As part of the visit to Ireland by Pope Francis, the director of Ministory was interviewed about the development of the resources around the Amoris animation series. This was a chance to discuss some of the unique approaches to developing resources that can be found in the work of Ministory. Finding a story to tell in the often complex and wordy papal document Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, was what made the Amoris animation project so challenging and yet gave rise to some excellent resources covering issues relating to the realities of family life today.

You can watch more from the Amoris animation series here.

New motivational theory

Standard motivational models tend to conflate the different stages of intrinsic motivation (self-regulation) into a single category or to view intrinsic motivation only in terms of utility (i.e. improved outputs). 

The result is that our current motivational models are no longer fit for purpose in terms of working with higher values, or how to create long-term behavioural change. 

Creating a new and expanded model, utilising insights from neuro-psychology, offers some profound insights on how to create meaningful change on the issues we care about.