The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

http://prochurchtools.com/177 - Marketing can seem scary. How do we connect with the right people? Is our strategy the best use of money? Ryan chats with us about his marketing insights for growing churches.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 1:23 - Where would you invest first to start growing in marketing for a church plant? 9:07 - What do you do to capture stories so frequently, and then how do you tell them so frequently as well? 15:18 - Just wondering if you have any advice on the best way to run a contest? 19:12 - Where do you suggest would be the best place to do testimony videos without interrupting the flow of the service. Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month. Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast. Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebook.com/prochurchtools Website: http://prochurchtools.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The Grace and Peace Community is a church in Chicago, Illinois preparing to relocate into a new facility. Along with this relocation, they're readying a complete rebrand including their logo, web presence, and branding. Brady walks the church through the rebrand process from beginning to end.

http://prochurchtools.com/176 - Church plants come with their own unique challenges, Quincy joins us to discuss how to make the most of your launch.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 1:02 - When it comes to musicians or media professionals in the church, do you believe that those people should be getting paid? 8:37 - I heard you mention that you use a server, so what type of server do you use? 15:16 - If not Right Now Media, then what else is a solution to empower willing volunteers to lead a small group without spending way too much time planning their lessons? 24:03 - Is there a reason you would choose to do video announcements rather than presenting announcements live? Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month. Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast. Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebook.com/prochurchtools Website: http://prochurchtools.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/bradyshearer

King's Way is a church of about 150 in Ashland, Kentucky. They've recently moved into a new building and are ready to grow as a church. The core leadership team of King's Way joins Brady in this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition to discuss a systematic plan for growing their church in the months and years to come.

http://prochurchtools.com/175 - Beau discusses the strategy he they use over at Life.Church when it comes to social media. From the importance of having fun, to using Instagram stories for your church - he covers it all.

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools -- #TIMESTAMPS: 1:19 - Just preach the Gospel. 11:16 - What are some brainstorming tools? 16:19 - Could you share some of the podcasts you listen to? Specifically business podcasts and/or media business related. 21:29 - Where is the best place for announcements on Sunday? For those that will be quick to say that they don't use technology much, how could we as the communications staff to get them into the central hub model? Brady Shearer is the CEO of Pro Church Tools Inc., a company helping churches communicate better. Through weekly videos, podcasts, and articles, Pro Church Tools reaches more than 25,000 churches every month. Brady is the host of The #AskBrady Show, a church communications focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as the Pro Church Podcast, a weekly interview audio podcast. Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradyshearer Facebook: http://facebook.com/prochurchtools Website: http://prochurchtools.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Real Life is a church with a creative workflow problem. They've got a killer communications team, but lack the structural discipline to be efficient. When ministries make demands, the communications team isn't sure when to say "yes" and when to say "no" - and this leads to unwanted inter-church politics. Brady and the Real Life communications team sit down in this session of the Pro Church Podcast: Coaching Edition to create a systematic creative workflow that will solve this issue once and for all.

http://prochurchtools.com/174 - Scripting your announcements in a way that is engaging can seem daunting, Adam talks about how to use story, but still communicate details.