The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

Instagram's algorithms (that’s right - there’s more than one!) have changed again, and if you are a creator (and even if you’re not!) this is good news. This time around, Instagram came right out and explained how it all works, so today on the podcast we’re going to walk through those changes, what they are, and what this means for you and your church.

 

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Table of Contents:

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0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Algorithm vs. Algorithms8:46 - The Feed Algorithm

16:40 - The Stories Algorithm

22:56 - The Reels & Explore Page Algorithm

24:30 - Hashtags

34:08 - How to Grow

 

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Show Notes:

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- Instagram Ranking Explained | Instagram Blog: https://bit.ly/47oagZu

- Social Media Masterclass: https://youtu.be/t1g6iMRR_Tk

 

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Connect With Brady:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pfArcS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://www.nucleus.church/podcast

Direct download: The_Instagram_Algorithms_Have_Changed_Again.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

For churches, finding the right people is essential to building a strong team. But how do you know what to look for in a potential higher? Today we're talking with William Vanderbloemen the founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, who are regularly hired to find the right people to work in faith-based organizations. After 15 years and more than 30,000 interviews, they've extracted the data from all that experience to answer the question: what are the skills we should be looking for in young Christian leaders? What are the skills we should be developing ourselves? And inversely, what are the red flags we should be on the lookout for?

 

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Show Notes:

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- Vanderbloemen Search Group: https://www.vanderbloemen.com/

- Be The Unicorn: theunicornbook.com / https://amzn.to/3SLIPEj

 

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Connect With Brady:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pfArcS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://www.nucleus.church/podcast

Direct download: Red_Flags_In_Young_Christian_Leaders_with_William_Vanderbloemen-2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

There’s a current event that everyone is talking about and you're wondering - "should my church make a post about this?" On the one hand, you don’t want to be reactionary, but you also don't want to ignore it. So let’s talk about about two questions you need to answer before making a big statement online.

 

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Table of Contents:

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0:00 - Intro

1:36 - When should you post on social in response to big news items?

8:32 - What traits do you look for in a creative employee/church leader?

13:13 - What's your best tips/advice for asking out an awkward introvert church girl?

16:42 - Should we do a before/after series about renovating our new church building?

21:40 - What are your favorite Christmas traditions?

28:50 - How do you balance *being* in the moment and *capturing* the moment?

33:28 - What's your max tattoo session time you can handle?

36:44 - What do you wish your designers would do without being asked?

38:56 - What's something people don't know about your home country?

42:51 - Would you reserve Posts and Reels for evergreen social ministry and things like Stories and Highlights for snapshots of what's going on right now in your church?

46:04 - Do you have any tips for missionaries and non-profit ministries?

48:26 - In honor of autumn, what is your favorite apple?

 

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Connect With Brady:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pfArcS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://www.nucleus.church/podcast

Direct download: Should_My_Church_Post_About_Insert_Trending_Event_Here.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

One of the most regretful decisions we made as a society over the past 20 years was indiscriminately embracing digital media. Even if this *is* how things typically go with new tech, it's imperative that we as Christians have some guidelines for how we behave online. In today's episode we talk about church rules for digital hygiene.

 

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Table of Contents:

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00:00 - Intro

00:53 - Automobiles vs. Digital Media

12:20 - Why I'm Still Bullish On Social

28:12 - Rules For Digital Hygiene

 

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Connect With Brady:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pfArcS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://www.nucleus.church/podcast

Direct download: 773.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

As a leader, you might think that I have it all together, that I never drop the ball or make any mistakes - but here's the kicker: I mess up all the time. How? Let me tell you - these are the costly mistakes I’ve made as a Christian leader.

 

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Table of Contents:

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0:00 - Intro

3:08 - #1: Neglecting Core Competencies

13:23 - #2: Self Awareness Gone Too Far

24:10 - #3: The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

 

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Connect With Brady:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pfArcS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://www.nucleus.church/podcast

Direct download: 772-Costly_Mistakes_I_Made_As_A_Christian_Leader.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

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