Pro Church Podcast With Brady Shearer

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?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (1:23): What's the best approach for training volunteers on media? Question #2 (13:22): What's the best way to grow our YouTube platform? Question #3 (27:57): How do we engage with our congregation that ignores the typical "engagement" style social posts? Question #4 (36:16): How should our church talk about general fund giving on social media?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (3:12): What's the most important thing to be doing online for a small town church? Question #2 (14:26): What are the best ways to keep track of attendance from those who watch/stream online? Question #3 (25:32): Do you have any tips or ideas for engaging people online during a live service? Question #4 (32:01): How did you go about hiring your friends?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (2:38): What are your best tips for leveraging social to reach middle and high school students? Question #2 (20:16): How can a church drive more content through their pastor on social, but also be cautious of ego, falls, and all that negative stuff? Question #3 (26:26): Coming from a larger church to a congregation of 60...how do I introduce new technologies/ideas? Question #4 (35:56): What is the ideal number of slides in a day of Instagram Stories?

Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (4:18): What are the first 5 steps you'd take if you were taking over a ministry? Question #2 (21:13): How do you deal with generational differences and tech in church? Question #3 (28:36): Are video announcements still a thing? If so, how can they be done well? Question #4 (32:50): What is the biggest lesson you've learned from a mistake?

Brady and Alex are back! Send in your question via text to 1-800-485-3139. Question #1 (0:42): What happened to your co-host? Question #2 (13:48): Should our church monetize our YouTube channel? Question #3 (19:23): Thoughts on an "engagement ministry" at our church? Question #4 (27:30): What do you think about "clickbait" type posts to garner engagement?

Today - in just ninety seconds - I want to share with you a new style of church connect card. Find the full transcript, show notes, and video version here: https://prochur.ch/3bakpeE   Traditional Connect Card Template: https://prochur.ch/2ITmwYn      

Today, we're gonna look at a number of successful Facebook Ads campaigns from real churches and dive into what made these ads successful and the challenges these churches needed to overcome to make it all happen. Find the full transcript, show notes, and video version here: https://prochur.ch/2XDaSYl