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The Church Interpreting Podcast

The Church Interpreting Podcast

Learning together how to create and maintain multilingual churches

Lauryn Albizu and Jonathan Downie · Jonathan Downie

41 episodesEN

Show overview

The Church Interpreting Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 41 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 19 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 3 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Jonathan Downie.

Episodes
41
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
17 min
Cadence
Quarterly-ish

From the publisher

The Church Interpreting looks at interpreting in multilingual churches. In each episode, we give practical insights and Biblical perspectives and hear from people for whom multilingual and multicultural church is a part of their everyday worship.Cover background image: Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S4 Ep 10Episode 41: Setting Interpreting on Good Ground

In this episode, Lauryn talks about how she keeps herself grounded while interpreting and Jonathan give the secret to great interpreting.For more information on getting great church interpreting, buy Jonathan's new book: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church?_pos=1&_sid=96f301dde&_ss=r Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 202614 min

S4 Ep 9Episode 40: Lovely Words and AI Decisions

This month, Lauryn tells the story of the best compliment she ever received and Jonathan asks why churches choose to use AI interpreting.For a full rundown of making better interpreting decisions, try Jonathan's book, Multilingual Church: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-churchFind free resources for your church here: https://churchinterpreting.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 202617 min

S4 Ep 8Episode 39: The Best Way to Work Together

This month, Lauryn talks about the power of interpreters and speakers praying together before they work together and Jonathan explains the real reasons why interpreting sometimes goes wrong. As ever, if you would like free resources for your church, go to ChurchInterpreting.com.For a one-stop guide to all things multilingual in church, check out Jonathan's book Multilingual Church: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 202612 min

S4 Ep 7Episode 38: Doing it Right

This month, Jonathan and Lauryn discuss ways to make sure church interpreting works well for the people who use it. Want to find ways to deliver better interpreting without spending any more money? This is the episode for you.Get more free resources from churchinterpreting.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 202516 min

S4 Ep 6Episode 37: Tales of the Unexpected

This month, Jonathan explains why sending sermon notes in advance is so important and Lauryn recounts the story of a conference where she had to manage the unexpected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 202517 min

S4 Ep 5Episode 36: Top Ten Tips for Interpreters and Speakers

This month, we have a short episode, in which Lauryn gives her top 5 tips for interpreters and Jonathan gives his top 5 tips for preachers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 20258 min

S4 Ep 4Episode 35: How to work with an Interpreter

In this episode, Lauryn and Jonathan give out their best tips for working effectively with interpreters in church.If you or your church would like more free resources, check outChurchInterpreting.comYou can also buy Jonathan's book at:https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 202521 min

S4 Ep 3Episode 34: Hope

In this episode, Lauryn and Jonathan talk about how church interpreting gives hope and how church interpreters can have hope themselves.For more free resources, check out ChurchInterpreting.com.To buy Jonathan's newest book, Multilingual Church, click here: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 5, 202516 min

S4 Ep 2Episode 33: The Art of Blanking

This month, Lauryn and Jonathan both answer that tricky question: what do interpreters do when they don't know a word?For more free resources, check out ChurchInterpreting.com.To buy Jonathan's newest book, Multilingual Church, click here: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 202515 min

S4 Ep 1Episode 32: Ready for the Ordinary Extraordinary?

In the first episode of season 4, Lauryn talks about interpreting when you didn't expect to interpret and Jonathan chat about the importance of working at our best, even when we get used to interpreting a lot.Looking for more help? You can buy Jonathan's book, Multilingual Church, right here: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-churchYou can also get free guides and advice from ChurchInterpreting.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 202514 min

S3 Ep 10Episode 31: Fighting Discouragement

This month, Lauryn and Jonathan talk about when to push through and when to take a break. Lauryn talks about doing things even when you don't feel like it and Jonathan answers the question "what do you do when you just aren't up to interpreting?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 202514 min

S3 Ep 9Episode 30: Preparation Special!

In this special episode, Jonathan and Lauryn take on the tricky subject of preparation. What should interpreters do with sermon notes? How should you get yourself ready to interpret in church? What should our expectations be of our own training? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 202516 min

S3 Ep 8Episode 29: Is your church inviting?

In this short episode of The Church Interpreting Podcast, Jonathan gets to the core of what we mean when we ask how we can better integrate speakers of different languages into the church while Lauryn talks about the importance of intonation. Lauryn ends the show with a quick tip on interpreting prayer times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 202516 min

S3 Ep 7Episode 28: Curiosity, Welcome, and Helping EVERYONE Flourish

This month, Jonathan interviews Peter Bates, who has dedicated his life to helping people of all backgrounds find community and welcome. He talks about his career working in the care sector, training care staff to think differently about how to help people with long-term mental health issues. We then explored how this informed his survey of how churches in his city are using machine translation and why interpreting in church has to go beyond just making sure people understand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 202458 min

S3 Ep 6Episode 27: AI, Machine Interpreting and Church

This month, Lauryn and Jonathan interview Chris Lim, founder of spf.io, an all-in-one language platform for churches. We ask about their guidelines for using machine interpreting in church, what that might mean for the future of human interpreters, how human interpreters can benefit from spf.io and what it takes for churches to use languages well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 202459 min

S3 Ep 5Episode 26: Why do we interpret?

This month, Lauryn and Jonathan answer the really simple question: why do we interpret? On the way, we think through why church interpreting and any interpreting matters, how it is part of God's plan and why it is important to keep thinking through our reasons for doing what we do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 1, 202413 min

S3 Ep 4Episode 25: Nurturing Interpreters, Nurturing Interpreting

In this month's episode, Lauryn explains how to identify and nurture possible interpreters and Jonathan gives us the truth about what to do if the interpreting in your church is boring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 30, 202415 min

S3 Ep 3Episode 24: Preparation and Practice

This month, Lauryn walks through how to prepare to interpret in church while Jonathan explains how to practice between assignments.For more information on multilingual church, go to ChurchInterpreting.com.For interpreting and consulting, go to IntegrityLanguages.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 202418 min

S3 Ep 2Episode 23: Small church, lots of languages

In this episode, Lauryn and Jonathan tackle that tricky question: What can small churches do if they have people with lots of different first languages?For more free resources, go to churchinterpreting.comIf you are looking for personal help with languages in your church, contact Jonathan here: https://integritylanguages.co.uk/contact/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 202414 min

S3 Ep 1Episode 22: Shouldn't people just speak English?

This season, we're answering questions about multilingual church and church interpreting. In this episode, we start with "When should churches start expecting people to just use English?"Also, right in the middle of the episode, Jonathan lets you know about a new service to help churches who are looking to become multilingual or who want to improve what they are already offering. For more information, email Jonathan here: https://integritylanguages.co.uk/contact/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 30, 202411 min
Jonathan Downie