Applications for the course starting in March 2026 are now closed – stay tuned for information on joining the next cohort!

A six-month course that’ll train you to write and speak compellingly about Christianity in the public square.

Do you sense a calling to communicate your Christian faith in public media? Do you want to develop your skills as a writer, thinker, and communicator? Do you want opportunities to publish or speak as a Christian in national media outlets? If so, the Communicating Faith in Public programme is for you!

Run by the team behind Seen & Unseen, it creates a community of peers aged 20–35, providing training that develops your skills in writing, relating faith to culture, and commending the Christian faith to a secular audience.

The course’s expert trainers will help you think about the nature of our culture(s) today, and how the Christian faith speaks into it. They’ll help you grow the knowledge, skills, and character you need to write, present, and navigate media platforms and publishing. And they’ll teach you ways to foster valuable connections and expand your networks.

The programme will give you high-quality training in writing and communicating in public media. It will also give you direct access to publishers, editors, and media outlets, which in turn will open up opportunities to write for a number of national publications.

This is a six-month programme designed to run alongside participants’ current studies or work.

The programme provides:

• Community: Join a supportive group of like-minded Christians to develop skills in this area, praying and worshipping as well as learning together.
• Workshops: Four in-person, day-long training workshops in London with specialists, alongside monthly online sessions with the group.
• Platform: You’ll be invited to submit articles for Seen & Unseen, allowing them to gain an audience alongside well-known, experienced communicators of the faith.
• Opportunity: You’ll be introduced to routes into wider publishing in mainstream media – in writing, podcasts, audio, and beyond.
• Coaching: You’ll be connected to experienced writers and communicators who can give feedback, helping to develop your writing and presenting.

The programme costs around £250. Bursaries may be available for strong candidates who may struggle to cover this amount.

‘I have found the programme incredibly encouraging and helpful. Since beginning, besides Seen & Unseen, I have had pieces accepted by The Critic, Catholic Herald, Premier Christianity Magazine, and First Things – and am starting to get nibbles elsewhere. I owe these successes to this programme.’ – 2024 participant

‘Over this year, as well as the articles I’ve written for Seen & Unseen, I’ve also published in Premier Christianity and Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2. None of those things would have happened without this programme.’ – 2025 participant