

The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer
Pro Church Tools
Helping your church navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years. Hosted by Brady Shearer and Alexander Mills.
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Dec 15, 2021 • 43min
The Future Of Live Streaming For Churches
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?

Dec 8, 2021 • 43min
Fresh Instagram Ideas, The Facebook Exodus, & Personal Social Media Challenges
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?

Dec 1, 2021 • 47min
Preventing Burnout, Convincing Your Pastor, & Multi-Site Social Media
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?

Nov 24, 2021 • 50min
Training Volunteers, Growing On YouTube, & Driving Engagement With A Sleepy Audience
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?

Nov 17, 2021 • 44min
My Most Important Tip For Small Town Churches, Tracking Online Attendance, & Hiring Your Friends
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?

Nov 10, 2021 • 51min
Social For Youth Ministry, Pastor Accounts vs. Church Accounts, & New Ideas In Older Churches
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?

Nov 3, 2021 • 48min
Church Communications Policy, Generational Tension, & Our Biggest Mistakes
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?

Oct 27, 2021 • 40min
We Back! YouTube Monetization, Engagement Pods, & Clickbait
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?

Jun 25, 2020 • 3min
The New Church Connect Card Template
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

May 28, 2020 • 9min
Facebook Ads For Churches 2020 - How To Make A Successful Ad
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