The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

Today, you’re going to learn the absolute easiest social media strategy for churches. Even better? You don’t need to create any graphics or produce any videos - you don’t even need to post every single day! Yet, despite how easy this strategy is, the best part is that it gets results. So follow along, and by the end of this episode, you’ll have everything you need to start using this strategy right away at your church.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-easiest-social-media-strategy-for-churches-ever/   What's In This Session?      Step 1: Using the text tool on Facebook (5:00)   Examples (6:15)   Step 2: Respond to every single comment/interaction that you get (10:35)  

I get questions all the time asking about animation and motion design - particularly in the context of social media. So in this video, we’ll speak directly with one of our motion designers that brings our social program to life through animation - as we give you a behind the scenes look into our complete workflow.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-beginners-guide-to-motion-design-animation-for-social-media/   What's In This Session?      How do you approach bringing a static design to life - particularly in the context of social? (9:00)   How we use motion to tell a story. (12:50)   What were some of the challenges when we first started working together? (15:30)   What is the best way to get into motion design? (26:20)   Why use designs that are not apart of your brand on social? (30:45)   

If you’re a church or leader in a church - young or old - you’re confronting new challenges in ministry right now that couldn’t have even existed ten years ago. And my belief is that these new challenges require a particular mindset to successfully navigate them. And so in this episode, I’ll explain this “bias for action” mindset - and why it’s critical for you as a church leader.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-a-bias-for-action-mindset-is-critical-for-every-church-leader/   Show Notes:   From a position of humility (10:40)   Failure isn’t something I’m concerned with (11:45)   Everything can be redeemed (12:25)   Recognize this approach is contrarian (14:00)   Buy into the principle for its merit, not material results (16:15)   Change the narrative (18:30)     Featured Resource & Additional Links:     Pro Church Tools Products https://prochurchtools.com/products/   The Church Announcements Scripts Bundle https://prochurchtools.com/akwh   CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS FORMULA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzR5PwwGuY     FOLLOW me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

  One of the easiest ways to boost engagement on social media is to ask your followers questions. But…you need to ask the right questions. So today, you’ll get 39 different questions made specifically for churches like yours to use on social media. The best part? These questions have already been proven to boost engagement and we’re giving them away freely to you! So let’s get started.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/39-copy-n-paste-question-posts-for-churches-on-social-media/   What's In This Session?      We’ve been doing the social program for a year now - What we’ve learned and created. (0:30)        An easy to follow strategy. (3:10)        Why these questions are so helpful. (21:30)    Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:      Pro Church Tools Products -  https://prochurchtools.com/products/        CENTRAL HUB STRATEGY: Boost Church Signups 53% -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtsAWLZoC7c         

The Central Hub is a strategy churches use to boost engagement - it exists to see your congregation take more next steps. And this is important because we don’t want churches filled with passive spectators, but rather, active participants. So in this video, we’ll share with you eight different central hub lobby setups from real churches to get you inspired - and to show you that whether your church is big, small, portable, young, old - whatever - The Central Hub can work in your context.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/8-inspiring-central-hub-lobby-setups-real-church-examples/   What's In This Session?      Rule #1: The Central Hub must be accessible be 24/7 (4:40)      Rule #2: The Central Hub must be accessible from any device (5:35)      Rule #3: The Central Hub must be able to capture, store, and distribute information (6:05)      Example #1: Big blue wall (8:30)      Example #2: In the sanctuary (11:15)      Example #3: iPad stand (12:00)      Example #4: Pop-up signs (13:20)      Example #5: Table-top stand (Lamicall) (13:20)      Example #6: Volunteers to help (15:05)      Example #7: Table with wheels for portable setup (19:25)      Example #8: Screens and custom marquee (19:55)           

There are a handful of graphic design trends that we are absolutely loving right now. And we want to share them with you! So by the end of this podcast, you’ll be introduced to eleven of our favorite current design trends and how we’re using them on an everyday basis.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/11-graphic-design-trends-we-love-in-2019/   What's In This Session?      Example #1 (5:35)   Example #2 (7:10)   Example #3 (8:10)   Example #4 (10:00)   Example #5 (11:45)   Example #6 (13:45)   Example #7 (16:05)   Example #8 (16:35)   Example #9 (19:50)   Example #10 (20:45)   Example #11 (23:20)     Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:      The Ultimate Free Connect Card Template      12 Fresh Sermon Series Ideas      Pro Church Tools      Pro Church Tools on Facebook      Pro Church Tools on YouTube      Brady Shearer on Instagram      Brady Shearer on Twitter      Alex Mills on Instagram  

A church slogan isn’t just a catchy tagline. It’s your church’s story. Your vision and mission distilled down to a short and memorable phrase. It should inspire your congregation and help with your leadership’s decision making. And yet, so few churches actually have a good one. So let’s change that. In this episode of Pro Church Tools, we’re going to highlight a trio of amazing church slogans and walk you through the process of crafting your own. .   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/3-of-my-favorite-church-slogans-plushow-to-write-your-own/   What's In This Session?      #1: What is a slogan? It includes a key benefit. (3:15)        #2: What is a slogan? It differentiates your church. (6:25)        #3: What is a slogan? It’s your church’s story/vision/mission. (8:15)        Real Church Examples (12:05)     Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:      19 PERFECT CHURCH WEBSITE HEADLINE EXAMPLES        The Ultimate Church Website Page Template Library        Pro Church Tools        Pro Church Tools on Facebook        Pro Church Tools on YouTube        Brady Shearer on Instagram        Brady Shearer on Twitter        Alex Mills on Instagram    

If your church website design feels at all stale or needing of a makeover - you’re in the right place. Because in this podcast, we’re going to examine five unusual but creative church website design ideas that real churches are using right now. So if you’re looking for inspiration, you’ll have it by the end of this episode.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-unusual-church-website-design-ideas-that-i-love/   What's In This Session?      #1: The Gospel Church (Destiny Keller) (0:40)   #2: Peoria Nazarene Church (Joel Davis at Cross & Crown) (4:25)   #3: First Baptist Church of Allegan (8:35)   #4: Faith Church Gold Coast (Nate Zerk) (10:30)   #5: Hill City Church (12:25)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:      HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR CHURCH WEBSITE DESIGN IN 1 DAY USING STUNNING PHOTOS      The iPhone Church Photography Case Study      Pro Church Tools      Pro Church Tools on Facebook      Pro Church Tools on YouTube      Brady Shearer on Instagram      Brady Shearer on Twitter      Alex Mills on Instagram  

There’s a group of church branding trends that are emerging right now and they absolutely deserve your attention. Churches around the world are beginning to embrace these ideas, and every one of our churches can learn from at least one of them. So in this podcast, we’ll show you real examples of each of these trends and breakdown how they may be applicable to you.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/6-positive-church-branding-trends-that-deserve-your-attention/   What's In This Session?      Defining Branding (0:40)   #1: Trade in a color palette for a color matrix (2:00)   Vineyard Colombus design by Jeff Miller (3:41)   #2: Branded house; not a house of brands (5:35)   East Gate design by Dave Keller (6:40)   #3: Logo with meaning (8:00)   Catch the Fire design by Samuel Nudds (9:10)   #4: From me to we (12:30)   Westside King’s Church design by Matthew Birtch (13:15)   #5: Short church names (14:20)   #6: Sermon series’ addressing doubts (16:45)   Asking For A Friend design by VISUAL Jams (16:55)   Stats on doubting (17:20)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:      19 PERFECT CHURCH WEBSITE HEADLINE EXAMPLES      The Perfect Church Homepage Infographic      Pro Church Tools      Pro Church Tools on Facebook      Pro Church Tools on YouTube      Brady Shearer on Instagram      Brady Shearer on Twitter      Alex Mills on Instagram  

  In my experience, most churches sabotage their own announcements every week with chaotic communications. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In fact, there is a proven church announcements formula that works and inspires churchgoers to get involved. So in this podcast, I’ll unpack how that formula works - and we’ll show you how to apply it as we prepare church announcement scripts on the fly for your upcoming events.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-church-announcement-frameworks-that-really-work/   What's In This Session?      One Story (2:30)   One Next Step (3:00)   The 50% Rule (5:40)   #1: New People Category - also works great for volunteers (8:30)   #2: Annual Event Category (11:10)   #3: Small Groups Category (11:30)   #4: One-Off Event Category (17:50)     Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:        The Church Announcements Formula        The Church Announcements Scripts Bundle        Pro Church Tools        Pro Church Tools on Facebook        Pro Church Tools on YouTube        Brady Shearer on Instagram        Brady Shearer on Twitter        Alex Mills on Instagram