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The Church Interpreting Podcast

Lauryn Albizu and Jonathan Downie

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 byMiguel Á. PadriñánfromPexels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 37: Tales of the Unexpected

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/10/31

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.

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8:17

Episode 36: Top Ten Tips for Interpreters and Speakers

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/08/28

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.

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21:45

Episode 35: How to work with an Interpreter

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/07/25

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.

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Episode 34: Hope

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/07/05

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.

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15:21

Episode 33: The Art of Blanking

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/05/29

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.

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14:10

Episode 32: Ready for the Ordinary Extraordinary?

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/04/29

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.

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14:16

Episode 31: Fighting Discouragement

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/03/28

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.

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Episode 30: Preparation Special!

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/02/26

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.

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Episode 29: Is your church inviting?

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2025/01/29

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.

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58:36

Episode 28: Curiosity, Welcome, and Helping EVERYONE...

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/12/19

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

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59:17

Episode 27: AI, Machine Interpreting and Church

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/11/28

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.

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Episode 26: Why do we interpret?

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/10/01

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.

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Episode 25: Nurturing Interpreters, Nurturing...

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/08/30

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.

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18:36

Episode 24: Preparation and Practice

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/07/31

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.

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Episode 23: Small church, lots of languages

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/06/28

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.

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Episode 22: Shouldn't people just speak English?

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/05/30

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

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Episode 21: Successful Church Interpreting Takes Effort

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/04/22

This month, Lauryn explores the importance of the interpreter's stage presence and Jonathan asks hard questions about effort.As always, for more free resources for your church, go to ChurchInterpreting.com.You can also buy "Multilingual Church: Strategies for making disciples in all languages" from your local Christian bookshop or from here: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:30

Episode 20: Multilingual Church and the Importance of...

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/03/11

This month, Lauryn digs into Jonathan's brand new book and we discuss the differences between a church having people who speak different languages and it actually being multilingual. We also ask what it feels like to be a visitor at your church.You can buy Jonathan's new book here: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 19: Interview with Betty Lewis part 2

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2024/02/01

This month, we finish our interview with Betty Lewis, we talk practical tips and keeping focused on the in in hand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 18: Christmas Special

The Church Interpreting Podcast ·

2023/12/19

On this Christmas special, Lauryn and Jonathan talk about how to interpret Christmas services effectively.As ever, for more information and advice, check out ChurchInterpreting.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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