The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

In my experience, when it comes to choosing a church giving provider, most churches don’t really know what to look for. What features matter most? And what warning signs should I be looking for? So in this video, we’ll tackle the three most important categories you should be paying attention to when you evaluate different church giving platforms.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-choose-the-right-church-giving-provider-avoid-these/   What's In This Session? The Basics (0:53) #1: The Software (1:09) #2: The Mission (3:59) #3: The Fees (8:09)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Global Trends In Giving 2018 Report charity:water Glassdoor Stripe 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  

When my church prepares a service and plans out the service order, we always pay special attention to the transitions. How are we going to move from the worship to announcements? And then from announcements to the message? And how can we do it in a way that doesn’t feel awkward or stall out the momentum of service? So in this video, I’ll share my dos and don’ts on how to master service transitions.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-master-church-service-transitions-dos-donts/   What's In This Session? Technique #1: The Bridge (1:44) Example #1A: Worship -> Announcements (2:23) Example #1B: Announcement -> Announcement (3:15) Technique #2: Throw To Video (4:30) Example #2: Announcements -> Sermon (5:26) Technique #3: Backing Tracks (6:28)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Church Motion Graphics 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 handful of year-over-year giving trends that are showing no signs of slowing down. And when you properly understand what these giving trends mean, you’ll be able to improve the overall experience for your donors and inspire them to give in the right ways. And in this video, I’m going to show you each of these trends - along with the most important takeaways your church needs to know.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/7-church-giving-trends-to-watch-in-2019/   What's In This Session? #1: Preferred methods of giving (1:09) #2: Money given to charities (2:38) #3: Millennial giving (4:20) #4: Top causes for Christian giving (4:46) Takeaway #1: Prioritize online giving (5:43) Takeaway #2: Online giving is going to increase (7:13) Takeaway #3: Cause-based giving (8:45)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 2018 Global Trends In Giving Report Giving USA 2018 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 

Today you’re going to learn the five most important pages on your church’s website after your homepage. For example, did you know that your staff page will likely be one of most highly trafficked pages on your entire site? It’s true. So in this video, you’ll learn what each of these five pages are - and I’ll show you how to structure them and what to include on each page.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/5-important-pages-every-church-website-needs-beyond-the-homepage/   What's In This Session? #1: The Plan A Visit Page (0:59) #2: The About Page (2:45) #3: The Staff Page (3:38) #4: The Kids Page (7:09) #5: The Sermon Engine (8:29)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study How To Create A Stunning Church Welcome Video 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  

Every year your church has one or two events that are the biggest of the year. For most churches that’s Easter and Christmas. But how do you properly promote these landmark events? How do you get people excited? And how do you get them to actually show up? Well, you’re in the right place, because in this video, you’ll learn the 60-day promotion plan for big church events.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-60-day-promotion-plan-for-big-church-events/   What's In This Session? 60 Days Out: Awareness content piece (1:07) Understand the goal (1:17) 60 Days Out: Set up registration/follow up sequence (2:24) 30 Days Out: Weekly announcement from stage (7:09) 30 Days Out: Social/email/bulletin/lobby/website all working together (7:14) 7 Days Out: Double down on Facebook Ads (8:06) Day Of: Display the event (9:14)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study 2 Part Church Announcements Formula 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  

Millennials are at it again. What are they doing this time? Simply put, they’re staying single. They're not getting married and they’re doing it in record numbers. What’s more, they’re doing it by choice. So what does this mean for your church? In this video, you’ll learn the statistics, the motivations, and the action steps your church can take.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-millennial-singleness-is-affecting-your-church/   What's In This Session? Millennials aren't getting married (0:35) Millennials prioritize themselves (2:01) Millennials like being single (3:21) How this affects church life (3:40) How to actively include single people (5:34)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Gallup Analysis: Millennials, Marriage and Family Young, Single, and Career Oriented  Don't Even Shame Millennials, Gen Z For Being Single 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  

Today, you’re going to learn six reasons why offering text giving at your church is a bad idea. New research has been published and it’s quite conclusive on why text-to-give options for your church are almost certainly a waste of time and money. And by the end of this video, you’ll know exactly why after seeing the researching for yourself.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/why-text-giving-for-churches-is-a-trap-to-avoid-new-research/   What's In This Session? #1: How donors prefer to give (1:15) #2: Added cost (3:30) #3: Two types of text giving (4:11) #4: Who are text givers? (5:11) #5: Stop-gap solution (6:30) #6: Muddies your overall communications (7:11) Disclaimer: Anything can work (8:23)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Online Giving Statistics 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  

As design trends shift and evolve, so does your need as a designer for new fonts. So in this video, I’ll share with you seven free fonts that we’ve been using in our designs recently - fonts that are absolutely on-trend.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/7-free-fonts-for-church-designers-winter-2019-edition/   What's In This Session? #1: Coder's Crux (2:50) #2: Inconsolata (3:50) #3: VT323 (4:43) #4: BP Dots (5:15) #5: Jeffries (6:02) #6: Poppins (6:40) #7: 01Kinder (7:11)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Coder's Crux Inconsolata VT323 BP Dots Jeffries Poppins 01Kinder 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 youth pastor I know who preaches almost exclusively on social media. He’s not a big name yet. You’ve almost certainly never heard of him. But he’s using social platforms like YouTube and Instagram to disciple his students and reach them every single day - not just when they attend church and youth services. And in this video, I’ll break down the formulas he’s using to create this content and introduce you to this innovative young pastor.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-a-millennial-pastor-uses-social-media-to-preach-new-case-study/   What's In This Session? Alex Wilson (0:49) Traditional Model (1:20) Alex's Model (1:50) Formula #1: Culture/Intersection With Faith/Application (3:18) Formula #2: Story/Intersection With Faith/Application (5:14) Formula #3: 10 Second Sermons (7:17) Design/Editing (8:47)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Alex Wilson on Instagram Apposite on YouTube 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  

Here’s the bottom line: the average church service hasn’t changed much in the last 10 years - even though the world around us has fundamentally shifted. So what does this mean for you? It’s about time we adjust how we plan our church services. And so in this video, you’ll learn how plan better services to accomplish your church’s mission in the midst of massive cultural changes.   ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-plan-effective-church-services-in-2019/   What's In This Session? Phil Bowdle (0:37) #1: Attendance habits have shifted (1:40) #2: Understand your mission/goals as a church (4:22) #3: What's the one thing we want to communicate in this service? (4:29) #4: How can we weave this theme through every portion of service? (4:50) #5: This is not restrictive, but does require planning (6:36)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Featured Resource: 21-Day Social Media Case Study Rethinking Communication by Phil Bowdle The Ultimate Guide To Measuring Church Growth Phil Bowdle 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