Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

Grace Family Church is a multi-campus ministry in Tampa, Florida. The church runs close to 10,000 on the weekends, but despite their impressive numbers, they still lack a cohesive social media strategy. In this edition of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, Brady joins dozens of staff members from Grace Family Church to discuss their social media strategy and how to move forward with a clear vision.

http://prochurchtools.com/173 - Most pastors spend a big portion of their week on their sermon. Justin discusses how to extend the life of your sermon by repurposing the content.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:02 - Is it foolish to upload our churches podcast only to our website? 8:38 - I’m wondering what the difference is between using Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro, and if they are the same thing which is better? 15:30 - How effective are Facebook check ins? 22:32 - Should we put our personal social media links on our church’s website? Is this a good or bad idea?   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   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 inter

Forward Church is a new church plant launching in 2018 in Summerville, South Carolina. In this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, Forward Church's worship pastor, Jonathan Zeman, joins Brady to discuss the best communications strategies for a brand new church.

http://prochurchtools.com/172 - It can be tough to stay consistent on social media. Knowing what to post day after day can challenging, so today Kenny joins us to give his social media tips & tricks.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:03 - Do you think it’s better to post 30 images per Sunday in one post, or is it better to have 1 photo with a story. 7:10 - Any Advise on a church welcome centre? 11:43 - What best practises are there for safety policies pertaining to adults interacting with teens on snapchat. 18:35 - Should I abdicate leadership just to raise up a millennial? How do I become all God desires of me, if I am too old to matter anymore?   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   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 podcas

JC Worley is the Lead Pastor of GO Church in Germantown, Maryland. GO Church is young and growing, but JC has questions about the Millennials on his staff. How can he motivate them? Why do they seem to approach work differently than he does? In this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, Brady and JC discuss the mindset of Millennials and how to create a winning working dynamic with younger leaders.

http://prochurchtools.com/171 - Facebook ads are a great way to reach out and get your church out there, but what about reaching people of other faiths? Steve joins us and discusses just that. 

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:06 - When it comes to taking photos of the people in my church and posting it on social media, and putting it all over our website. Do we have to get talent release forms for everybody in the church? 9:38 - How do I help the kids’ ministry not look cheesy, like when the pastor wants bubbly fonts and curved letters? Where would the line be in being consistent and the branding over all with the whole church? 18:25 - What would you recommend as a policy regarding pinning posts on my church’s Facebook page? 23:15 - Should we post the same theme across all social media platforms on the same day?   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and a

Anthem Church is a four-month old startup church in Plano, Texas. Kris Prince is their bi-vocational lead pastor shepherding a church about 50 people. Kris is convinced he has the volunteer resources and infrastructure to double in size. In this edition of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, Brady and Kris discuss growing Anthem Church using a value-first Facebook Ads funnel.

http://prochurchtools.com/170 - With Millennials being a dominant portion of the workforce in America it is important to understand who they are, and why they aren’t as involved in church life. Wes joins us to discuss common misconceptions regarding millennials.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:06 - What would you actually target for your website headline? Would you target the greatest felt need, or would you target what you’re positioned to provide right now? 12:20 - What is the best way to find your style? How can I find out what people like to see without copying ideas from other churches? 23:25 - Do you think it is ok to mention giving in announcements videos? 28:04 - What do you recommend for podcast hosting?   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   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

Northwest Assembly Of God is the perfect example of a prototypical church. The church averages about 200 in attendance, their website homepage has a giant slider on it, and their domain name is a five-letter acronym. The great news is that they've got a young and talented leader on staff named Christian Lamb, and he's ready to lead the church through a rebrand. I sit down with Christian and together we create a gameplan for his ambitious rebranding project.

http://prochurchtools.com/169 - Images are an important part of your church brand. Alexander share how capturing and editing photos can add to your visual brand.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 3:47 - Where would you start with implementing exclusive content for your churches social media accounts? 12:07 - Should we be posting videos? If so how long/what content? 16:56 - Should our posts be more graphics or more people/photos of the community? 21:47 - What is the best way to increase the amount of quality photos we get each Sunday?   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   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

Living Faith Fellowship lives in a college town and every August they see an influx of nearly 10,000 new students & faculty. This presents a huge opportunity for Living Faith Fellowship as a church, but in their experience, they only have a small window of time to reach them before they settle in to college life. On this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, you'll hear me strategize with a team of five leaders from Living Faith Fellowship on how to best reach these students with the hope of Jesus.

http://prochurchtools.com/168 - Over the last several months we’ve been working with a development team on a new platform - Nucleus. One of our developers joins us to discuss the process.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools --   #TIMESTAMPS: 3:30 - What camera would you recommend for live streaming? 10:15 - My church has recently been having a bit of a debate on the number of lyrics on our slides for Sunday morning services. What do you recommend? 16:49 - How do you manage volunteers without micro managing? And how do you get them excited about what they are doing? 25:39 - What do you recommend for keeping track of church attendance.   For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model?   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 C

When you're a one-man-band at your church, every minute you have to spare is precious. On the inaugural session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition, you'll sit in with me as I coach & consult with Fellowship Community Church in realtime and help their one-man-band, Ben Panter, create systems and processes to help create more free time in his schedule.

http://prochurchtools.com/167 - It’s important to build community with your online audience by crafting segments specifically for them. Sly discusses designing pre and post services segments for your live stream.