The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

Real photos of real people at your church are incredibly important when it comes to branding on your website and social media. Alex discusses his recommendations when it comes to gear.   What's In This Session? DSLR Camera Body (1:38) 6D Mk II(3:30) 5D Mk II(3:40) Fast Lens(4:02) Lens Pen(5:14) Pelican Case(5:56) Neewer Glass Prism(6:45) Backdrop Kit(8:50) Editing software - GIMP/Lightroom/Photoshop(9:46)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The Nucleus Playbook 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/7-indispensable-photography-tools-for-churches-ep-148/.

Every one of our churches want to grow and the best way to do that is to increase next steps. Brady discusses how to make this happen in your church.   What's In This Session? Quick wins (2:05) The lie (2:36) The paradox (3:05) The study (3:25) Less announcements (7:03) Connect cards (7:31) A single call to action (8:17)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Nucleus Church The 50% Rule For Church Announcements | Ep. #146 Why "Next Steps" Are The Best Metric For Tracking Church Growth | Ep. #145 The New Rules For Measuring Church Growth | Ep. #144 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/how-to-quickly-accelerate-growth-at-your-church-ep-147/.

Churches often struggle with having too many announcements, but being unsure about which ones to cut while keeping the peace. Brady shares his 50% rule that allows you to limit announcements without favouritism.   What's In This Session? Announcements promote first steps (2:25) The 50% Rule (3:16) Reason #1: Conditioning (4:02) Reason #2: Removes conflict (5:25) Reason #3: Reduces announcements (6:35) More next steps (8:05)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The New Rules For Measuring Church Growth | Ep. #144 Why "Next Steps" Are The Best Metric For Tracking Church Growth | Ep. #145 The Nucleus Playbook 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at https://prochurchtools.com/the-50-rule-for-church-announcements-ep-146/.

Brady discusses why next steps are such a beneficial metric for your church and the steps you need to follow to begin tracking them.   What's In This Session? Ep. #144 (1:05) Every church mission statement (1:55) Next steps (2:18) Step #1: Audit (5:04) Step #2: Assign value (5:45) Step #3: Set your baseline (6:47) Step #4: Work to improve (7:49) Nucleus (9:37)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The New Rules To Measuring Church Growth | Ep. #144 The Nucleus Playbook Nucleus 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/why-next-steps-are-the-best-metric-for-tracking-church-growth-ep-145/.

With church attendance continuing to drop due to major cultural shifts, it is no longer the best metric for tracking church growth or health. Brady shares 3 reasons why, and some other metrics to use instead.   What's In This Session? Current attendance trends (1:04) Reason #1: Millennial drop off (2:01) Reason #2: Affluence (2:38) Reason #3: Communication shift (3:17) Weight loss analogy (4:18) Determine WHY we do church (6:52) Next steps (8:05)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned 9 sobering Church Attendance Statistics | Ep. #132 10 Reasons Even Committed Church Attenders Are Attending Less | Carey Nieuwhoff 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/the-new-rules-for-measuring-church-growth-ep-144/.

Brady shares a job description and five principle concepts to help your church decide if you need to hire someone to fill the role of communications director, or why you should have one at all.   What's In This Session? The DM (0:21) Job description (2:03) Pillar #1: Grand vision (2:54) Pillar #2: Communication shift (4:35) Pillar #3: Attention (6:15) Pillar #4: Seize the 167 (6:30) Pillar #5: Success stories (8:15)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned How A Church Of 90 People Grew 42% In 6 Months Using Social Media | Ep. #141 How A Millennial Pastor Uses Vlogging To Grow His Church | Ep. #121 How A Church Of 150 Spent $109 On Facebook Ads And Got 241 New Visitors | Ep. #087 Communications Director Job Description From Fishhook 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/why-your-church-needs-a-communications-director-ep-143/.

Social media is constantly changing. Alex discusses a DM he received with story about using the slider feature on Instagram stories to encourage connection and engagement.   What's In This Session? Episode 108 review (0:21) Kieran's DM (1:05) The results (2:54) Tool #1: PicMonkey(4:01) Tool #2: WordSwag(4:46) Tool #3: Photoshop/ Illustrator(6:00)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned How To Use Instagram To Engage Spiritual Practice | Ep. #108 @youngzeal on Instagram 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/the-instagram-slider-prayer-request-technique-ep-142/.

Brady discusses a message he received from a pastor who is seeing the effects of using social media at his church first hand. EJ has seen incredible growth at his church plant, and Brady shares some principles you can apply to your church.   What's In This Session? Pastor EJ's story (1:09) #1: Low-hanging Fruit (2:26) #2: The Brand (2:14) #3: Facebook Live Devotion (5:34) #4: Ownership Over Attendance (7:30) #5: Google My Business (9:11) Share your stories with us! (9:56)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Field Of Grace Baptist Church Field Of Grace on Instagram Field Of Grace on Twitter 9 Sobering Church Attendance Statistics | Ep. #132 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/how-a-church-of-90-people-grew-42-in-6-months-using-social-media-ep-141/.

Social media provides a lot of feedback and accurate tracking on how well your posts and presence are performing. Brady discusses how to know if you're succeeding as a church on social media.   What's In This Session? The DM Brady received (0:22) Attention, engagement, and next steps (1:13) Brady's Face (3:07) Empty Church (3:43) Formula #1: Attention (4:32) Formula #2: Engagement (5:24) Formula #3: Next Steps (7:10)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned The 3-Step Funnel To Predictable Church Growth | Ep. #125 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/3-effective-ways-to-measure-your-churchs-social-media-efforts-ep-140/.

We understand the struggle of designing graphics for summer events and needing new, up to date fonts, but without spending a ton of money. Brady shares 7 free fonts for your church to use this summer.   What's In This Session? #1: Mattilda(1:04) #2: Oxford(1:34) #3: Alberto(2:49) #4: Gilroy(3:23) #5: Hansief (4:35) #6: Garment District(5:45) #7: Tuesday Night(6:18)   Show Notes & Resources Mentioned Flywheel Font List Easil Font List 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   Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at https://prochurchtools.com/7-free-summer-fonts-for-churches-ep-139/.