Preparing effective communicators/PRO for the diocese and provinces
Enabling the candidates to be effective in their pastoral ministry with communication skills
Using communicative skills and media techniques in catechesis, liturgy and youth ministry
Preparing meaningful liturgy with the help of communication media.
Forming formators to form formees and seminarians in communication, pastoral ministry and meaningful animation of community with the help of communication principles and media.
Helping the animators of the diocese/province in communicative skills
Conscientious the pastoral leaders on the roles of communication in life
Enhancing the administrative skills for communication-directors of the diocese/ province
Helping to review and participate in performing/fine arts, Christian architecture, icons, films, newspaper and pastoral sessions
Helping participants to be effective writers in newsletters/magazines/parish bulletins
Preparing participants to be adept at PowerPoint skills, short movies, posters, for pastoral ministry.
CURRICULUM
Basic Courses
Introduction to Pastoral Communication
Theology of Communication
Media Education
Liturgy and Communication
Communicative skills for Catechists
Youth ministry and communication
Internet and Social Media in Pastoral Ministry
Pastoral Journalism
Christian arts (architecture, paintings, icons,)
Media Ethics
Folklores and folk-arts in ministry
Liturgical dance, liturgical drama
Communication skills (verbal, interpersonal, rhetoric) in teaching and preaching
Ads and Commercials for Value Education
History of Communication
Contemporary art and media for pastoral ministry
Skill Training
Making Short movies
Writing skills for a news bulletin/ article/ review
Preparing PowerPoint/ posters for pastoral ministry
Skills in Digital photography for liturgy, prayer, catechesis, education
Skills in sound recording
Fieldworks and practical researches
Analysis of Sunday Liturgy from a communication perspective
Analysis of Christian art and architecture
Review of Movies from a Christian Perspective
Internet Research for pastoral ministry-resources
Experience in communicative skills in pastoral ministry (catechesis, youth ministry, BCC,
Weekly Assignments/ projects
Movie reviews
Writing news and articles
Communicative guidelines for Church music/architecture/liturgy/preaching
Audio Visual Prayer services
Audio Visual mass
Digital photos for pastoral ministry
Creating Biblical Newspapers
Preparing AV Tools for catechesis
Liturgical Hymn Analysis
Thesis
A short scientific paper on a topic related to pastoral communication.
