The Church Interpreting Podcast

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/

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/

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

This month, we finish our interview with Betty Lewis, we talk practical tips and keeping focused on the in in hand.

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

This month, Lauryn interviews conference and church interpreter, Betty Lewis, about how she got into church and professional interpreting, the skills that carry over,

This month, Lauryn and Jonathan answer questions about the basic skills church interpreters might need and touch on Bible translations, crying in front of patients, and demolition. This is the last in a series of episodes from our recent conversation on church interpreting.

Some preachers might be scared to work with interpreters since it could feel like interpreters will steal the attention. We discuss some good responses to this and laugh about how we are still interpreters even after the service is finished.