Resource Hub & Course Materials

Media Management for Mission is a practical formation course that places communication at the heart of pastoral leadership and ministry. It begins with discerning pastoral needs, understanding audiences and clarifying the mission before selecting media platforms. Participants explore how print, interpersonal and digital media can perform distinct but connected roles within one coherent campaign. The course introduces essential principles of message design, audience journeys, coordination, safeguarding and evaluation. Through guided worksheets, groups develop a realistic pastoral media campaign and consolidate it using the Campaign Canvas Matrix. The programme concludes with a focused 90-second campaign pitch, enabling participants to communicate with greater purpose, responsibility and pastoral sensitivity.

Spotting the Synthetic is a practical media-literacy course that equips participants to discern truth responsibly in a digital environment shaped by misinformation, manipulated media, deepfakes, synthetic voices, and AI-generated content. It moves beyond simply asking whether something “looks fake” and trains learners to examine the claim, source, context, corroboration, and available evidence before judging or sharing. Participants learn to distinguish different forms of information disorder and apply the PASTOR verification method: Pause, Ask, Search, Trace, Observe, and Respond. The course also develops practical skills in source checking, lateral searching, tracing media to its origin, and assessing visual, audio, and contextual evidence. Grounded in pastoral responsibility, human dignity, truth, prudence, and charity, it prepares participants to respond wisely to rumours, scams, impersonation, and harmful synthetic media.

Understanding the Social Media Algorithm is a one-hour practical formation course that introduces participants to how digital platforms select, predict, rank, and recommend content. It examines the key signals that influence visibility—relevance, relationship, retention, response, recency, and reliability—while showing how different platforms require different communication approaches. Participants learn to redesign pastoral content around a clearly identified audience, a genuine human need, an engaging opening, and a meaningful call to action. The course also provides practical frameworks for evaluating clarity, platform suitability, ethical responsibility, privacy, truthfulness, and human dignity. Ultimately, it helps pastoral communicators use algorithmic awareness not merely to gain attention, but to foster encounter, trust, communion, and responsible participation.

Graphic Designing Primer is a one-hour practical introduction to visual communication using Canva Free. Participants learn to identify the purpose, audience, and central message of a design before applying essential principles such as hierarchy, contrast, alignment, spacing, consistency, and simplicity. Through live demonstration and guided practice, each learner creates a clear and usable social-media event announcement. Peer review and focused revision help participants recognise design weaknesses and make intentional improvements. The course emphasises that effective graphic design is not merely about using software tools, but about making thoughtful visual decisions that help audiences notice, understand, and respond.

Foundations of Communication is a 90-minute introductory course that explores communication as the sharing of meaning, relationship, and life in the service of communion. Beginning with everyday human interaction, it examines how God communicates through revelation and the Incarnation, and how the Church communicates through proclamation, liturgy, witness, service, and media. Participants are introduced to the principal forms and elements of communication and reflect on the qualities needed for credible pastoral communication. The course also considers the opportunities and ethical challenges of digital media and artificial intelligence. Through practical activities and personal reflection, participants are encouraged to become attentive listeners, responsible communicators, and compassionate witnesses in today’s interconnected world.