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Question #1 (06:57): How can we use Facebook Ads as the new IG/FB rules do not allow interests related to religion anymore?

Question #2 (13:52): What are some of the "easy to miss" elements of an effective and successful online ministry?

Question #3 (23:47): What do you think about different ministries having social media pages?

Question #4 (25:37): What do you do to relax? Are you a golfer like most ministers? 

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Question #1 (01:07): How do I encourage growth and evolution in the way we use social media in a church that likes to stay with tradition? 

Question #2 (10:21): Do you think a church can post too many clips from a sermon per week? Is there a point where you push out too much content?

Question #3 (17:30): Anyone have any thoughts on the "ideal" number of next steps in the Launcher? Any thoughts on a max number? I have been wondering if the Launcher can have too many and get cluttered.

Question #4 (28:11): I am trying to create a cohesive feed for all of our church's social media. However, the lighting varies greatly depending on where the photo was taken. Do you have any Lightroom presets you recommend? 

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Question #1 (00:54): When posting about church events or announcements on social, how does one communicate information about the event, while keeping the graphics interesting each time, and without turning every announcement post into something promotional?

Question #2 (11:23): Suggestions on how to handle a senior pastor creating/posting his own rogue branding/marketing/reels to his own FB/IG?

Question #3 (16:05): How do you think churches should respond to negative comments on social media? 

Question #4 (28:00): What camera/lens/mic combination are you using for your TikToks and Reels?

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Question #1 (02:20): How do I get a job in church when I'm first starting out?

Question #2 (16:41): If a church has no tech or media presence at all...what should be their first step?

Question #3 (26:15): What keeps you invested in the North American church model?

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Question #1 (02:25): How do I improve my website SEO?

Question #2 (11:38): Any advice for putting together sermon bumper videos?

Question #3 (19:49): It seems like churches are either able to serve young adults, or every other age demographic, but not both. Are there any churches that are truly intergenerational anymore? Is this a realistic goal?

Question #4 (29:12): What's something you worried about entering your 30s that ended up not being a big deal?

 

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Question #1 (03:38): What is a good open rate for my church's email newsletters?

Question #2 (18:18): What are some best practices for church newsletter email subject lines?

Question #3 (23:05): In last week's podcast you mentioned cleaning your email list.  How would you recommend churches do this? 

Question #4 (27:15): How is it actually like living in Niagara? It feels real far from Toronto.

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Question #1 (01:58): What are your thoughts on the relevancy of email newsletters?

Question #2 (15:58): What's the #1 thing for an overwhelmed comms/media person to focus on this year?

Question #3 (20:55): What's a social media prediction that turned out differently than you expected in the past few years?

Question #4 (27:04): When you were just starting with PCT, what do you wish you did earlier/different?

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Question #1 (03:03): How do you move people from being consumers of content to communicating with you to being contributors? 

Question #2 (15:34): Best tips for worship leader song transitions?

Question #3 (19:44): Tips for using social for outreach to people in the city?

Question #4 (25:32): What's a gap in knowledge you have? Meaning, something everyone else knows, but you don't?

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Question #1 (01:45): What level of engagement is realistic for a “text your question” or “text a prayer” next step? How long should we try it or other strategies? What is a realistic level of engagement?

Question #2 (12:51): Have you ever felt so burnt out that you want to quit? If so, what did you do? If not, any advice?

Question #3 (27:30): What's your take on QR codes, their effectiveness, and whether or not they should be on graphics?

Question #4 (35:48): When you’re feeling bougie, what is your number one splurge purchase?

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Question #1 (01:27): What is the strategy to communicate a lot of things that are happening? And then follow-up question, how many times can/should you repeat an announcement leading up to an event? Is there an effective window of time?

Question #2 (25:08): How do you recommend dealing with haters online?

Question #3 (35:27): If you could only choose one camera and lens combo right now - what would it be?

Question #4 (39:32): As an ultra-productive, what's your sleep schedule/strategy?