We are supporting parishes with training to use mobile phones to show us where the Spirit is moving in parish churches, on housing estates, in schools, in homes and in all kinds of settings, as we spread the Good News together in Christ, sharing hope.
Laurence Inwood and Ged Clarke are media trainers and producers who create stories for the BBC, including the ONE show, BBC Northwest Tonight and BBC Children in Need. They are coming to work alongside us, initially to provide one-to-one mentoring for more experienced content makers, and to provide some group sessions for those with some experience. These free sessions are for those who are already involved in producing content and for those who want to learn more. Over the next few months, we will take what we learn from these sessions to produce some resources that we can then make available online for absolute beginners in the next phase of training.
This is a tricky task. Some people will be very experienced, creating and sharing content on a regular basis as part of their jobs or social life, or to keep in touch with their families. For others this will be a new area to explore creativity and ways to promote their own church activities and events. We don’t all use the same phones. We use different editing software or apps, some very simple, some more advanced … and we will have our own storytelling style.
Whatever level you are at now, there are professional tips and techniques that Laurence and Ged will provide to help you to make great digital stories that reach people and change lives.
Director of Communications, Harriet Roberts said:
"We have in our hands a formidable tool for capturing, creating and sharing stories to reach the 1.5 million people in our Diocese who do not know Christ. Stories have the power to change the world. Jesus was a great storyteller and, as His disciples, storytelling can be our superpower too!
About the trainers
Laurence Inwood is an accomplished media trainer and former BBC producer with over 20 years’ experience making documentaries and films in the north west. He is a skilled camera operator and film editor. Since leaving the BBC he has worked as a freelance filmmaker for numerous charities. Ged Clarke is an experienced, award-winning programme maker with a long career in TV. He's made documentaries for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky, covering a wide range of subjects including current affairs, sport, the arts, history and nature. He was the first film-maker to tell the story of the Chester-based doctor Waheed Arian, the former Afghan refugee who set up a revolutionary online medical service for war-torn countries.
Please fill in this expression of interest form if you would like to be part of this exciting initiative. Closing date 31 October 2024