Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

http://prochurchtools.com/009 - If you've worked or volunteered in a church for more than an hour you've probably come across this mindset: "Well, we just don't have enough money for that." But a lack of resources isn't what will inevitably stop your church from moving forward in quality and quantity of media; dwelling on it, however, will.

http://prochurchtools.com/008 - In this session of the Pro Church Podcast I continue my conversation with Pastor Brett Esslinger from last week. We talk about video announcements, traditional vs. contemporary worship services, confetti canons, awkward video pauses, and that's just the beginning.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Follow Pastor Brett on Twitter here. ProPresenter: mentioned and highly recommended on the podcast. Brand new motions graphics every single month from Church Motion Graphics for only $10/month! Haters Video Brett Esslinger, senior pastor at Engage City Church answers questions about media in the church in this session of the Pro Church Podcast.   2 Instant Takeaways Digital relevancy is subjective. Younger congregations, urban congregations, or pastors with a strong media emphasis will have different ideas about how much media to bring into the church. When making your choice, consider your demographic. But keep in mind that young people -- and this includes everyone under 35

http://prochurchtools.com/007 - How do you convince stubborn leaders that media is important? I thought the best person to answer this question was a lead pastor himself. On this session of the Pro Church Podcast I have a discussion with Pastor Brett Esslinger, the lead pastor of Engage City Church. We talk about closed minded pastors, and what NOT to say when you're proposing a church media idea to leadership.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Follow Pastor Brett on Twitter here. ProPresenter: mentioned and highly recommended on the podcast.   3 Instant Takeaways Make allies. If you're a media-savvy churchgoer or volunteer with great media ideas, get some weight and influence on board before you approach senior leadership. No doubt you know exactly what you're talking about, but gaining some credibility with other leadership will make it easier for the senior leader to value your input. Once you have an audience, be sure you have a solid plan to present. Come under the church's vision. While you may

http://prochurchtools.com/006 - The songs you play before church starts and after church ends are very important. It's easy to think of this portion of church as a throwaway time. But wait! Don't. Choosing the right songs can positively impact your church service in ways you've never likely considered. Plus, it's free and easy.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned 5 Practical Tips For Choosing Better Songs To Play Don't play a song you're about to play in worship as well. It's not fair to your worship band. Match the energy of the church service (ie. Good Friday = solemn; Easter Sunday = high energy) Play music that matches your church's story & culture, or the story & culture that you're trying to build. Time the playlist to have no gaps and sync well with the countdown. Make the playlist consistent with genre, tempo, and emotion. Highly Ambitious Playlist Alive - Hillsong Young & Free (remixed by pKal)  My Lighthouse - Rend Collective (remixed by pKal) Break Every Chain - Jesus Culture (rem

http://prochurchtools.com/005 - It's finally here! ProChurchTools.com has a brand new look! In this session we'll discuss the new design and why we made the choices we did. We'll also talk about the 3 cores of a quality church website.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The 3 basic elements of a church brand The easiest way I know to create a quality church logo Three core, essential, foundational features of a good church website, in this session of the Pro Church Podcast.   3 Instant Takeaways Give your website one focus. Your church website should have one clear goal that drives its entire structure. Your homepage should have only one or two 'calls to action' which visitors to your site immediately see. As well, your menu should only have 4-6 pages, all of which are consistent with your main goal: whether that is inviting visitors to your church, ministering to your existing church, or creating evangelistic content. If your main goal is to attract visitors, leave pages or information for 'insiders'

http://prochurchtools.com/004 - Video is one of our biggest focuses at Pro Church Tools. There are simply so many opportunities to inject video into your church services. In this session of the Pro Church Podcast we explore 18 different avenues.

http://prochurchtools.com/003 - Church media can be daunting. It can feel like there's just so much to learn, and if you're starting from scratch it can be intimidating. But this is how I started, and if I can do it...so can you.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned If you want to excel in church media you don't need any prior experience, or necessary skills. You just need a willingness to learn and a desire to improve. The first video I ever made (scroll down half the page) Music from the album my wife (girlfriend at the time) did together

http://prochurchtools.com/002 - The future of church media revolves around your church. And your church's story. It's not about mass production and following the big guys. It's about identifying your church's unique story and letting that influence every type of media you produce. But how do you find that story? Just ask yourself these 5 questions.   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Identifying your church's unique story and narrative isn't always easy - but it's absolutely necessary. And once you figure it out it should inform every type of media your church produces. Branding interview with Mars Hill State Farm advertisement (focusing on the convenience and comfort) Progressive advertisement (focusing on the price) 5 Action Steps Identify church leadership Examine your church's size Examine church demographics Identify church talents Identify church values Switchfoot Lyrics I wanna thrive not just survive This is your life, are you who you want to be? You and I were meant to live for so much more I

http://prochurchtools.com/001 - What does the future of church media look like? It's not doing what the church down the road is doing. It's not doing what the big guys are doing. In the very first session of the Pro Church Podcast we'll explore the future of church media and what to expect. Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Take the Millennial Quiz - Click Here Millennials aren't materialistic. Newsweek even says so. Read the article. The very first session of the Pro Church Tools podcast, where we discuss the future of church media.   2 Instant Takeaways Millennials are the future. And Millennials love anything tech: videos, devices, on-demand content, live streaming, mobile giving, and worship with backing tracks. The church Millennials grew up with the "staged" church; but they want the "experiential" church. This generation is so media-saturated that they can smell hype a mile away and long for authenticity. All of this needs to be taken into account by the church if they want to reach out to next g