FREE online courses from Reliant Creative
Learn storytelling skills
To Support Your Ministry.
We’ve set out to empower your partners because Engaging stories can mobilize the church.
Marketing is expensive…
Your ministry needs storytelling content to keep donors informed, educated, and inspired. But, creative content can be expensive.
… but, it’s essential.
God is at work in incredible ways through your ministry. If told well, those stories can serve as effective tools for inspiring action.
So, here’s our simple plan!
Your ministry partners, missionaries, and staff are in the field watching God at work. We want to empower them to tell those stories!
COURSES
Photography 101
Learn the basics of photography for better storytelling in the field. In this course, we cover composition, technique, basic lighting concepts, and perspective centered around your mobile device.
Advanced Photography
In this course, we discuss intermediate and advanced photography concepts and explore how you can get the most out of your DSLR or mirrorless camera setup.
Documentary Storytelling – Pre-Production
Learn the basics of the Pre-Production stage from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Documentary Storytelling – Production
Learn the basics of the Production stage from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Documentary Storytelling – Post-Production
Learn the basics of Post-Production from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Scriptwriting
In this course, we discuss scriptwriting basics and give you a guideline for your interview questions so you can tell compelling and engaging stories with consistency and structure.
Storytelling Structures
We use and teach 3 act story structures and the Hero's Journey to create compelling and engaging stories that relate and engage with audiences across cultures. In this course, you'll learn how to apply the Hero's Journey to your ministry marketing efforts.
Purpose-Driven Strategy
In this course, we walk you through a messaging strategy that is rooted in the Hero's Journey. The goal is to teach you to create clear messaging and communication with your audience.
Story-Driven Messaging
In this course, we'll walk you through the process of creating a brand story script for your ministry. This script is rooted in Monroe's Motivated Sequence and The Hero's Journey, and it will help you clearly communicate in all brand touch-points.
Web Design Strategy
Your website should be a marketing tool that engages your audience, tells a clear and compelling story, and one that converts. In this course, we'll teach you how to apply the Hero's Journey story structure to your website and build a sitemap and flow of information that drives your user to your intended goals.
Story-Driven Content Strategy
Storytelling is an incredibly powerful tool, and yet it goes completely underutilized in the ministry sector. In this course, we discuss a framework and content strategy for how your ministry can turn a single beneficiary's story into a month's worth of daily content. In theory, from 6-12 beneficiary story's, your ministry could create a piece of story-driven content per day for an entire year.
Photography 101
Learn the Basics of Photography
Learn the basics of photography for better storytelling in the field. In this course we cover composition, technique, basic lighting concepts, and perspective centered around your mobile device.
Photography 101
1 Lesson: 1 Hour
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Advanced Photography
Learn Advanced Photography
In this course we discuss intermediate and advanced photography concepts and explore how you can get the most out of your DSLR or mirrorless camera setup.
Advanced Photography
1 lesson – 1:40 hour
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Documentary Storytelling | Pre-Production
Learn Pre-Production Basics
Learn the basics of the Pre-Production stage from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Documentary Storytelling | Pre-Production
1 Lesson: 27 min.
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Documentary Storytelling | Production
Learn Production Basics
Learn the basics of the Production stage from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Documentary Storytelling | Production
1 lesson – 24 min.
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Documentary Storytelling | Post-Production
Learn Post-Production Basics
Learn the basics of Post-Production from our Documentary Storytelling process for better storytelling in the field.
Documentary Storytelling | Post-Production
1 Lesson: 22 min.
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Scriptwriting
Learn Scriptwriting Basics
In this course, we discuss scriptwriting basics and give you a guideline for your interview questions so you can tell compelling and engaging stories with consistency and structure.
Scriptwriting
1 lesson – 28 min
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Storytelling Structures
Learn Basic Storytelling Structures
We use and teach 3 act story structures and the Hero’s Journey to create compelling and engaging stories that relate and engage with audiences across cultures. In this course, you’ll learn how to apply the Hero’s Journey to your ministry marketing efforts.
Storytelling Structures
1 Lesson: 45 min.
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Purpose-Driven Strategy
Learn Purpose-Driven Strategy
In this course, we walk you through a messaging strategy that is rooted in the Hero’s Journey. The goal is to teach you to create clear messaging and communication with your audience.
Purpose-Driven Strategy
1 lesson – 45 min.
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Web Design Strategy
Learn Basic Web Design Strategy
Your website should be a marketing tool that engages your audience, tells a clear and compelling story, and one that converts. In this course, we’ll teach you how to apply the Hero’s Journey story structure to your website and build a sitemap and flow of information that drives your user to your intended goals.
Web Design Strategy
1 Lesson: 1 Hour
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Story-Driven Messaging
Learn How to Craft Story-Driven Messaging
In this course, we’ll walk your through the process of creating a brand story script for your ministry. This script is rooted in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence and The Hero’s Journey, and it will help you clearly communicate your ministry in all brand touch points.
Story-Driven Messaging
1 lesson – 45 min.
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Meet Your Instructors
Hey!
I Am Zach Leighton.
With 10 years of photography experience and expertise, I help ministries tell their stories more creatively and effectively. In the constantly changing field of digital marketing, it is my mission to provide ministries with the skills to master the critical tactics and strategies that will drive their ministry growth.
Hello!
I’m Max Moser
With 10 years of photography experience and expertise, I help ministries tell their stories more creatively and effectively. In the constantly changing field of digital marketing, it is my mission to provide ministries with the skills to master the critical tactics and strategies that will drive their ministry growth.
Grow your knowledge and provide valuable story content for your ministry.
100% Free
Our goal is to help the Church communicate and share what God is doing globally more effectively for greater Kingdom impact. To that end, all Reliant Resources are FREE.
Trusted Knowledge
Our instructors are talented creatives with real world ministry experience. They aren’t just instructors, they’re practitioners in each of their creative fields.
Anytime, Anywhere
We know you’re busy so we’ve made these courses available anytime, anywhere. Download and learn at your own convenience.
Schedule Live Consultations
You can schedule a live consultation with our instructors for any of our courses, and you can do it on your time. No need to wait for a pre-scheduled webinar! Schedule personal training for your team, on your time, and let’s get your national partners and missionaries telling stories well.
All of our courses can be scheduled as a live consultation OR you can download the pre-recorded content. Once the course is complete you can also schedule a follow-up critique so we can discuss the content your team is creating.
News & Insights
We also share weekly insights on our blog covering a wide range of topics, and informed by some of the industries top thinkers and practitioners. From storytelling tips and content strategy insights, to digital communication and fundraising strategy, we’ve got a wide range of resources to fit your needs. Enjoy some of our recent posts.