The Ultimate 7-Day Social Media Calendar For Churches

[@keeramiller69]

6:03 - I AM taking notes - copiously, in fact

[@shannonmooers1215]

Great video! I grabbed a paper and pen when you hit rule #3! Super helpful content, thank you!

[@alexandermills2230]

So glad you found it helpful, Shannon!

[@dongaking]

Brady and Alex I can't thank you enough for this video. I'm so adopting these ideas asap!It's so so rich in the kinda stuff we need to engage people on the SM platforms. It's obvious the learning will never stop on how to use these platforms and truthfully that's where the people we are working to engage are located. Congratulations on the Raptors victory! Cheers! 👍

[@prochurchtools]

It's so true that learning never stops. We'll keep sharing what we're learning with you as we go!

[@arthurineward6945]

Hmm I'm 5

[@cesarrivera0221]

This is absolutely gold information thank you guys so much

[@jeffstormer2547]

I truly appreciate how you guys share the love. It is so encouraging to see others that recognize Jesus has only one Body, and that it ultimately and eternally does not matter what the name over the door of the building you worship st of a Sunday morning. All too many still have the "Field.of Dreams' mentality--if you build it they will come. Someone actually said "Go into all the world." I admit being biased. A little.

[@alexandermills2230]

Thanks for the love, Jeff!

[@abigaaailb]

A relevant information for this relevant season. Thank you! I’m learning a lot. ✨🙌🏼

[@marthaobekpa4976]

Wow! who is watching this in 2020 and grateful for this prophetic vlog? You guys literally were preparing the church for this pandemic. God bless you.

[@prochurchtools]

So glad you're finding our content helpful 😊

[@mariamellimas8363]

This is wow....I'm so inspired, guys. Thank you and God bless you richly for bringing this to us. You are using your gifts to advance the kingdom. Thank you.

[@michaelrayministries308]

I have watched about a dozen videos now. I love them all, but this one was my favorite so far. Thank you.

[@prochurchtools]

Michael Ray Ministries Glad to hear it :)

[@alyssaduncan3035]

Thanks so much for these ideas.

[@qianajw1234]

Brady, I have been watching your videos about all day. I am currently heading up media in my ministry and I have Ben since inception but I totally have NO clue what I’m doing. Is like to know what other programs I can use and where I can find more training to do my job in excellence?! By the way your content is amazing!

[@gilsantiago3]

Gracias, "thanks", I started following for 2 weeks, Im a pastor in small church plant in Puerto Rico. Its been mind blowing. this is my 2nd week doing the change to facebook I have notice the increment in views and trafic, Im watching all the videos and start a plan to use FB as a tool to do my calling.

[@prochurchtools]

Gilberto Santiago Amazing! So glad to hear it.

[@tracywishart112]

This video was information I was just needing to hear! Thank you for sharing your Social Media Calendar with us!

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks for watching Tracy! So glad you found the video helpful. 😊

[@RevWarRev]

Taking notes - This tutorial was radically eye opening!!!

[@bukoyegbolamu4859]

Thank you soooooooo much!...sooooo blessed

[@vicascs]

Pls also share the apps or software we can use for creating these contents

[@prochurchtools]

We use Photoshop and After Effects!

[@jeremiahragira8311]

@@prochurchtools If you can't afford try paint and shotcut respectively. God bless your ministries and lets advance his Kingdom!

[@velmajackson3869]

Thank you for sharing the video. It is very informative, and I plan to use some of the ideas for our church. 😊

[@johnsilvestry4001]

"You gotta zig whenever everyone else is zagging" Ministry advice if I've ever heard it! 😂😂😂

[@alexandermills2230]

Tell me it isn't true though?!

[@b.b.1989]

I could’ve shouted!!

[@sbtinz]

This really helps our church social media..

[@richellescheepers2453]

I literally laughed out loud at so many spots. 😂Especially the marvel movies spot

[@aaronvisser6035]

Alex... your shirt is amazing!

[@alexandermills2230]

Thanks my dude 👊

[@TyroneLT]

You guys never cease to amaze me! I'm currently planning some major changes to my church's social media schedule and was thinking what Pro Church Tools video I should show my team? Well now I know which one!

[@prochurchtools]

Yeah, we wanted to make a single video that housed everything we believe and have been learning about social media for churches - and this is it!

[@allstar5301]

@@prochurchtools Thank you for placing everything into one video!

[@kareenjoyapolinario4772]

This is a big help in our social media at church thank you =)

[@prochurchtools]

Glad to hear this! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@jacksonchurchofgodbb]

Hey, Thank you for the information! Do you have an example of a 3-Day Social Media Calendar?

[@amandahertzler9140]

These are great! I'm curious though...how would you recommend updating this strategy in 2022? Short form video seems to be where everyone is going so I feel like other types of posts just go unseen. Do you think most of what we post should be as a reel now, or are other video posts still useful?

[@jeshaae]

Just amazing. Thank you for sharing those ideas. I really love it. God bless. ❤

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks for watching!

[@7779311sassy]

Great tips as always! You guys are a Godsend!!

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks for the kind words Brittany! Glad you enjoyed the episode. 😊

[@burgundyhensley7170]

Great ideas, thank you. Are the visuals you showed available with your monthly subscription?

[@prochurchtools]

They are 👍

[@BrookeCrumpler]

I’m hooked on all your info. Just signed up for nucleus. Questions regarding this topic (I haven’t found them anywhere, but forgive me if I missed it). How often should you post? I’m coming into a church use to several ad style posts a day. Can I use stories more than posting? (One post a day, but a few fun story videos or engagements) regarding things looking the same does this go for insta? Most of the trend I see is themed content. Mixing template style post with straight photos.

[@prochurchtools]

Check this out! www.tiktok.com/@bradyshearer/video/6906536333892766981?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

[@Billie_Marie_]

Y'all this is great!!! Thank you!

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dayalovesjonas]

God bless you all ! What do you guys use for your countdown posts ?

[@prochurchtools]

Het Dayanna - our designers use a combination of Photoshop and After Effects to create the countdown posts we use. 😊

[@bukoyegbolamu4859]

Thank yooooou soooooooo muchhhhh

[@laemaollennu3076]

Thank you guys so much for this! This was God sent. We just had a team meeting and I was assigned to look for a way to schedule posts! 😂 Can you pleeease do some research (or in Brady's words, "investigate" lol) on photo backdrops and parking/greeter signs and share your tips on these two things? (props, suggestions, guidelines, etc.) I want to grow and advance our background. I have noticed that there are awesome backdrops that ppl use for interviews (ie, sharing testimonies, going live on IG, year in review, etc.) and I'm at a lost about how to make quick, multipurpose backdrops that can be used for social media posts and film. For example, the modern look is very simple, or a step and repeat is great as well. I've seen rugs play as the floor, but I like to get resources to to help me with more fresh ideas. I feel like an interior designer, lol. We run our church service in a community center gym and the walls are red (we also have to be out by 1pm for open gym lol) this makes our posts challenging from red overload. There is also another church that rents from the auditorium so the lobby is not accessible. I don't know what material to use for a backdrop to break up the color (vinyl or polyester), or determine the size of the backdrop to help add a different change of scenery of any of this makes sense! lol If you see VOUS Church, they set up backdrops that they constantly set up and break down but they serve as great backdrops for photos. They also hold some of their services at high schools. I also see a trend of churches using church signs, business cards, the options are endless! I created a few myself, but any suggestions or guidelines would be so appreciated! Thank you! (Sorry for the long message!)

[@prochurchtools]

So glad to hear this episode was helpful for you, and thanks for the suggestions!

[@jcdo4u2]

This probably shows my lameness as a social media person, but I don't have Photoshop or Aftereffects. These posts look very dynamic but I have to give a way simplified version. I think I'm not the only one in that situation. Thanks for the challenging ideas though! They are awesome.

[@prochurchtools]

For image only posts - you might find a platform like Canva helpful. Fairly easy to use, and free. 😊

[@Freyaphoenix793]

What programs are you guys using to create your graphics? We are signing up for Canva for our church but would you recommend another/any better programs?

[@richmatlock2396]

Hey there Brandy and Alex - first of all you and your team are doing a fantastic job. Question - what do you do when you come up against a creative road block?

[@prochurchtools]

Hey Rich - I keep a file with screenshots of artwork and content that I've seen and really liked, so that when I feel stuck I can look at the ideas I've saved and use them as a base/ideas to work from. 😊

[@mountainmoverschurch6765]

Another great video as always.. have you guys thought about sharing your digital resources for churches that don't have a design team to do these kind of video posts?

[@prochurchtools]

Yep. We do that here! www.nucleus.church/product/social

[@jayevansgsumc8611]

I need to know where Alex got that shirt!

[@alexandermills2230]

This one's from Brave Soul in London!

[@abbyjohnson5155]

This is great, thank you so much! Do you suggest posting the same content on Insta and Facebook, or doing different things on each?

[@prochurchtools]

It's okay if content crosses over. As long as you're not posting the *exact* same content on both all the time.

[@saulofgod7136]

Excelente trabajo 👍

[@PaloAltoVineyardChurch]

thank you so much for this great post, but here is a fundamental question: when you say you want us to post these, so they show up in our congregants' feed, do you mean post these "as our church page: fb or instagram", or as individual church members/staff as personal posts? Because if they are posted only from the "church" page, how would we reach those who are not in our church? or is this more about maintaining our congregants, and then they are the ones who would spread/share the posts to their networks...

[@faymousfisherman4462]

Great stuff here

[@JesusLeadershipTraining]

does stop the scroll apply to youtube?😮

[@thegracemovement8325]

Write a book please...

[@daviser2]

First, thank you for this video. Extremely helpful and easy to follow. I apologize if I missed the answer to this question; however, how do you create the iMessage post?

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks for watching, and the kind words! Our design team used Photoshop and After Effects to create all of the examples in this video.

[@hh19675]

How do I make this motion graphic for all these posts?

[@courtneyhowell9276]

Thank you for this video! Are these 7 day posts referring to actual posts on a feed or to "stories'?

[@prochurchtools]

Hey Courtney - thanks for watching! These posts were created with the feed in mind, but you could probably adapt some of the concepts for Stories as well. 😊

[@bryanedgar2344]

How do you post these videos to your Insta timeline, because it won't let you do it from a PC? do you transfer it over to a mobile device and post from there?

[@prochurchtools]

Great question Bryan! I either use a scheduling platform, like Buffer or Sked Social, or I use an online storage system like Dropbox to be able to download the videos to my phone and post from there. 😊

[@daviddorf]

As a missionary, it was hard to hear how much a 30-second ad cost. My family and I could live on the field for about 2 months at that price. You did say $7,000, right?

[@6ixthstage845]

Hi team, what about tags? what kind of tags do we utilize when posting on insta? FYI we're trying to grow a withering church in the GTA not too far from you guys. Already starting to put the free starter kit posts to use. Thanks in advance. God bless ✌🏼

[@prochurchtools]

Hey! We talk about hashtags here: 1. prochurchtools.com/use-instagram-hashtags-gain-followers-church-ep-033/ 2. prochurchtools.com/the-7-most-important-social-media-trends-for-churches-in-2020/ (Trend #4)

[@6ixthstage845]

Pro Church Tools with Brady Shearer All love! 🙏

[@TheVillageChurchNashville]

Great tips! I've heard that Facebook's algorithm punishes posts that use "engagement bait" and actually ask for people to comment below or share a post. Does this happen with the examples from this 7-day calendar? Or are you only including this language in the videos themselves which allows you to navigate around the algorithm's punishment?

[@prochurchtools]

The Village Nashville Great question! Generally, we don’t use that type of verbiage in the captions - only the image or video content. That usually ensures no penalty. Another trick, if your church is noticing long-term drops in engagement, is to simply use the phrase “we’ll post our answers in the comments below.” This doesn’t ask anything of the user, but accomplishes the same goal of increased hover time and engagement in the comments.

[@TheVillageChurchNashville]

@@prochurchtools Awesome, thank you!

[@allstar5301]

Do you have a video on how to create these types of content?

[@prochurchtools]

Hey Sarah - we haven't done a step-by-step, but our design team creates the images in Photoshop and animates them in After Effects. 😊

[@adamcjohnson777]

Is there a way to create some these using only an iPhone/iPad? I am a church volunteer that runs my churches social media content but I also can’t afford photoshop or a computer currently. On my iPhone/iPad I use ProCreate, Over, LightX, VSCO, and Canva.

[@prochurchtools]

Hey Adam - you might be able to mimic some of the same concepts in image only form using a graphic design platform like Canva. But we used a combination of Photoshop and After Effects to create these exact posts.

[@jeffstormer2547]

Would.it be possible to repeat on a larger scale? Say recycle a visual once a month (with a shift on content)? Do folks catch patterns over that length of time?

[@prochurchtools]

I wouldn't do that! People will pick up on it and your engagement will drop.

[@jeffstormer2547]

@@prochurchtools I was just wondering if that pattern would be recognizable to people--a "visual repeat" once a month--given how much other stuff they'd see in the intervening 4 weeks. Some "themed" material might be expected: Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, maybe some other holidays...but that's why I asked. I figured you all would have a better grasp on those kinds of stats than I would. Thanks!

[@KnightsonFireRecords]

I kind of miss the ole days of "I'm joined as always by the boss man Brady Shearer" I get Brady may not like boss man but it was in fun and makes me laugh because I know you all know we are in this together. :)

[@jcdo4u2]

Do you recommend any scheduling platforms?

[@prochurchtools]

Buffer's a great platform. 😊

[@InsideTheZone1]

Where do I send an email if I am interested in Pro Church creating media for me?

[@bloop8051]

I struggle with knowing if I should post everyday, or every other day.

[@stiesdesign9085]

The fake Google Captcha is really interesting and creative. Was that an actual interactive post visitors could click or just a video of selections being made. If interactive could you share the name of that type of post? We're not familiar with it yet. Thanks as always.

[@prochurchtools]

Thanks! Just a video - posts aren't interactive in those ways yet. 😊

[@pueblochristiancenter6959]

Would you say this is still relevant through the ever changing algorithms of social media?

[@prochurchtools]

We’ve shifted this now to this: churchsocialmediaplan.com

[@kudzaidotnet]

KZbin should disable the dislike button on this channel. Every post is sooooo awesome!

[@alexandermills2230]

Ha! Nobody's used it on this video yet 🤞

[@replacedbyrobots]

Chicken Wings? 🤯 Literally unwatchable... 🤣

[@prochurchtools]

😂

[@Forgiven]

first lolzzz

[@prochurchtools]

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