Resources for church interpreters to help them learn, be inspired and keep interpreting excellently.
Part 1: What are we doing when we interpret?
Sometimes church interpreting can be emotionally tough, even traumatic. Here is some encouragement for when that happens to you.
[Opens in Spotify] 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.
[Translated from the Spanish description] In this note, the author provides tips and suggestions for dealing with the interpretation and translation of religious texts, both those that are key in each worshipping community and those that require specific knowledge..
Here is a very short YouTube video from the Inside Interpreting channel on what to do if the preacher is speaking too quickly.
A brief guide to the basics every church interpreter needs.
It can be difficult to sum up what makes a great church interpreter. In this short article, Jonathan Downie suggests that all great church interpreters have HEART, an acrostic that sums up their key qualities.