The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

Today, you're going to learn the easiest, most foolproof social media strategy for churches that I have ever encountered. In fact, even if your church has struggled to generate meaningful engagement in the past on social, I'm confident this technique can work for you.

 

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The Easiest Social Media Strategy For Churches in 2020: prochurchtools.com/questions

 

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Direct download: Podcast-M-008-The-Irresistable-Question-Social-Media-Formula.mp3
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Today, we’re going to break down the communication techniques of Mike Todd. Two years ago, Mike Todd was a newly appointed lead pastor with about 5,000 followers on a platform like Instagram. Today, he’s got close to a million. So what happened? In this episode, we'll talk about the specifics - and we’ll break down the frameworks, devices, and constructs Todd uses in his communication.

 

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SHOW NOTES:

 

 

  • The Come-Up (02:40)

 

  • The Story (06:50)

 

  • The Blueprint (28:20)

 

  • The Preaching (37:55)

 

  • Technique #1 (46:15)

 

  • Technique #2 (50:20)

 

  • Technique #3 (52:45)

 

  • TOP 5 (1:01:10)

 

 

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Direct download: Podcast-007-The-Mike-Todd-Preaching-Blueprint.mp3
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I want you to take a look at something with me for a moment. This is my friend Alex Dion Wilson's TikTok page. At the time of this recording, he's got around three hundred and fifty thousand followers. And that's crazy because he just started using TikTok a couple of months ago and has built this following up from zero in that time. But that's not actually the crazy thing I want to show you.

 

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Today, we’ll be discussing the three big reasons why churches will struggle to keep their doors open in the upcoming decade. These are the three major hurdles that we believe every church needs to account for if you want your ministry to be healthy and growing. And so by the end of this episode, not only will you know what each of these issues is - but we’ll present our solutions to them as well.

 

***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://prochurchtools.com/the-major-reasons-churches-will-continue-to-close-their-doors-in-the-2020s/

 

SHOW NOTES:

 

  • #1: Shrinking audience (02:50)

 

  • #2: Lack of identity (12:05)

 

  • #3: Aging leaders (21:45)

 

  • TOP 5 (40:45)

 

  • Q&A (50:00)

 

Featured Resource & Additional Links:

Start your 30-day free trial (no credit card required) of Nucleus here: https://www.nucleus.church/

 

The Ultimate Church Website Page Template Library https://prochurchtools.com/1aws

 

FOLLOW Brady on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

 


There's a new type of social media post that churches are using to provoke spiritual practice directly on social platforms - and we call it the countdown post. And in this video, you'll learn how to create posts like this, the important nuances to consider, and I'll even provide a few done-for-you After Effects and Photoshop templates of countdown posts for free that we created to get you started on the right foot.

 

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Direct download: Podcast-006-The-Countdown-Monologue.mp3
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Today we’ll be unveiling our ultimate guide to social media for smaller churches. We’ve got eleven principles to share with you and these rules encompass everything we know about social media. And whether your church is just starting to take social media seriously or you’ve been at it for a while but need a bit of fine-tuning, this episode is for you. So let’s get started.

 

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SHOW NOTES:

 

  • Rule #1: Attention is the most valuable commodity on social media (03:55)

 

  • Rule #2: Stop the scroll (06:55)

 

  • Rule #3: Repeat = Defeat (07:30)

 

  • Rule #4: The ‘1-in-5’ Rule (14:10)

 

  • Rule #5: Start meaningful conversations (19:00)

 

  • Rule #6: Provoke spiritual practice (30:00)

 

  • Rule #7: Deep then wide (35:40)

 

  • Rule #8: Sunday snowball (39:30)

 

  • Rule #9: Public to private (45:55)

 

  • Rule #10: Document every win (50:00)

 

  • Rule #11: Keep experimenting (53:35)

 

  • TOP 5 (57:25)

 

  • Q&A (01:21:20)

 

Direct download: Podcast-005-The-11-Rules-Of-Social-Media-For-Smaller-Churches.mp3
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Today we’ll be sharing with you a real-life TikTok success story. Alex Wilson has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers as a Christian creator on TikTok in just a few months even though he started with zero following. And in this episode, we’ll interview Alex as he shares everything he’s learned about organic growth on TikTok.

 

 

***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE:

https://prochurchtools.com/how-to-go-from-zero-to-500k-followers-on-tiktok-in-6-months/

 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

 

Who is Alex Dion Wilson? (01:34)

The “before TikTok” grind. (02:50)

What are you doing that is so different from others? (08:45)

What is the average length for your TikTok videos? (12:00)

Incorporating sounds and music on TikTok? (15:00)

Alex Wilson’s camera gear?  (18:45)

Stopping the scroll on TikTok. (19:10)

Mistakes to avoid on TikTok. (24:35)

How his TikTok followers are responding. (34:45)

TOP 5 (42:55)

Q&A (58:45)


There's a new social platform emerging right now called TikTok. And the big question that many churches are asking themselves right now is - "Is this platform safe?" So, let's talk about it.

 

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https://prochurchtools.com/is-tiktok-safe-for-your-church/

Direct download: Podcast-Monologue-TikTok-Ep001.mp3
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Today we’re going to outline the case for why your church needs a better church slogan. Because your slogan isn’t just a set of arbitrary words. It’s meant to inform your leadership’s decision making and help bring your faith community closer together. So in this episode, we’ll contrast good church slogans versus less-than-good church slogans and give you the actionable tools you need to craft a better slogan for your church.

 

 

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https://prochurchtools.com/why-your-church-slogan-isnt-good-enough/

 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

 

What is a slogan? (4:30)

Why is it important? (10:20)

How to craft a great slogan? (13:45)

How we apply these same principles to Nucleus? (25:50)

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT (40:05)

TOP 5 (49:45)

Q&A (1:07:35)

Direct download: Podcast-01-Why-Your-Church-Slogan-Isnt-Good-Enough-003.mp3
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Today 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 his messages.

 

 

***VISIT THE FULL POST HERE:

https://prochurchtools.com/the-anatomy-of-a-steven-furtick-sermon-elevation-church-breakdown/

 

 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

  • Part 1:  The vision of Elevation Church (12:45)

 

  • Part 2: The 5-part opening framework (18:40)

 

  • Prayer Example (27:10)

 

  • Part 3: The Preacher’s Paradox (30:20)

 

  • TOP 5 (45:50)

 

  • Q&A (1:00:45)

 

Direct download: Podcast-002-The-Anatomy-Of-A-Steven-Furtick-Sermon.mp3
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