Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

http://prochurchtools.com/159 - The internet has given us the ability to reach a wider audience than ever before, but optimizing the opportunity can be intimidating. Chad talks about how to use Google AdWords to reach those who are far from God.

Why does the church down the road from you grow while your church's numbers stay the same? Are they just praying harder? Does God love them more? These are the 4 quadrants of success that I believe are the equation for reaching your goals.

For the last couple of weeks I've presented the same announcements to our church each week. How do I keep these announcements fresh and inspiring each week? This is the secret sauce...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 2:18 - How should churches use Twitter? Should we be creating original Twitter content? 9:01 - How can a church media team that consists of volunteers with jobs in the digital marketing field be respectful and submissive of the pastors in charge, but at the same time, guiding them in the way the digital media should go? 24:05 - What are your top 2-3 church sites you think are spectacular and what makes them that way? 31:26 - Mac over PC?   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/bradyshea

Facebook Stories officially rolled out this week. Nearly every church enjoys their biggest social presence on Facebook. So what does this mean for the future of Facebook and our churches?

I saw a Facebook video that a pastor published promoting his church’s upcoming Easter experiences last week. The video was only 39 seconds long so I transcribed it to share with you.

http://prochurchtools.com/158 - Churches work really hard to avoid crisis, but Justin talks about how to handle it if the worst happens.

I am 100% convinced that the most impactful churches of the next decade will look very different than the churches we currently idolize. Why? Because we're living through the biggest communication shift in the last 500 years. And even the most modern and on-trend churches that we all look up to were founded before this shift could ever have even been predicted.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 4:48 - My church has a person in the communications position who isn’t creative whatsoever. I would love to get into the position but they aren’t planning on leaving anytime soon. What should I do? 12:13 - Should the opening and closing scripts be the same each week, or change it up? Should we change the background music every week, or keep it the same? 17:03 - Do you think you can have too broad of a targeted audience with ads? 20:10 - What’s a good way to take up tithes without disrupting the flow of 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

Church apps can be a spectacular tool for your church. In this episode, Brady explains WHEN you should begin thinking about building an app for your church...

As Easter approaches, churches are beginning to formulate their promotion strategies. In this episode, Brady discusses the key advantages and disadvantages of Facebook Ads versus mailers.

http://prochurchtools.com/157 - We all want our Sunday production to be well done, but this can be tough on a small budget. Jeremy shares his tips on how to do so with excellence. 

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 2:56 - What is the best way to increase church attendance over the summer? From a social media perspective, what would you advise? 7:15 - I know many places have several domains for different things (sermons, visitors, etc.) What is the benefit of that, and what types of things do you suggest churches use multiple domains for? 11:56 - How should my church use ourYouTube Channel? 22:15 - What are your thoughts on have two hosts for our church’s new segment?     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://in

Brady shares the absolute best social media strategy for a pastor just beginning to explore the world of social media.

http://prochurchtools.com/156 - You can’t do everything yourself, which is why having a great team is important. Drake shares his tips on how to build a dream team.

In the past six months my Instagram account has grown 5X. In this episode I share with you every single strategy and tactic I've used to experience that aggressive growth.

A blog post about church coffee bars has been making the rounds over the weekend. Here's why the article is in itself contradictory.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 5:58 - What types of ‘digital content’ could a local church produce and do you have any examples of churches excelling in this area? 13:02 - Is Snapchat still relevant since the rise of Instagram? If so what is the balance between the two? 18:58 - What are your thoughts on Christian church site designers that build the site for you? 23:44 - On the topic of rogue pastors, how would one gracefully advise a friend of theirs who is a ‘chronic over-sharer’ on social media? Especially if they are a boss, pastor, leader, etc.     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 interv

http://prochurchtools.com/155 - We’re living through the biggest communication shift in the past 500 years. Every industry worldwide is experiencing upheaval; churches aren’t immune.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 4:05 - What’s the best way to do event registration? 9:44 - What is the best way to communicate events if we cut them out of announcements? 12:42 - With Facebook groups, are they usually overseen by one person or does each ministry oversee it themselves with guidelines decided on by leadership? 20:12 - Would you recommend churches put sermon videos on Vimeo or YouTube?   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://prochu