The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

  Calvary Apostolic Church wants to project a unified welcoming message across everything they do, but aren't sure how to get everyone on the same page. Brady talks with their Creative Director about their current new visitor follow up sequence, and how they can improve their retention.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: Calvary Apostolic Church Church Location:  Columbus, Ohio Church Ag...

  http://prochurchtools.com/189  -  Justin is a digital missionary, and joins us to discuss how to make the most of YouTube. He shares tips on YouTube keywords, what it takes to grow your followers, and the perfect YouTube video.    What's In This Session? Why Justin turned to YouTube to become a digital missionary (7:34) The true definition of the word "vlog" (12:36) How Justin grew from 0 to 40,...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS:   1:04 - Should I get rid of the past history of our social media posts? 6:50 - Are there circumstances when we should not use stock video? 14:18 - What is the difference in style between a social graphic and a church slide graphic if they're both announcements?  19:27 - W...

Redemption Church is a mobile church run out of a middle school in Oklahoma. This being the case, they have a lot of new visitors, but their team is concerned that they don't have a great infrastructure in place when it comes to guests. Brady sits down with their communications team to put a plan in place.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: Redemption Church OKC Church Location:   Oklaho...

  http://prochurchtools.com/188  -  I went and studied 100s of almost identical Facebook posts to discover what really worked (and more importantly, what really didn't) when it came to growing engagement.   What's In This Session? Defining the case study (6:54) The video guarantee (10:13) The statistics (11:20) Why a share is important (12:14) The case study results (21:25) Real life examples (30:...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS:   1:06 - Worship backgrounds: motions or stills? 3:05 - Everything I try to do creative or new gets shut down by my lead pastor. Do you have any advice or ideas as to what I should do? 17:03 - I'm being asked about offering an online church directory and looking for some i...

Connection Church knows the importance of great digital and social media content, but right now they don't have someone to head it up. They're not sure what they needr in the person they hire. Brady sits down with their communications team to discuss the type of person they should look for.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: Connection Church Church Location: Canton, Michigan Church Age:...

http://prochurchtools.com/187  - Tristan is the creative mind behind a large percentage of the abstract footage available on Storytape. He joins us to discuss what it takes to orchestrate and film an abstract scene.    What's In This Session? The origins of Storytape (8:07) Executing a reverse bet (10:15) What it takes to orchestrate an abstract scene (14:20) Filming abstract clips using fire and...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS:   1:05 - How do I reach people, apart from Facebook ads, how can I reach people within our own city? 7:38 - Is it better to have all of your registrations in one place, or is better to keep people on your website? 12:40 - Do you have any ideas on how to deal with the pract...

OneHeart Ministry has recently moved into their permanent location, whose demographic is vastly different than their previous mobile location, and now they're looking to grow both in numbers and diversity. Brady chats with their creative team about strategies to fit their community & culture.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: OneHeart Ministry Church Location:  Sydney, Australia Church...

http://prochurchtools.com/186  - Alex is one of the certified drone operators here at Pro Church Tools. He discusses drone laws and operation when it comes to filming.   What's In This Session? The 3 phases of worldwide drone laws (8:38) The best countries to fly your drone in legally (11:16) Becoming a certified drone pilot (21:38) Flying a UAV commercially in America (25:14) The difference betwe...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS:   1:09 - I've done a variety of Facebook Live videos, and one of the challenges I have had is having an inconsistent internet connection. Is that a common problem, or if it's just me? 8:23 - Just wondering if you guys have an opinion on the Melo camera for Facebook Live or...

Grace Church of Napa Valley is a family. Close knit and friendly, they've done a great job building their internal community. Now they're ready to extend that relationship further into their city. Brady talks with their team about how to overcome apathy and shift their focus.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: Grace Church of Napa Valley Church Location:  Napa Valley, California Church A...

  http://prochurchtools.com/185  - Brandon is the creative mind behind Storytape's unique Instagram stories. He shares his gear and tips in this session of the podcast.  What's In This Session? An intro to creating produced Instagram Stories (15:22) Dealing with the 24-hour expiration factor of Instagram Stories (17:16) Our Instagram Stories camera rig (21:48) Production workflow for Instagram Sto...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS:   1:07 - What is the best way to give at a 5 to 1 ratio of the amount of times we ask something of people on social media? 8:11 - Should we get a SEO consultation for our website, or should we keep the basic concepts of SEO in the back of our heads and redesign our website...

New Hope Christian Center is almost 40 years old and it shows. With it's 90s themed decor their church building is in desperate need of an update. Brady chats with their executive pastor, Adam, about how to make their building look less dated.   Meet The Church Being Coached Church Name: New Hope Christian Center Church Location:  Waterloo, Indiana Church Age:  37 years Church Size:  400 On the co...

http://prochurchtools.com/184  - Bad things happen, but what about when they happen to your church? Nathan shares the story of how his church handled it when their building burned down.   What's In This Session? What happens when your church building burns to the ground (10:20) Managing your emotional response to a catastrophe (14:03) Planning an impromptu service for thousands of people when your...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:03 - How would you recommend promoting mission trips? We want to hear the stories but not every person who goes on a trip is a excellent speaker. 5:08 - How might you create a top-level event to promote a greeting ministry? 14:26 - Any suggestions for software and how to...

New Harvest Chicago knows that seizing the 167 hours outside of their Sunday service is integral to growing their church, but they're unsure what they should focus on first. Brady sits down with Eric, their service producer, to put a plan in place. 

http://prochurchtools.com/183  - A large portion of a pastor's week is spent working on their sermon. Alejandro joins us to talk about how to repurpose the content to reach beyond Sunday.   What's In This Session? Why you need to become a practitioner (10:19) How to accelerate your digital engagement (12:16) The 3-Part Sermon Snippet Strategy (General Overview) (14:11) The #1 reason why 76% of peo...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:40 - What is your favorite sort of stabilizer gimbal? 6:24 - How much of a drill sergeant should I be about church fonts and different ministries using different fonts? 14:33 - Is it a good idea to purge your email list of anyone who hasn't opened any emails in the past...

Charlotte Assembly of God is struggling with finding balance with their in service video and photography. If they capture the screen correctly, the exposure of their pastor is incorrect and vice versa. Brady sits down with a couple members from their team to discuss potential fixes.

http://prochurchtools.com/182  - Everything you do and say as an organization is crafting a brand. So what is your church trying to say to the world? And are you succeeding? Barbara discusses the brand discovery process.  What's In This Session? Don't worry - we're all just winging it (10:53) Finding the intersection between form and function (15:22) The 3 types of questions you need to ask to mak...

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools   #TIMESTAMPS: 1:10 - Do you have any input into teen or youth ministry social media strategies? 10:20 - Is there one best place for hosting our sermon podcast? 15:27 - What are the best software options to project in our meetings? 19:53 - What can I say or do to influence my Pastor to g...

Discovery Church has a follow up plan for first time guests, but what about people who have been attending for a few months to a year? Brady sits down with Zach, their creative director, to discuss just that.