Latest Bradyshearer Podcast Episodes
The Anatomy Of A Steven Furtick Sermon [Elevation Church Breakdown]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - November 12, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsToday we’re going to break down the communication techniques of Steven Furtick. Furtick is one of the most listened-to preachers in the world and that’s because he is an extremely talented communicator. So let’s talk about the specifics - the frameworks, devices, and constructs Furtick uses in h...
How Does The TikTok Algorithm Work? [5 Secrets You Need To Know]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - November 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsToday on The Pro Church Tools Show you’ll learn exactly how the TikTok algorithm works. And when we say *exactly* we mean it. Because our friends at Life.Church called us up after they met with a TikTok engineer and they spilled the beans on how videos get ranked on TikTok. And by the end of thi...
7 Proven Church Newsletter Ideas That Really Work
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 17, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIn my experience, the most overlooked and misunderstood digital communication platform that churches use is email. That’s right. Not Instagram or Facebook - email. So in this episode, you’ll learn everything you need to know about crafting an email strategy at your church that works and spurs on...
5 Troubling Signs That Instagram Is Declining
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 15, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsFor the last several months, I’ve been seeing the signs. Instagram organic reach is dropping and the decline is considerable. It’s happening in the feed, but it’s even happening on IG Stories as well. So in this episode, we’ll take a closer look at this Instagram decline and what it means for yo...
5 Leadership Reminders I Have Written On My Wall
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 10, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIn my home office, every wall is painted with chalkboard paint. And on one of those office walls is a series of five different leadership quotes written in chalk. For me, these are the five biggest lessons I’m trying to learn currently when it comes to leading my team and so I like to look at th...
3 Public Speaking Mechanisms To Keep Your Audience’s Attention
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 08, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsA challenge for every single church and every single church leader is that Sunday is only a few days away - which means another sermon. Another gathering. Another moment where we as church leaders need to speak in front of others. And if you don’t have a framework to fall-back on for this, you’l...
7 Ways To Maximize Year-End Giving At Church In 2019
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 03, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsBecause of Christmas bonuses, tax deadlines, and general holiday generosity, a huge portion of church giving comes in the final months of each year. But just because folks are willing to give, doesn’t mean they’ll automatically follow-through. It’s still incumbent upon your church to provide eve...
TikTok: 13 Things Your Church Needs To Know
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - October 01, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsTikTok is the newest emerging social platform and like all social media evolutions: it’s weird, it’s unfamiliar, and young people love it. So in this episode, we’ll be giving you a primer on everything you need to know about TikTok so you can begin exploring it with your church and student minis...
The ULTIMATE Christianese Power Rankings [Top 7 Christian Phrases]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 26, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsEvery subculture has its own set of insider language and jargon - and the Christian subculture is no exception. We lovingly call our insider language Christianese (see how self-aware we are?). And in this video, we’re going to present to you our power rankings of the best Christianese words and ...
How To Become A CONFIDENT & COMFORTABLE Speaker
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 24, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsWhen you’re serving in a church, you inevitably find yourself in situations where you need to speak in front of others. Maybe it’s a prayer, maybe it’s announcements, or maybe you were asked to preach! Whatever it is, for most of us in church, public speaking is a necessity in some capacity. So ...
Church Video Announcements VS. Live [What’s Best For YOUR Church?]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 19, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsToday, you’re going to learn what option is best for your church when it comes to announcements - video or live? There are pros and cons to each of course, but my final answer on this may surprise you. So let’s dive right in. ***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/church-v...
The Easiest Social Media Strategy For Churches EVER
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 17, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsToday, you’re going to learn the absolute easiest social media strategy for churches. Even better? You don’t need to create any graphics or produce any videos - you don’t even need to post every single day! Yet, despite how easy this strategy is, the best part is that it gets results. So follow ...
The Beginner’s Guide To Motion Design & Animation For Social Media
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 12, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsI get questions all the time asking about animation and motion design - particularly in the context of social media. So in this video, we’ll speak directly with one of our motion designers that brings our social program to life through animation - as we give you a behind the scenes look into our...
How A BIAS FOR ACTION Mindset Is Critical For Every Church Leader
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 10, 2019 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIf you’re a church or leader in a church - young or old - you’re confronting new challenges in ministry right now that couldn’t have even existed ten years ago. And my belief is that these new challenges require a particular mindset to successfully navigate them. And so in this episode, I’ll exp...
39 Copy-N-Paste QUESTION Posts For Churches On Social Media
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 05, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsOne of the easiest ways to boost engagement on social media is to ask your followers questions. But…you need to ask the right questions. So today, you’ll get 39 different questions made specifically for churches like yours to use on social media. The best part? These questions have already b...
8 Inspiring Central Hub Lobby Setups [REAL CHURCH EXAMPLES]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - September 03, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThe Central Hub is a strategy churches use to boost engagement - it exists to see your congregation take more next steps. And this is important because we don’t want churches filled with passive spectators, but rather, active participants. So in this video, we’ll share with you eight different c...
11 Graphic Design Trends We Love In 2019
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 29, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThere are a handful of graphic design trends that we are absolutely loving right now. And we want to share them with you! So by the end of this podcast, you’ll be introduced to eleven of our favorite current design trends and how we’re using them on an everyday basis. ***VISIT THE FULL POS...
3 Of My Favorite Church Slogans [Plus…How To Write Your Own]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 27, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsA church slogan isn’t just a catchy tagline. It’s your church’s story. Your vision and mission distilled down to a short and memorable phrase. It should inspire your congregation and help with your leadership’s decision making. And yet, so few churches actually have a good one. So let’s change t...
5 Unusual Church Website Design Ideas That I Love
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 22, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIf your church website design feels at all stale or needing of a makeover - you’re in the right place. Because in this podcast, we’re going to examine five unusual but creative church website design ideas that real churches are using right now. So if you’re looking for inspiration, you’ll have i...
6 Positive Church Branding Trends That Deserve Your Attention
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 20, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThere’s a group of church branding trends that are emerging right now and they absolutely deserve your attention. Churches around the world are beginning to embrace these ideas, and every one of our churches can learn from at least one of them. So in this podcast, we’ll show you real examples of...
5 Church Announcement Frameworks That Really Work
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 15, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIn my experience, most churches sabotage their own announcements every week with chaotic communications. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In fact, there is a proven church announcements formula that works and inspires churchgoers to get involved. So in this podcast, I’ll unpack how that f...
How To Attract New People To Church Through Invitations
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 13, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsIf you asked 100 church leaders - what’s the best way to attract new people to a church? The majority would answer...personal invitations. And I agree. Knowing this, how can your church’s leadership inspire your congregation to take those steps and begin inviting their friends and family? By the...
The 5 Unwritten Rules Every Church Announcement Should Follow
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 08, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsBecause of the work that I do, I have been privileged to read through and present tens of thousands of different church announcements. So I know what makes a good church announcement and what doesn’t. So in this video, I want to share with you some of what I’ve learned - as we examine five unwri...
How To Build A Social Media Following From Scratch For A Church
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 06, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsStarting from scratch on social media can feel like a monumental undertaking - but keep in mind, we all started with zero followers at one point or another. So follow along, and by the end of this video, you’ll have a complete social media marketing plan for starting from scratch. ***VISIT...
3 Ways To Ensure Church Services Are Never Predictable Or Stale
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - August 01, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsWhen you’re a church, and you’re hosting a new service every seven days, in perpetuity - things can start to feel monotonous. So how do you mix it up? How do you inject new life into something that feels stale or predictable? Well I think this is actually one of my church’s strengths, so I talke...
How Smart Churches Use Social Media To make Better Decisions
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - July 30, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsUsing social media as a church has a number of benefits. For example, you get the opportunity to interact with your congregation beyond Sunday morning. But there’s one particular advantage of social that most churches don’t even consider - and what’s amazing about this social media perk, is that...
The Business Owners Guide To Running A Church [Tips From Ex-Pastors]
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - July 25, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsI was recently asked the following question: "If you went back to a full time church job - what business lessons would you take with you in order to be more effective?” And this episode of Pro Church Tools is the answer to that question. Not only will you hear from me though, but friends of mine...
How To Evangelize in 2019 And Beyond
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - July 23, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThe prospect of evangelism in today’s tension-filled culture can feel intimidating. Yet as a practicing Christian, you and I both know that being a witness about Jesus is a crucial element of our faith. So how do we reconcile this? In this episode of Pro Church Tools, we’ll examine how to evange...
5 Things Every Church Service Should Include
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - July 18, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThere are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to planning your church’s services. From scheduling volunteers, to determining what songs you want to sing, announcements, sermon prep - so much goes into a Sunday morning. So what are we missing? In my experience, there are at least five things man...
Why Millennials Make Such Terrible Employees
The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer - July 16, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsThere’s a new crop of leaders volunteering and working in churches - and they’re unlike any prior generation to come before them. And this is causing tension with the senior leadership across every denomination and brand of church. So what do we do about it? By the end of this video, you’ll have...
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