Digital Training
Digital Training
In an ever-changing digital world, churches and circuits have more opportunities than ever to connect, communicate, and share the good news in creative and accessible ways. Our District Digital Enabler has developed a range of training and resources to help equip you and your church digitally. Below you can find information on the training currently being offered and related resources.
To register an interest in any of the training listed on this page or request a digital ‘audit’, please email our Digital Enabler: rimmers@nwedmethodists.org.uk
Website & Social Media Digital Audit for Churches
Our Digital Enabler can provide a comprehensive digital audit of your church’s website and social media platforms. This will provide you with an external review of your existing online presence and offer practical, tailored recommendations to help you improve the way in which you are communicating online.
Creating a Digital Strategy
This is training to help churches create a clear and achievable digital communication strategy. Through guided conversation, real life case studies, and hands-on exercises, our Digital Enabler can help your church:
Identify your mission, audiences, and communication goals
Choose the right platforms for you to use
Plan content that aligns with your church’s values
Develop consistent voice, branding, and messaging
Understand safeguarding, copyright, and GDPR in digital spaces
Build sustainable rhythms for posting content
Measure what’s working and adjust what isn’t
Canva Training
Canva is great, easy to use platform for creating eye-catching church graphics, social media posts, sermon slides, and event posters. Working with the Connexional Digital Team, we are offering a hands-on Canva Training session to boost your design skills and create eye-catching graphics effortlessly.
This 3 hour training session will provide a basic introduction to using Canva to create social media posts and flyers and help you to get to know the platform.
You will need to bring your laptop or tablet on the day and have access to a Canva account. To sign up for a free account, use the link here. Please contact our Digital Enabler for details of upcoming sessions.
Optimising Social Media
This training is an opportunity to we explore how to use social media platforms to strengthen our ministry, grow our online community, and share your church’s story with authenticity. As part of this training you will learn how to:
Create engaging content
- Be authentic
Use images, video, and graphics effectively
- Get useful tips and learn best practice
Schedule posts and plan content
Creating Quality Videos
Video is one of the most powerful ways to connect with people online. Whether you’re sharing testimonies, promoting events, offering reflections, or giving a glimpse into church life, good video content can help expand your reach. As part of this training you will learn to:
Film confidently using simple techniques
Improve lighting, framing, and sound without expensive gear
Use your phone or basic camera effectively
Edit videos using free or low-cost tools
Add text, captions, music, and branding