Prepare a sermon translation glossary

This fictional row from the kit shows what to record before a language reviewer approves any wording.

Use the current outline or a short passage the speaker expects to deliver. Confirm the source language, target language, and relevant language variety with the people who need support. Ask what material the reviewer can access and when the speaker will stop changing the outline.

Human interpreting and written translation require different work. The American Translators Association explains the distinction. Share the term sheet with an interpreter before the service if interpreting is planned; do not assume a written word choice settles how a live sentence should be conveyed.

• Names and places: record the spelling, pronunciation questions, and the actual person or place meant.
• Bible references: record the intended book, chapter, verse range, and chosen source/version where a quotation is planned. A reference and the quoted text are separate things to check.
• Context-dependent terms: ask what words such as communion, grace, church, or spirit mean in the particular sentence. Let the speaker explain; let the language reviewer assess the rendering.
• Conditions and instructions: mark negatives, times, locations, and words such as if or unless when changing them would change the message.
• Idioms and wordplay: ask the speaker for the intended point. A literal rendering may need explanation; do not invent that explanation on the speaker's behalf.

These categories are prompts for review, not a prescribed Christian vocabulary. Church traditions and the immediate context may differ. No term is approved by appearing on this list.

For example, a fictional outline says, 'Meet in River Hall after the service.' The reviewer needs to know that River Hall is a room name. A second entry that merely says 'communion' without its intended use should remain blocked. These are English teaching examples, not approved translations.

A term sheet can help a human prepare even if the chosen app has no glossary import. DeepL documents preferred source/target word pairs, while Deepgram documents keyterm hints for speech recognition. They affect different stages. Check the current provider, language, model, plan, and app integration before assuming either feature is available.

Do not describe a CSV as installed merely because it was uploaded or emailed. If a tool supports an import, check its own required format and acceptance result, then rehearse the sentence. A successful import is not proof that meaning was preserved. This guide does not claim that PewTranslate exposes glossary import or vocabulary controls.

1. Use the planned microphone or interpreting arrangement and the current text. A quiet desk test does not establish what a listener receives in the room.
2. If the system exposes a source transcript, compare it with the actual speech first. Check the selected names, numbers, negations, and references.
3. Have the language reviewer assess the received target sentence against the speaker's intended message. Record the observed wording, not a memory of what the tool probably said.
4. Agree who can correct an error, what recipients will be told, and what alternative is available if reliable support cannot continue.
5. Mark the selected sample ready only after the required checks are observed. Keep unresolved questions visible, and reopen affected rows when the outline changes.

A rehearsal result applies to the material, people, language pair, and setup checked. It does not supply an accuracy percentage for a whole service or another language. For the speaker's broader preparation, see preaching with live translation.

A public template needs headings and fictional examples, not congregation members' names, pastoral disclosures, or recordings. Keep the service team's working register in an agreed location and share the current version with the people using it. Only retain material the team has permission and a reason to keep.

A translated transcript also may not contain the speaker cues or relevant sounds needed for captions. W3C's captions guidance describes those distinctions and the need to review automatic captions. Ask recipients whether the planned support is usable; terminology review alone does not establish accessibility.

The sermon term review kit includes blank registers, eighteen review prompts and twelve fictional cases. It is original AI-assisted material under the MIT license. Its README explains the optional administrative checker, which cannot approve meaning.