Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast.   Follo