The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

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

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

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It's our quarterly look at the social media landscape. What's changing, what's staying the same, and how does it affect your church? One specific design trend is cooking in Spring 2024. Church sermon clips are showing no signs of slowing down - and there's one reason for this that you've probably never thought of. Plus, a new Instagram trend taking the platform by storm. Let's dive in.

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0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Vertical video: Same specs, diverse platform cultures.

9:57 - Churches' 'fly on the wall' perspective is becoming more valuable

17:30 - SEND IT BACK: Stop adding audio and decorative trim to your sermon clips

19:56 - High contrast, simple text branded carousels keep winning

30:00 - TikTok's global impact beyond potential bans

36:00 - DM Automation

40:56 - The definition of social media expanding: the old era is dead

47:03 - Social feeds for education

55:04 - CALL YOUR SHOT: Summer Prediction

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyShearer

The Pro Church Tools Show: https://prochurchtools.com/podcast

Here’s what’s working for youth groups on social media in 2025. We’re breaking down strategy, post ideas, and the best youth group accounts to follow for inspiration. Let’s dive in.

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0:00 - Intro

2:17 - Guiding Principle #1: Student Driven

9:19 - Guiding Principle #2: Show Don't Tell

14:39 - Post Idea #1: Mic Up Kid

17:42 - Post Idea #2: Disposable

19:55 - Post Idea #3: Broadcast Channels

23:30 - Post Idea #4: Live Performance

29:35 - Post Idea #5: Bible Trivia

IMPORTANT LINKS

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How Churches Are Really Reaching Young People with Dr. Kara Powell: https://youtu.be/v6O0USRnwbY

cravegeneration: https://www.instagram.com/cravegeneration/

weareamplifyyouth:https://www.instagram.com/weareamplifyyouth/

Try This Church Photo Trend ASAP: https://youtu.be/ox4FQ3VKrj0

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Question #1 (1:50): One thing your church needs to stop doing

Question #2 (13:58): How do you cope as an Enneagram 1?

Question #3 (30:48): Our church coffee sucks, how can I make it better?

DRAFT SEGMENT (38:20): Hillsong United Popular Songs Draft

Question #4 (79:54): The best technique for applying fragrance

Question #5 (83:02): The best eats in Niagara Falls

Question #6 (87:55): What "tone" should our church use on social?

Question #7 (90:41): Tips for starting a podcast

Question #8 (95:23): What's your favorite Bible verse?

Question #9 (99:28): Do you have an internal monologue?

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0:00 - Intro

1:12 - How do I get leadership to take social media seriously?

13:19 - Would you ever consider using text for mass updates?

18:44 - How can we improve our email open rates?

26:46 - What advice do you have for cheap male fashion?

36:02 - How do elder millennials stay up to date with trends?

42:03 - Is it too late to join TikTok?

42:58 - What's the most interesting fact about your family histories?

52:13 - How do we promote so many ministries without over promoting?

57:29 - We're struggling with our youth who are serving in tech or worship...

1:01:44 - Best fiction book you've read recently?

1:09:01 - Does burying a link in the caption increase engagement?

1:11:08 - What are good events for both members and non-members?

1:15:07 - Is Nacho Libre a good movie?

1:18:09 - What are the essentials for a minimal church website?

1:25:43 - Why does cream and sugar make coffee so much better?

1:31:40 - Are the NCAA conference change ups a good move?

1:34:29 - How do we respond to members not buying in to social for ministry?

1:35:23 - Why is Facebook not performing well for us?

1:37:20 - What's on the fall-time fragrance rotation?

1:41:31 - Will you ever grow/cut your hair?

1:43:08 - Do you play Fantasy Football?

1:45:51 - What order do you put your socks and shoes on?