The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

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3 Free Third-Party Tools To Use Alongside Your Church's Website | Ep. #082 Apr 12, 2018

Show notes

Brady discusses three free third-party tools to use in tandem with your church website. These tools can enhance the user experience of your website with no extra cost.

What's In This Session?

All-in-one or a combination of tools? (0:36)
YouTube (0:59)
Cloudflare (4:16)
Drift Live Chat (6:01)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/3-free-third-party-tools-use-alongside-churchs-website-ep-082/.

How To Capture Beautiful Church Photos For Free | Ep. #081 Apr 11, 2018

Show notes

Great photos used to be expensive and complicated - but not anymore. Advancements in technology have made great photography more readily available to everyone. Brady discusses how to take great photos on your phone.

What's In This Session?

The Georgia Institute of Technology study (1:50)
Step #1 - Portrait Mode (3:03)
Step #2 - Find The Best Light (4:26)
Step #3 - Edite Your Photos with a Free App (7:48)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/capture-beautiful-church-photos-free-ep-081/.

The Signature Way Churches Alienate Millennials & Gen Z | Ep. #080 Apr 10, 2018

Show notes

Brady discusses how every generation, just like every individual, has strengths and weaknesses and how you cannot expect to reach a generation you are busy insulting.

What's In This Session?

The tweet that sparked this episode (0:21)
Publicly insulting a generation of young people that is attending church at historically low numbers won't help you reach them (1:36)
Millennials need a champion (2:50)
Every generation has their strengths & weaknesses (3:06)
Take Brady as an example (3:34)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/signature-way-churches-alienate-millennials-gen-z-ep-080/.

Help! My Pastor Keeps Interfering With The Creative Ministry | Ep. #079 Apr 09, 2018

Show notes

Senior pastors in small churches tend to be in charge of a lot things themselves. This can make delegation difficult. Brady talks about how this can impact creative ministries.

What's In This Session?

Dustin's Facebook message (0:21)
Small church pastors (1:15)
Try to understand where they're coming from (2:46)
Growth requires delegation (3:26)
The process (3:26)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/help-pastor-keeps-interfering-creative-ministry-ep-079/.

Effectively Purge Your Email List, Hiring Full-Time Staff & Website Focal Point | #AskBrady Episode 60 Apr 08, 2018

Show notes

Watch the video version of this episode of The #AskBrady Show here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProChurchTools

#TIMESTAMPS:

1:01 - Is there a specific email that you've done in the past and sent out which is really effective with the intent to purge your email list?

7:37 - A friend of mine and I are taking over my church's social media as a project since we are interns through our church, and I was wondering if you have any information that may help us amp up our church's social media when the older generation doesn't like what we do.

16:01 - Do you have any suggestions on getting a full-time staff position?

21:14 - I'm working to try and give our church's website home page a main focal point like you suggest, but I'm not sure how to. Any suggestions would be great!

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.

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How To Explain To Your Pastor The Importance Of Digital Media | Ep. #078 Apr 07, 2018

Show notes

We are living through the biggest communications shift in 500 years. Brady talks about translating a timeless message into a timely medium, and why this is so important.

What's In This Session?

Where we're at (0:21)
Attention is the most valuable commodity you can possess (2:24)
Timeless message; timely medium (2:53)
Where we're going (4:07)
You need 3 things . . . (5:30)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/explain-pastor-importance-digital-media-ep-078/.

8% Of Millennials Say THIS Is Why They Don't Attend Church | Ep. #077 Apr 06, 2018

Show notes

A common assumption in Christian culture is that millennials don't attend church because it's out of date. Brady discusses the percentage for who this is true, as well as what the top reason actually is.

What's In This Session?

The assumption: it's out of date (0:28)
The #1 answer: I find God elsewhere (1:53)
The biggest communication shift in the last 500 years (2:37)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at https://prochurchtools.com/8-millennials-say-dont-attend-church-ep-077/.

Eliminate This Form Of Christianese To Be A More Welcoming Church | Ep. #076 Apr 05, 2018

Show notes

Next steps need to be clear to your visitors, as well as your existing congregation. Brady discusses using colour as a solution to the Christianese surrounding connect cards and visitor centres.

What's In This Session?

What is Christianese? (0:24)
Example: the fellowship desk (1:22)
Use colour instead (1:54)
Example: a local restaurant (2:15)
Applying this to connect cards (4:29)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/eliminate-form-christianese-welcoming-church-ep-076/.

The Ultimate Event Promotion System For Churches | Ep. #075 Apr 04, 2018

Show notes

Storytelling is the most important skill you can learn to help your church grow, succeed, and accomplish your vision and mission. In this episode Brady shares his 3 step storytelling formula.

What's In This Session?

Step #1: Take inventory (1:14)
Step #2: Assign value (1:50)
Step #3: Give credits (3:42)
The benefits (5:04)

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/ultimate-event-promotion-system-churches-ep-075/.

3 New Instagram Profile Hacks Your Church Can Make Today | Ep. #074 Apr 03, 2018

Show notes

Storytelling is the most important skill you can learn to help your church grow, succeed, and accomplish your vision and mission. In this episode Brady shares his 3 step storytelling formula.

What's In This Session?

#1 - Edit your Instagram name (1:07)
#2 - Use Linktr.ee (2:41)
#3 - Clickable hashtags & handles in bio

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/3-new-instagram-profile-hacks-church-can-make-today-ep-074/.

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