Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (02:20): How do I get a job in church when I'm first starting out? Question #2 (16:41): If a church has no tech or media presence at all...what should be their first step? Question #3 (26:15): What keeps you invested in the North American church model?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (02:25): How do I improve my website SEO? Question #2 (11:38): Any advice for putting together sermon bumper videos? Question #3 (19:49): It seems like churches are either able to serve young adults, or every other age demographic, but not both. Are there any churches that are truly intergenerational anymore? Is this a realistic goal? Question #4 (29:12): What's something you worried about entering your 30s that ended up not being a big deal?  

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (03:38): What is a good open rate for my church's email newsletters? Question #2 (18:18): What are some best practices for church newsletter email subject lines? Question #3 (23:05): In last week's podcast you mentioned cleaning your email list.  How would you recommend churches do this?  Question #4 (27:15): How is it actually like living in Niagara? It feels real far from Toronto.

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (01:58): What are your thoughts on the relevancy of email newsletters? Question #2 (15:58): What's the #1 thing for an overwhelmed comms/media person to focus on this year? Question #3 (20:55): What's a social media prediction that turned out differently than you expected in the past few years? Question #4 (27:04): When you were just starting with PCT, what do you wish you did earlier/different?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (03:03): How do you move people from being consumers of content to communicating with you to being contributors?  Question #2 (15:34): Best tips for worship leader song transitions? Question #3 (19:44): Tips for using social for outreach to people in the city? Question #4 (25:32): What's a gap in knowledge you have? Meaning, something everyone else knows, but you don't?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (01:45): What level of engagement is realistic for a “text your question” or “text a prayer” next step? How long should we try it or other strategies? What is a realistic level of engagement? Question #2 (12:51): Have you ever felt so burnt out that you want to quit? If so, what did you do? If not, any advice? Question #3 (27:30): What's your take on QR codes, their effectiveness, and whether or not they should be on graphics? Question #4 (35:48): When you’re feeling bougie, what is your number one splurge purchase?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (01:27): What is the strategy to communicate a lot of things that are happening? And then follow-up question, how many times can/should you repeat an announcement leading up to an event? Is there an effective window of time? Question #2 (25:08): How do you recommend dealing with haters online? Question #3 (35:27): If you could only choose one camera and lens combo right now - what would it be? Question #4 (39:32): As an ultra-productive, what's your sleep schedule/strategy?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (03:33): What's your best advice for a young person in ministry?  Question #2 (16:36): Do you see value in the usage of YouTube shorts? How would you advise a church using that feature? Question #3 (22:05): What’s the best way to stay on top of a schedule for creating content? Question #4 (25:45): What are your favorite TV shows?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (00:42): Do you batch film? If so, what does that content schedule look like?  Question #2 (10:09): Recommendations for handling storage.  Question #3 (17:01): What are some best practices for using outdoor digital signage? Question #4 (23:58): Did you enjoy Bible College?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (02:24): Assuming you're a full time pastor whose primary role is not digital/online/social and you only have 5-10 hours per week to devote to updating website, sending emails and creating/posting content, where do you believe that time would best be spent? Question #2 (18:02): How can I as a volunteer leader step up in the way I invest in my team? Question #3 (25:10): What is your posture on posting on a church social account about tragedies or big news events. Would you recommend a policy? If so, what would that look like? Question #4 (33:45): What are your cringiest youth group moments?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (1:28): Did you see the article about prayer apps selling data? Question #2 (27:18): You talk a lot about how you build Nucleus without investors. Would you ever consider selling Nucleus?  

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (01:45): How did we get here? Question #2 (06:55): Why did we decide to include two free products in Nucleus 2? Question #3 (09:20): What is Slideshow Syndrome? Question #4 (15:28): What action should be prioritized in The Next Steps Launcher? Question #5 (22:37): What else is coming in Nucleus 2? Question #6 (31:12): Are we doing charter membership for Nucleus 2? Question #7 (37:10): How do they become a part of it?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (1:52): What are your top tips for leading a creative/communications team? Question #2 (13:02): What is a good schedule for posting on social media? Question #3 (17:34): What are your systems for researching and posting content? Question #4 (24:13): What is the most basic thing about you?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (2:57): What are people really looking for in a church right now? Question #2 (13:12): How do you overcome social fatigue even though you know you need to stay engaged? Question #3 (20:34): Can you talk about title and thumbnail optimization for YouTube? Question #4 (31:41): What's the most basic thing about you?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (3:52): What is one thing a smaller church can do to increase its digital ministry effectiveness? Question #2 (13:26): What would you say is the biggest no-no in the church social media world? Question #3 (23:17): I watched your workshop on short-form video and finally convinced myself to get on TikTok - but there is so much junk on it. How am I supposed to find the good stuff, let alone convince my pastor to start posting on it? Question #4 (32:16): What is your favorite Christian band from the 2000s?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (5:44): Where do you see digital church being in terms of its development 12 months from now? Question #2 (20:56): How much time and creative energy should be spent trying new things vs. keeping up with current trends? Question #3 (21:51): How do you pick a theme or aesthetic for your church’s social media? Should everything match across the board? Question #4 (34:08): If you could get rid of one bad habit in all churches...what would it be?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (4:47): How much should I expect to pay if we want to hire someone full-time at the church to help with online content? What kind of questions should I ask to make sure I’m hiring the right person? Question #2 (16:37): Do you have any suggestions for social media content specific to house churches? Question #3 (21:51): How can churches continue to shift from being reactionary in our online approach to being visionary? Question #4 (28:45): What are your guys' thoughts on YouTube removing dislike counts?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (2:57): Now that churches are opening back up, what does the future of live streaming look like?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (2:23): Can you share fresh ideas for Instagram Reels and TikTok? Question #2 (16:57): What’s your hot take on a digital pastor not having a personal social media presence? Question #3 (25:57): Should we be concerned about social media censorship or ethical issues with platforms like Facebook? Question #4 (34:14): What Pro Church Tools podcasts or videos are you most proud of?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (2:00): How do you prevent burnout? Question #2 (17:42): How do you encourage a pastor that isn't naturally eager to post on social media and engage more proactively with the online community? Question #3 (27:24): Should a multi-site church have one account per social channel or should each campus have its own account? Question #4 (30:23): How arduous was the experience of being the founder and CEO of Nucleus when it was first starting?