The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4bSjIZf Ask how to sign up for an event and you'll get five different answers. Fewer options equals more action. Today, we'll unpack the series capstone - one destination for every next step - and the steps to launch yours. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:53 - The 7 Building Blocks 6:20 - Where This Philosophy Came From 9:20 - Building Block #7: Launch Your Central Hub 17:03 - Testimonies From Real Churches 20:38 - How Movie Theaters Get This Right 24:28 - The Three Rules Of The Central Hub 33:27 - The Physical On-ramp 40:06 - Final Thoughts IMPORTANT LINKS GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4bSjIZf The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ The Launcher: https://www.nucleus.church/the-launcher THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/3U2rdXm   If your announcements are just dates, times, locations, logistics, the room quietly tunes out. Information doesn't move people; inspiration does. Today, we'll unpack the formula that fixes church announcements for good - one story, one next step - then rewrite real ones live. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - 7 Building Blocks Recap 6:53 - Building Block #6: The Church Announcements Formula 10:20 - Why Lead With One Story? 19:29 - One Next Step 22:07 - Different Types of Stories 23:36 - Example #1 33:44 - Example #2 45:22 - Example #3 52:11 - Final Thoughts IMPORTANT LINKS - Get Your Chaos Score: https://prochur.ch/3U2rdXm - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ CITATIONS Robert H. Stein - "The Method and Message of Jesus' Teachings" (35% of Jesus' teaching in the synoptic Gospels uses story) National Library of Medicine - "Why Inspiring Stories Make Us React: The Neuroscience of Narrative"  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4445577/ THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/3T8zQzz The more you announce, the less they listen. But every ministry you turn down walks away feeling like their event doesn't matter. Today, we'll unpack the weekly bulletin - one place where everything gets seen without stealing a second of Sunday. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:11 - The 7 Building Blocks 4:30 - Building Block #5: Create the Weekly Bulletin 7:04 - Why Did The "Old" Weekly Bulletin Fail? 10:34 - Setting Up The Digital Bulletin 17:58 - The Reason The Bulletin Works 24:23 - How To Promote The Digital Bulletin 28:21 - Final Thoughts IMPORTANT LINKS - Get Your Chaos Score: https://prochur.ch/3T8zQzz - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer ABOUT ME Well hey there! I'm Brady Shearer, the creator and director of Pro Church Tools. I started this channel more than 10 years ago. Today our company is a team of 30+ creatives dedicated to helping your church navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years.

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/3TNrMnO Your biggest event gets under-promoted. A tiny ministry floods the feed - because one passionate leader pushed hard. Today, we'll unpack the playbooks that answer "how will my event get promoted?" before anyone asks - what channels, what timing, what assets. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - The 7 Building Blocks 4:00 - Building Block #4: Supply Promotions Playbooks 7:50 - Step 1 - Take Inventory of Every Channel 14:14 - Step 2 - Define Your Promo Formats 14:44 - Sprinkle Promos 16:43 - Sprint Promos 17:52 - Smuggle Promos 20:38 - Equipping Leaders With the Promotions Playbooks 26:52 - Example Promotional Playbook for Level 1 41:27 - Final Thoughts IMPORTANT LINKS - Get Your Chaos Score: https://prochur.ch/3TNrMnO - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer  🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer ABOUT ME Well hey there! I'm Brady Shearer, the creator and director of Pro Church Tools. I started this channel more than 10 years ago. Today our company is a team of 30+ creatives dedicated to helping your church navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years.

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4ylExWR Announce everything, and people tune out. Cut back, and entire ministries vanish. Today, we'll unpack Building Block #3 - giving every ministry a home so visibility no longer depends on stage time - with real examples from churches already running it. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 6:25 - Building Block #3: Give Each Ministry A Home 9:11 - Real Church Testimony 10:36 - What is a Post Collection? 20:20 - The SEO benefit of Post Collections in an AI-Search world 22:30 - Examples from outside the church world 23:49 - Organizing your communications 25:26 - Alex's Post Collections 27:07 - Small Group Post Collections 29:42 - How this play into The 7 Building Blocks? 31:40 - Why are we doing Free Church Communications Makeovers? 37:04 - Do Post Collections work outside of Nucleus? 38:06 - The Secret Post Collection You'll Love IMPORTANT LINKS - Get Your Chaos Score: https://prochur.ch/4ylExWR - Free Communications Makeover: https://www.makeover.church - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ - Life Abundant Post Hub: https://www.lifeabundant.info/posts - Nucleus Posts Demo: https://life-demo.nucleus.church/posts THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer ABOUT ME Well hey there! I'm Brady Shearer, the creator and director of Pro Church Tools. I started this channel more than 10 years ago. Today our company is a team of 30+ creatives dedicated to helping your church navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years.

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4fyiowP   More announcements. More stage time. More reminders. That's how most churches try to get people to listen - but across the audits we've run, the average service crams in 7 announcements and points people to 8.7 different destinations, and the more we say, the less they hear. Today, we'll install Building Block #2: a six-part publish policy that decides what your church says from stage, where every promo points, and how to move people from awareness to action. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 5:01 - Recap of Building Block #1 5:57 - Building Block #2: Publish Policy 8:24 - Policy Item #1: Awareness Is Not Interest 16:35 - Policy Item #2: Sunday Is Not Your Savior 18:48 - Policy Item #3: The More You Announce, the Less They Listen 25:35 - Policy Item #4: Inspiration Over Information 38:49 - Policy Item #5: One Destination for Every Promo 43:26 - Policy Item #6: Values Dictate Voice   IMPORTANT LINKS - GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4fyiowP - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://youtu.be/aETNv9BoDzQ   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer ABOUT ME Well hey there! I'm Brady Shearer, the creator and director of Pro Church Tools. I started this channel more than 10 years ago. Today our company is a team of 30+ creatives dedicated to helping your church navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years.

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://prochur.ch/4p2CGSk Sunday announcements drag. Too many events, too much competition for attention, ministries quietly fighting to be heard from the stage. But the problem isn't effort - it's the lack of a system underneath. This is The 7 Building Blocks, our summer blueprint for fixing church communications, and today we start with Block 1: assigning a level to every ministry. We'll break down the four communication levels and audit two real churches to show you exactly what no hierarchy sounds like from the stage. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Why Churches Struggle with Communications 2:46 - The 3 Problems of Church Communications 8:02 - The 7 Building Blocks 9:53 - Building Block #1: Assign Levels To Every Ministry 16:21 - Church Announcement Example #1  35:43 - Church Announcement Example #2  IMPORTANT LINKS - Get Your Chaos Score (Free 38-Point Diagnostic): https://prochur.ch/4p2CGSk - The 7 Building Blocks PDF: https://prochur.ch/building-blocks - The Church Communications Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNv9BoDzQ THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://churchchaos.com/   Most church announcements are forgettable. In this episode, we take a real one and rebuild it live - showing what separates average from great, step by step.   Turn average church announcements into clear, compelling moments that actually move people to action.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 5:39 - Version 1: Information 9:46 - Version 2: Information + Values 16:37 - Version 3: Information + Values + Voice 23:39 - Version 4: Information + Values + Voice + People 28:03 - Version 5: Inspiration + Values + Voice + People   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Chaos Index: https://churchchaos.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

GET YOUR CHAOS SCORE: https://churchchaos.com/   Church promotions can start to sound the same - repetitive, predictable, and easy to ignore. Today, we'll show you three better approaches - Sprint, Sprinkle, and Smuggle - so your announcements drive action without sounding like promotions.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - The No Promo Code 6:30 - Sprinkle Promotions 17:53 - Sprint 28:13 - Smuggle 34:20 - When To Use Which   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Chaos Index: https://churchchaos.com/ - The Church Communications Masterclass:    THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Get the AI Policy Template: https://prochur.ch/4cZowNq   30% of practicing Christians say AI is as trustworthy as a pastor for spiritual advice - closer to 40% among younger generations. And many are already using it for prayer and spiritual growth.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - The Barna Data 4:47 - Why This Is (and Isn't) as Alarming as It Sounds 11:00 - What Your Church Should Do About It 17:33 - AI POLICY   IMPORTANT LINKS - AI Policy Template: https://prochur.ch/4cZowNq - Barna Group, "State of the Church 2026: Key Trends Shaping Faith": https://bit.ly/4elW7Cz - Christian Post, "A third of Christians trust spiritual advice from AI as much as pastor": https://bit.ly/4vKdQcN - Christian Post, "Most pastors use AI, some worry it could replace their guidance": https://bit.ly/4cqVO7V   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

In 1985, 67% of Americans rated pastors high in honesty and ethics. Today? Just 27% - and only 17% among those under 35. It's one of the steepest trust declines of any profession. The question isn't if this affects your church - it does. The question is what you do about it.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - The Numbers Are Worse Than You Think 3:38 - Why This Happened 13:18 - How to Rebuild Trust Through Communications   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer   ALL CITATIONS - Gallup, "Honesty and Ethics" Survey (December 2025, n=1,016, nationally representative sample) — PRIMARY. 27% rate clergy "high/very high" in honesty and ethics (historic low); down from 67% in 1985 and ~56% average in the 2000s; largest trust decline (−29 points) among tracked professions; generational breakdown: 55+ (38%), 35–54 (~24%), under 35 (17%). - Lifeway Research, "Americans' Trust in Pastors Hits Historic Low" (January 2026) — SECONDARY (analysis of Gallup data). Confirms generational trust gaps and historic decline. https://research.lifeway.com/2026/01/16/americans-trust-in-pastors-hits-historic-low/ - Christian Post, "Americans Rank Clergy at Record Low in Honesty and Ethics Ratings" — SECONDARY (summary/reporting on Gallup findings). https://www.christianpost.com/news/americans-rank-clergy-at-record-low-in-honesty-and-ethics-ratings.html - PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute), "Religious Change in America" (2024) — PRIMARY. Clergy sexual abuse scandals cited as a reason for leaving religion increased from 19% (2016) to 39% (2024). - PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute), "Health of Congregations" (2024) — PRIMARY. 34% of former evangelicals cite scandals as a reason for leaving; 45% among former Catholics. - Pew Research Center, "Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay?" (December 2025) — PRIMARY. 50% of religiously unaffiliated ("nones") don't like religious organizations; 49% don't trust religious leaders. - Gallup, "Confidence in Institutions" (2025 update) — PRIMARY. Confidence in the church as an institution increased from 31% (2022 low) to 36% (2025), indicating a modest rebound despite declining trust in clergy.

Here's what's already happening - a family moves to a new city and asks ChatGPT for church recommendations instead of Googling. Seconds later, they get a curated list they trust.   So the question is - is your church on it? Today, we're giving you a simple 5-step checklist to make sure you show up in this new era of search.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - The Shift Is Happening, But Let's Get the Data Right 7:12 - How AI Decides Which Churches to Recommend 13:55 - The 5-Step Church AI Visibility Checklist 21:06 - What This Means for Your Website Strategy   IMPORTANT LINKS - ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ - Claude: https://claude.ai/ - Superprompt: https://superprompt.com/ - Technical SEO: https://bit.ly/4sn5IfC - Practicing the Way: https://www.practicingtheway.org/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer ALL CITATIONS   - SSRS/Edison Research, "AI User Metrics" (February 2026, probability-based national panel, ~1,000 U.S. adults) — PRIMARY. 52% weekly AI usage.   - Orbit Media, "AI-Search Adoption Survey" (March 2026, survey of digital professionals) — PRIMARY (but industry-specific sample, not general population). 55% AI chat as primary/frequent research tool; 24% prefer AI for local queries (down from 26%); 25.7% of marketers developing AI-specific content.   - OpenAI — ChatGPT 800M weekly users (2026).   - Superprompt.com, "AI Search Traffic Converts 5x Better Than Google" (2025, analysis of 12M visits across 350+ businesses) — PRIMARY but vendor study with commercial interest. 14.2% vs. 2.8% conversion comparison. E-commerce/SaaS data, not church-specific.   - Princeton University, "Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Research" (peer-reviewed) — PRIMARY. Up to 40% increase in AI visibility (measures visibility in AI responses, not click-throughs or real-world conversions).   - TechnicalSEO.com, "Schema Markup Generator Tool" — PRACTICAL RESOURCE. https://technicalseo.com/tools/schema-markup-generator/  

Most Father's Day services fall into the same tired clichés. So in this episode, we share simple, fresh ideas your church can actually use - no stereotypes required.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 4:30 - Idea #1: First Father's Day 12:48 - Idea #2: Letters From Kids, Sealed For Next Year 14:46 - Idea #3: One Story, Multiple Parts 19:29 - Idea #4: The Grandfather's Blessing 24:28 - Idea #5: The Anonymous Dad Survey   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Today we're unpacking a different approach to getting people into small groups - backed by national data so you can see where your church stands. We'll also walk through a simple exercise to identify who isn't joining and why.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - THE BENCHMARK (Know Your Number) 6:45 - THE PHILOSOPHY (Groups as the Ultimate Value) 9:26 - THE PERSONAS (Know Who You're Talking To) 14:12 - THE GROUP TYPES (Broaden the Definition) 20:08 - THE CAMPAIGNS (Sprint vs. Sprinkle)   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Today - 13 summer social media post ideas your church can actually use. Real formats you can copy, with examples ready to drop into your calendar. If you're stuck or repeating yourself, this will help.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - Church Summer Bucket List 3:33 - Come With Me... 10:46 - B-Roll Inspo 16:23 - The 'Stance' Post 20:22 - Summer Event Photo Dump 22:00 - Happy Birthday To Pastor 23:04 - The "What Our Pastor Actually Does in Summer" Post 24:23 - Mic Someone Up On Sunday / Who Volunteers At VBS 27:40 - "This Or That" Summer Edition 31:04 - Summer Reading Recommendations 32:58 - The "Caption This" Post 33:40 - The "Best Summer Moments" Recap Carousel   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Social Media Audit: https://auditmychurch.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Is it the worship? Politics? Programs? That's what we tend to blame. But new data from Pew and PRRI - covering 80,000+ respondents - points to a very different primary reason people leave. Today, we'll unpack what the data actually says, why common assumptions fall short, and what churches can do in response.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - The #1 Reason People Leave - They Stopped Believing 10:05 - The Quiet Exit - Drift, Not Drama 16:07 - Childhood Experience Is the Strongest Predictor of Whether Someone Stays 29:50 - Scandals and Institutional Distrust 36:49 - Big Takeaways   IMPORTANT LINKS - The Gen Z Church Communication Playbook: https://youtu.be/zQnhOKlV91Q - People Complained Our Church Was Too Loud. So We Did This: https://youtu.be/4ij1tR-EMHE   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer   ALL CITATIONS PEW RESEARCH CENTER - "Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay?" (December 2025, n=8,937 ATP + n=36,908 RLS) — PRIMARY https://pewrsr.ch/3NATWA3 - "Religion Holds Steady in America" (December 2025) — PRIMARY https://pewrsr.ch/4bLrZ1y - "Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off" — Religious Landscape Study (February 2025, n=36,908) — PRIMARY https://pewrsr.ch/4bZp7Nm   PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) - "Religious Change in America" (March 2024, n=40,000+ via American Values Atlas) — PRIMARY https://bit.ly/4s6Y2xM - "Exodus: Why Americans Are Leaving Religion—and Why They're Unlikely to Come Back" (2016 baseline data) — PRIMARY https://bit.ly/3PGWdu1 - "Religion and Congregations in a Time of Social and Political Upheaval" / Health of Congregations survey (2024) — PRIMARY https://bit.ly/4tjNAUC - "Unveiling the Exodus: Americans' Reasons for Leaving Religious Traditions" (2024) — PRIMARY https://bit.ly/3PRRy8z   SURVEY CENTER ON AMERICAN LIFE / AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE - "Young Women Are Leaving Church in Unprecedented Numbers" (2024) — PRIMARY https://bit.ly/4chJXZK - Note: This is an AEI project, not PRRI — frequently conflated in church media.   PRRI CENSUS OF AMERICAN RELIGION (2024) - Substack analysis by Melissa Deckman (PRRI CEO) — SECONDARY analysis of primary PRRI data https://bit.ly 3PK3I3k

You've seen the headlines about Gen Z and church - but many popular stats are misleading or unverified. So we took the biggest claims and rated them by confidence - based on real studies and data.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 4:12 - Gen Z Churchgoers Attend More Frequently (But Read the Fine Print) 11:38 - The Gender Shift in Church Attendance 15:30 - YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Are the Big Three 19:58 - Gen Z Prefers "Authentic" Lo-Fi Content 28:07 - "Nearly Half of Gen Z Would Attend If Invited" 30:46 - "Record Bible sales prove Gen Z is coming back to faith." 32:22 - "Two-thirds of Gen Z are spiritually open." 33:39 - "Gen Z is leaving because it's too political." 36:10 - "Asbury revival proves Gen Z is returning." 36:37 - Big Takeaways   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer   ALL CITATIONS "Young Adults Lead a Resurgence in Church Attendance" (September 2025): https://bit.ly/4rYyYcd "Is Church Attendance Turning Upward? And a Surprising Gender Gap" (October 2025): https://bit.ly/4sIUMtJ "New Research on Church Attendance: Decline of Women or the Rise of Men?" (October 2025): https://bit.ly/4tk1mXA "Barna's Top Trends of 2025, Part 2" (December 2025): https://bit.ly/417j04J "Barna's Top Trends of 2025, Part 1" / "The Open Generation" (December 2025): https://bit.ly/3PGuDNw "Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off" — Religious Landscape Study (February 2025): https://pewrsr.ch/4sIVbwf "Religion Holds Steady in America" (December 2025): https://pewrsr.ch/41CNDz7 "Has There Been a Christian Revival Among Young Adults in the U.K.? Recent Surveys May Be Misleading" (January 2026): https://pewrsr.ch/419oyM2 Analysis cited in Church Leaders, "Ryan Burge: There Is No Statistical Evidence of a Gen Z Religious Revival" (January 2026): https://bit.ly/4tjTeX1 Analysis cited in Deseret News (September 2025): https://bit.ly/3NWXrAT Analysis cited in Patheos, "The Truth About The Gen Z Revival" (December 2025): https://bit.ly/48h4US4 "Study: Gen Z Now Leads in Church Attendance" (September 2025): https://bit.ly/4uXFgvD "The Quiet Revival" (2023–2024 data, published 2025): https://bit.ly/4s5EDxq Note: This dataset is heavily disputed. See Pew critique (January 2026) and Professor David Voas/UCL analysis linked above. Critique of Quiet Revival methodology — cited in Humanists UK, "More Bible Sales Do Not Equal More Christians" (February 2026): https://bit.ly/4chwHnS "Religious Change in America": https://bit.ly/4c2aTvf "The Complicated Truth Behind Gen Z's Religious Resurgence" (The Hill, July 2025): https://bit.ly/4m12oFt "Young Women Are Leaving Church in Unprecedented Numbers": https://bit.ly/4bJegse "Generation Z and the Future of Faith in America" (March 2025): https://bit.ly/4thFj3B "Gen Z Media Consumption 2026" (February 2026, n=1,000): https://bit.ly/4bWDQbM "The 2025 Sprout Social Index" / "How Gen Z Uses Social Media": https://bit.ly/4s99FEu "New Data: Short Form Video Explodes in Popularity" (Q1 2025, n=2,900+): https://bit.ly/4ceqVU2  "The Fractured Future: Mapping the AI Divide" (March 2026, n=14,000+): https://bit.ly/417mdkN  Gen Z and AI survey (October 2025, n=2,500) — published via Harvard Business Review (January 2026): https://bit.ly/4s6a9v0 Pre-print: https://bit.ly/4cgTUXm AI vs. Human-Made Content Study (April 2024, n=2,000, US & UK): https://bit.ly/4dlFSow  UGC statistics roundup (authenticity and engagement data): https://bit.ly/483AqTA  UGC + branded content engagement analysis (~28% higher engagement) — cited via Nosto roundup above "Bible Sales Hit Records in US and UK" (January 2026): https://bit.ly/4s6aa22  Note: SPCK is a Bible publisher with commercial interest in the Gen Z narrative. CEO Sam Richardson is the primary voice connecting Bible sales to Gen Z — inference from separate Quiet Revival data, not from sales demographics.  Global Youth Culture Report (global version): https://bit.ly/4lYyz8e Global Youth Culture Report (U.S. version): https://bit.ly/4v1kriT Note: Data from February 2020. Teen-focused. Neither report says "nearly half of Gen Z" — that's a downstream misquotation.  "100 Church Tech Trends for 2026": https://bit.ly/4uW8pqR "Gen Z's Future with the Catholic Church" (December 2025): https://bit.ly/4v2siN5  "Gen Z Social Media Statistics 2025": https://bit.ly/3Ocul0r Origin of the unverifiable "85% lo-fi" and "4.2x UGC engagement" claims cited throughout church marketing content.

Every church values its volunteers, but not every volunteer feels it. Today, we're sharing eight creative appreciation ideas - some free, some with a cost - that help you show genuine care.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:43 - IDEA 1: The Handwritten Note From Someone They Served 6:44 - IDEA 2: A "Day In The Life" Social Media Feature 10:24 - IDEA 3: Personalized Year-In-Review 14:01 - IDEA 4: Surprise Upgrade to Their Serving Experience 18:42 - IDEA 5: The Pastor's Voicemail 21:42 - IDEA 6: The Volunteer Mentor Match 23:34 - IDEA 7: The "You Were Right" Follow-Up 27:22 - IDEA 8: The Team Lead Thank-You Budget   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Get your FREE social media audit: https://auditmychurch.com/   Since 2023, I've worked with 500+ churches on social media, and one pattern kept showing up - across every size, style, and denomination. It wasn't better design, gear, or a younger team. Let's look at what the data actually reveals.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - The Data - What We Actually Found 7:10 - Why This Is Embarrassing 17:48 - Why Churches Post So Little (The Real Reasons) 22:40 - The Volume Framework — How to Actually Post More   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Social Media Audit: https://auditmychurch.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

For many, Mother's Day is joyful. For others, it's deeply painful. The best church services recognize both - celebrating motherhood while gently holding space for grief. Today, we're sharing practical ideas to help your church do both well.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - IDEA 1: The Honest Acknowledgment From Stage 6:59 - IDEA 2: The Mother's Day Letter Writing Station 9:45 - IDEA 3: The Mom Report (Comedic) 13:27 - IDEA 4: The Outward Focus 15:36 - IDEA 5: The "What Mom Actually Wants" Survey 17:59 - IDEA 6: The Mom Panel   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Every email, caption, and announcement is copywriting - and it shapes your church's culture more than you think. Today, we'll show you how a simple Brand Voice Document can make all your communication more intentional.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 6:23 - Voice Markers 14:36 - Writing *To* Specific People 22:29 - The Start Again Stories Framework   IMPORTANT LINKS - Why Your Church Only Attracts One Type Of Person: https://youtu.be/k7ZZD_F9dn4   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Baptism is a defining moment in someone's faith - public, meaningful, and unforgettable. Today we're sharing seven ideas to help your next baptism Sunday feel deeply memorable, not just for those being baptized, but for your entire church community.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - The Importance Of Baptism 2:13 - IDEA 1: The Video Testimony 5:57 - IDEA 2: The Family Participation Moment 9:16 - IDEA 3: The Live Photo Moment 12:35 - IDEA 4: The Outdoor / Off-Site Baptism 18:00 - IDEA 5: The Spontaneous Baptism Opportunity 21:32 - IDEA 6: The Baptism Anniversary Recognition 22:20 - IDEA 7: The Baptism Party / Celebration Lunch   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Search free creative resources and you'll find endless options - most of them terrible. We tested hundreds of sites, downloaded the assets, and built a curated list of free stock photos, fonts, and music that are actually reliable and high quality.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Kaboompics 8:31 - New Old Stock 13:30 - Sunday Screens 14:22 - Wonderhunt 16:03 - Iconify 20:34 - Zapsplat 26:15 - DrawKit 28:49 - QR Code Generator   IMPORTANT LINKS - Kaboompics: https://kaboompics.com/ - New Old Stock: https://nos.twnsnd.co/ - Sunday Screens: https://sundayscreens.com/samplepack - Wonderhunt: https://www.wonderhunt.co/films - Iconify: https://iconify.design/ - Zapsplat: https://www.zapsplat.com/ - DrawKit: https://www.drawkit.com/ - QR Code Generator: https://www.qr-code-generator.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Sermon starters - those mini movies before a message - set tone and create transitions. But producing a new trailer for every series is exhausting. Today, we're sharing alternatives that are simpler to execute and often more spiritually meaningful.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 4:42 - ALTERNATIVE 1: The Standing Scripture Reading 15:10 - ALTERNATIVE 2: The Responsive Scripture Reading 20:10 - ALTERNATIVE 3: Sermon Inspired Confession Or Affirmation 24:50 - ALTERNATIVE 4: Testimony Transition 28:16 - ALTERNATIVE 5: Silence   IMPORTANT LINKS - Luke Simmons: https://x.com/lukedsimmons - 5 Small Changes Most Churches Should Consider Making: https://youtu.be/0GHmMNeMz-Y   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Easter is church's biggest opportunity of the year. You'll likely see more first-time guests than any other Sunday, yet most churches repeat the same playbook. Here are 10 fresh ideas - no eggs or helicopters.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - IDEA #1: The "Bring One" Challenge 4:46 - IDEA #2: The Good Friday Experience 6:39 - IDEA #3: The Pre-Service Photo Moment 9:25 - IDEA #4: The Parking Lot Party 11:45 - IDEA #5: The "Not Your Normal Easter Service" Service 13:12 - IDEA #6: The 60-Second Testimony Video 17:14 - IDEA #7: The Take-Home Gift 19:20 - IDEA #8: The Post-Easter Follow-Up Sprint 21:07 - IDEA #9: The "Resurrection Moment" in Service 22:36 - IDEA #10: Volunteer as the Product   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Lobby Design Idea: Stunning Signs!: https://youtu.be/48z8rAMvoZg - Your Pastor Says "I Don't Like It" But Can't Say Why: https://youtu.be/yTjjJpw32_c - The 76-Word Church Welcome Email That Works: https://youtu.be/4uaUWA7WsE4   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Church podcasting has evolved from simply uploading sermons to producing interviews, devotionals, leadership content, and more. If you're exploring podcasting for your church, we're sharing our recommended gear for 2026. From mics to interfaces and accessories, we'll cover options for every budget from two podcasters who've been hosting since 2014.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:11 - Microphones 9:22 - Interfaces & Recorders 17:30 - Headphones 19:40 - Accessories 21:06 - Software 22:32 - Full Setups   IMPORTANT LINKS - Micro Church Podcast Studio [Tour]: https://youtu.be/aCrpic5rugc - Shure SM7B: https://bit.ly/3Ob9s5x - Rode PodMic: https://rode.com/en-ca/products/podmic - Shure MV7+: https://bit.ly/40abh5b - Audio-Technica AT2040: https://bit.ly/4raD5Cl - DJI Mic 2: https://www.dji.com/mic-2 - Rodecaster Pro II: https://rode.com/en-int/products/rodecaster-pro-ii - Rodecaster Duo: https://rode.com/en-ca/products/rodecaster-duo - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2: https://focusrite.com/products/scarlett-2i2 - Focusrite Vocaster Two: https://focusrite.com/products/vocaster-two - Sound Devices MixPre: https://www.sounddevices.com/mixpre/ - Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro: https://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/p/dt-770-pro - Sony MDR-7506: https://bit.ly/4tuzlgz - Audio-Technica ATH-M50x: https://bit.ly/46A7eTr - Audio-Technica ATH-M20x: https://bit.ly/4rdBw6Y - Rode PSA1+: https://rode.com/en-ca/products/psa1-plus - Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ - DaVinci Resolve: https://bit.ly/4adljIX - Adobe Audition: https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/audition.html - AutoPod: https://www.autopod.fm/ - Auphonic: https://auphonic.com/ - HELP ME SEE Show: https://www.youtube.com/@helpmeseepossibility   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

I've been part of growing churches most of my adult life - as a volunteer, on staff, and in the pews. What I've noticed is this: the difference between growing and stagnant churches isn't what you'd expect. But when you see a healthy church up close, clear patterns emerge - and after fifteen years, I want to share what growing churches consistently do differently.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Inspiration Beats Information Every Time 7:22 - Sunday Can't Fix Everything 14:58 - Right Invitation, Right Moment 20:23 - Build Systems Before Chaos 23:32 - Scrappy, Regardless Of Budget   IMPORTANT LINKS - Ryan Burge: https://x.com/ryanburge   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The most frustrating loop in church creative is pouring hours into a design or video, only to hear "something's off" or "I don't like it" with no explanation. It's usually not stubbornness - most pastors just don't have the language to explain what they're reacting to - and today, we're going to fix that.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:06 - "I Don't Like It" Is A Symptom, Not The Problem 4:26 - Most Churches Have Never Defined Their Voice 8:02 - The Solution Is 8 Words 12:35 - Now You Have A Measuring Stick 20:58 - This Also Solves The "Conflicting Feedback" Problem 22:16 - Share It With Everyone   IMPORTANT LINKS - Why Your Church Only Attracts One Type of Person: https://youtu.be/k7ZZD_F9dn4 - WordHippo: https://www.wordhippo.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Hundreds of new AI tools launch every day, and most of them cost money. We've tracked down the ones that are actually free - beyond just ChatGPT - including tools most churches haven't heard of that could save your team dozens of hours every week.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Tool #1: TurboScribe 1:55 - Tool #2: tl;dv 3:00 - Tool #3: Claude Cowork 8:45 - Claude Cowork Church Uses   IMPORTANT LINKS - TurboScribe: https://turboscribe.ai/ - tl;dv: https://tldv.io/ - Claude Cowork: https://claude.com/product/cowork   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Social media used to be predictable - now it's chaos, even when the averages are higher. This episode is about surviving the new game, with the metrics and mindset that actually keep you sane.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - The Volatility Problem 7:45 - The Three Audiences Framework 10:11 - Content Equals Credibility 12:30 - The No Weeks Off Approach (Reframed) 14:26 - How To Stay Sane   IMPORTANT LINKS - Church Social Media Trends 2026: https://youtu.be/354IpgzSIEU   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The most important email you'll ever send someone in your church is the very first one. So we're going to help you get it right. Today, we're sharing a 76-word church welcome email that works for churches of any size. It hits every goal a great welcome email should. Feel free to steal it word-for-word.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Big Idea #1: The First Email You Send Is The Most Important 5:53 - Big Idea #2: Send It From The Pastor 7:25 - Big Idea #3: Choose Your Focus - Connect Elsewhere Or Important Next Steps 9:46 - Big Idea #4: The P.S. Reply 15:04 - Big Idea #5: You Reply Back   IMPORTANT LINKS - The 76-Word Church Welcome Email Cheatsheet: https://prochur.ch/49vyftg - This Church Guest Follow-Up System Is…Unusual: https://youtu.be/pd6b7eRzmg4 - Pro Church Certified: https://prochurchcertified.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The world is changing fast. AI is reshaping economies, industries, and even how we relate to one another. So what does that mean for the church and its future? In one of our most important episodes yet, we're breaking down four changes every church should seriously consider making before 2030.   DOWNLOAD CHEAT SHEET: https://prochur.ch/church-AI-cheat-sheet   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 10:18 - Canon vs. Content 18:00 - Formation vs. Information 26:15 - Communal vs. Individual 31:45 - Cost vs. Convenience   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The language you use shapes the culture you build. And when that language goes stale, it quietly starts holding things back. So today, we're sharing our list of church lingo to retire in 2026 - and what to consider saying instead.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Why Does This Matter? 4:25 - Do Life Together 7:25 - Season Of Singleness 9:20 - Wow 12:03 - Circles Not Rows 13:03 - Welcome Home 16:22 - Don't Miss It 18:20 - Loving On 19:56 - Turn To Your Neighbor 21:17 - Daddy God   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

When it comes to church shirts, most of us default to tossing a logo on the front and calling it done. But with a few thoughtful changes, you can turn simple merch into something people genuinely love to wear outside of Sunday morning. So today, we've invited our friend Karl Nilsson onto the podcast to walk us through his practical workflows and share the wisdom he's picked up creating merch that actually gets worn.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Design Process 5:50 - Karl's Style 8:56 - Design Process Cont'd 13:20 - Overcoming Communication Issues 18:54 - Balancing Aesthetics With Audience Needs 22:42 - Garment Selection And Print Production   IMPORTANT LINKS - Karl Nilsson | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sigvardnilsson/ - Karl Nilsson | Dribble: https://dribbble.com/KarlNilsson - LA Apparel: https://losangelesapparel.net/ - AS Colour: https://ascolour.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

When you serve at church, there are always going to be ideas, projects, or ministries you're unsure about. Sometimes your instincts are right. Sometimes they're not. Today, we're sharing real stories from churches that pushed past their initial resistance, took the risk anyway, and saw incredible results.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Building A Human Claw Machine 5:26 - Hiring A Full Time Creative 10:02 - Live Stream 15:32 - Getting Away From "Professional" Video Announcements 19:02 - Youth Group Instagram Account 20:13 - Letting The Holy Spirit Lead. 10/10 Recommend 20:51 - Planning Events Months Ahead And Not A Month Before   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Skills alone can't compensate for a broken culture. If the team is unhealthy, the ministry will always feel stuck. Today, we're laying out a reset plan — a practical roadmap to start rebuilding trust, clarity, and a healthy team culture. Let's get to work.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Why This Matters 7:53 - Value 1: Bring Heaven to Earth 11:52 - Value 2: Say the Quiet Part Out Loud 17:48 - Value 3: Yes Be Yes, No Be No 21:48 - Value 4: Disagreement Is Not Disrespect 27:06 - Value 5: Solutions First 33:05 - How to Use Values to Shape Culture   IMPORTANT LINKS - The Creative Team Culture Cheatsheet DOWNLOAD: https://prochur.ch/4az1JXQ - Pro Church Certified: https://prochurchcertified.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Level up your church's social without spending a cent. From scheduling and analytics to project management and planning, today's episode is all about the best $0 tools churches can use to streamline their work and improve results. Let's upgrade your workflow and keep costs at zero.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Instagram Insights 10:44 - Buffer 14:00 - Trello 15:09 - Linktree 16:16 - The Launcher by Nucleus 17:54 - Coschedule Headline Analyzer 19:58 - Auphonic 21:41 - Canva   IMPORTANT LINKS - Buffer: https://buffer.com/ - Trello: https://trello.com/ - Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ - The Launcher by Nucleus: https://www.nucleus.church/the-launcher - Coschedule Headline Analyzer: https://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer - Auphonic: https://auphonic.com/ - Canva: https://www.canva.com/ - PNAS NEXUS Article: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/11/pgaf327/8285703   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

I asked you all, "What's one thing that frustrates you about church comms?" Today, we're unpacking your top answers — counting down from the least to the most common. And as we go, we'll share practical advice from real church experiences on how to fix these frustrations for good.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Lack Of Risk Taking 7:30 - Doing Over Being Effective 12:11 - Too Many Events To Talk About 20:06 - Not Understanding How Long Stuff Takes 24:00 - Complain There Isn't Enough/Too Much Info 27:44 - People Thinking They Know Best 30:12 - Last Minute Requests   IMPORTANT LINKS - DOWNLOAD Project Request Timelines [Example]: https://prochur.ch/4oAKjhN - Pro Church Certified: https://prochurchcertified.com/ - The Church Website Masterclass: https://youtu.be/0IfuwIa3qjw - Nucleus Makeovers: https://www.nucleus.church/makeovers   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

The next era of social media is arriving - and recent court filings from Meta give us a glimpse of what's coming. These revelations reveal a major shift in how platforms will operate moving forward. In this episode, we're breaking down what it means for your church and how to prepare.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 2:58 - Social Is Television 8:18 - Podcasts Are Television 10:10 - The Algorithm Is Television   IMPORTANT LINKS - Everything Is Television - Derek Thompson: https://bit.ly/4nEXqgD - YouTube Plans to Win Over Spotify's Audio-First Podcasters With AI - Business Insider: https://bit.ly/4hNCClZ   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 62,646+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Why do great volunteers stop serving at good churches? The reason usually isn't hard to spot — but finding a real solution takes work. That's exactly what we're unpacking in today's episode.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Habits Of Joy 7:13 - Practice Intentional Discomfort 15:22 - Becoming Unbothered   IMPORTANT LINKS - The MOST Important Thing I Learned BEFORE 30 [CHURCH LEADERS]: https://youtu.be/CFVJeEfQvkA   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

We're pulling back the curtain on the exact systems we use to stay inspired and creative - week after week - without burning out. You'll learn how to build processes that generate fresh ideas on demand, even when you feel stuck or uninspired.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 01:53 — The Question Every Church Asks  04:38 — System #1: You Need Less Variety Than You Think  06:24 — System #2: Steal Like a Pro (From Other Industries)  10:49 — System #3: Repeat the Best, Forget the Rest, Continue To Test  18:27 — System #4: Repurpose Sermon Content  23:10 — System #5: Build a Vault of Inspiration    IMPORTANT LINKS - ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com - Free AI Transcription Tool: https://www.descript.com   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder: https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

When tragedy strikes and the world turns to social media, churches often wonder whether to speak up or stay silent. Today, we're unpacking a clear, actionable policy for navigating tragic current events online - complete with real examples and the key caveats every church should consider before posting. Learn how to respond with wisdom, compassion, and clarity when the world is watching.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:40 - Policy Questions 12:12 - Real Example #1 15:00 - Critical Feedback 20:35 - Real Example #2   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder: https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Gen Z is now attending church more than any other age group — what Barna calls "a historic and generational reversal." In this video, we'll explore why it's happening and what it means for your church moving forward.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Thoughts on Gen Z being on the top of church attendance? 9:58 - Biggest social media differences between Gen Z and Gen Alpha? 15:40 - The people want to know what your Fall Fragrance is this year! 21:02 - What do you think of churches sending greetings/thank yous to new followers on Instagram? 24:00 - What would be the Facebook equivalent of carousels? 25:22 - What's your favorite thing about F1 after over half a season of watching? 33:28 - How to finish more work in less time?   IMPORTANT LINKS - Gen Z Now Leads In Church Attendance | Christianity Today: https://bit.ly/420QYZy   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Smaller churches have a unique edge on social media — one that actually becomes more powerful the smaller your church is. It's a feature that can completely transform the way you approach social. And here's the kicker: bigger churches don't really have access to it.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - The State of Church Social Media 10:32 - How To Reach Your People 19:15 - More Post Strategies   IMPORTANT LINKS - DOWNLOAD the "Add to Favorites" card: https://prochur.ch/3Mc9963  - Why Your Church's Instagram Stories Flop: https://youtu.be/z_VfjR0WxaA - The Busy Pastor's Guide To Instagram Stories: https://youtu.be/e4gYhPwOyJA - 20 Church Social Media Ideas You've Never Tried: https://youtu.be/ZBeCkcIlzPA - Steal These 15 Church Social Media Posts For Summer: https://youtu.be/y8QiCkGFDFo - The 2025 Church Social Media Calendar: https://youtu.be/dy9J92P5Xjo - Steal These Viral Hooks: Church Social Media Edition: https://youtu.be/ncBP4cUcY0E   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Small churches actually have a big advantage on social media — as long as they're not trying to copy bigger ones. The secret is in what you measure. Forget likes and followers. There are two other metrics that matter far more, and they're the key to thriving on social as a smaller church.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Abandoning the Old Metrics 7:25 - The 1st New Metric We Care About 13:50 - The 2nd New Metric We Care About 19:07 - What's The Point Of All This?   IMPORTANT LINKS - Buffer | How Often Should You Post on Instagram in 2025? What Data From 2 Million Posts Tells Us: https://buffer.com/resources/how-often-to-post-on-instagram/    THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

We've put together the ultimate list of 49 free tools churches are using right now. And here's the best part — these aren't just our picks. Every single tool comes directly from churches like yours, already putting them to work in real ministry.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:17 - Communication 9:05 - Project Management 11:58 - Creative Resources 17:25 - Audio 20:43 - Production 24:50 - *Free, Not Free* 28:30 - Most Popular Tools   IMPORTANT LINKS - The Church Smartphone Photography Masterclass: https://youtu.be/KaUPT9o4Lus - WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/ - Slack: https://slack.com/ - Invite Everyone: https://inviteeveryoneapp.com/ - Messenger: https://www.messenger.com/ - Asana: https://asana.com/ - Trello: https://trello.com/ - Notion: https://www.notion.com/ - Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/ - ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ - Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ - Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ - VSCO: https://www.vsco.co/ - YouTube Video Downloader: https://y2mate.com/ - 4K Video Downloader: https://www.4kdownload.com/ - Coolors.co: https://coolors.co/ - Motion Array: https://motionarray.com/ - Tally Forms: https://tally.so/ - Adobe Express: https://www.adobe.com/express/ - Noun Project: https://thenounproject.com/ - FontBase: https://fontba.se/ - Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ - Loop Community: https://loopcommunity.com/ - Adobe Enhance Speech: https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance - MacWhisper: https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper - Otter.ai: https://otter.ai/ - Chrome Remote: https://remotedesktop.google.com/ - Bitfocus Companion: https://bitfocus.io/companion/ - PowerPoint: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/powerpoint - Keynote: https://www.apple.com/keynote/ - Presenter: https://www.worshiptools.com/en-us/presenter - Life.Church Open Network: https://open.life.church/ - Smash: https://fromsmash.com/ - Meta Business Suite: https://business.facebook.com/ - Google For Non-Profits: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/ - Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ - ImageOptim: https://imageoptim.com/ - OBS: https://obsproject.com/ - Freeshow: https://freeshow.app/ - CapCut: https://www.capcut.com/ - DaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve - Canva: https://www.canva.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

What's a popular church tech or creative trend that drives you crazy? We asked that on Instagram and got hundreds of replies. Some overlapped, some were surprising, and a few were just plain weird. Today, we're breaking them all down.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - No Vowels 4:26 - Fit Checks 8:50 - Design Icks 11:56 - Skit Reels 15:55 - Black Box 20:18 - Display Icks 24:05 - Copycat Syndrome 31:56 - Forrest Frank 33:26 - BONUS ROUND   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

Instagram just rolled out some major changes – and yes, they affect everyone. So what now? We'll walk you through what's shifting in the algorithm and share practical adjustments your church can make to stay ahead.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Supply vs. Demand 7:45 - The Danger of Taking Breaks From Social 13:48 - More Quality vs More Volume 19:40 - Leverage Your Greatest Asset: An In-Person Audience, Not Just An Online Audience 26:04 - Plant Seeds 30:33 - Your Job Is Not To Be Good At Instagram 35:00 - Eventually, New Opportunities Arise   IMPORTANT LINKS - Mosseri Q&A: https://bit.ly/3HLgzi2 - Boujee potato: https://bit.ly/3UHkKhR - Alex Hormozi: https://www.instagram.com/hormozi/ - Russell Brunson: https://www.instagram.com/russellbrunson/ - Sean Cannell: https://www.instagram.com/seancannell/ - SocialSermons: https://www.socialsermons.com/ - Alex Hormozi Content Strategy: https://bit.ly/41RfsUM   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

03If your hook fails, your post fails – it's that simple. We studied thousands of posts from 63 churches over the past year to uncover the hooks that performed best. The findings? Some were expected, others completely unexpected – and we're sharing them all with you.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 4:13 - What is a "hook"? 6:10 - Inversion 10:40 - Meeting People In Their Pain 17:28 - Missing Info 21:04 - Questions About God 25:27 - Hows and Whys   IMPORTANT LINKS - DOWNLOAD The Church Promotions Formula Library: prochur.ch/promo - SocialSermons: https://www.socialsermons.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer

We put four of the top AI tools to the test — three made for churches and one mainstream option. Using real sermons, we measured editing experience, post quality, and time saved. The goal? To find out which tool, if any, is worth using for your church's social media… or if it's still better to do it yourself.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 5:14 - The Hook 29:23 - The Edit 35:39 - The Time   IMPORTANT LINKS - SocialSermons: https://www.socialsermons.com/ - Social Media Algorithm Secrets For Churches: https://youtu.be/duoWsi5MMao   THE 167 NEWSLETTER 📫 59,296+ churches read our free newsletter to figure out the 167 hours beyond Sunday service every week. Sign up: https://167.prochurchtools.com   GET IN TOUCH 🌍 The Company: https://prochurchtools.com 🖥️ Nucleus, The Church Website Builder:  https://www.nucleus.church 📱 SocialSermons, The Social Media Agency For Churches: https://socialsermons.com    JOIN THE COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradyshearer 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradyshearer