Give the presenter the strongest connection
Use reliable sanctuary Wi-Fi or a wired connection near the pulpit. Test the exact phone, tablet, or computer that will capture the sermon—not only the office connection.
Live translation, however you gather
No handheld receivers to hand out, no app to download. Everyone listens on the phone already in their pocket: scan a QR code, or, for a church service, open the church’s public portal. Here’s how it works for one person and for a whole congregation.
One-on-one
Just you and one other person
Perfect for a personal conversation, a first-time visitor, or someone sitting beside you. No equipment needed — your phone does everything.
- 1 Open Sermon Bridge and tap Start Start speaking mode on your phone — no setup, no cables, no account for the listener.
- 2 Speak naturally Your phone’s microphone picks up your voice as you talk, and the live transcript appears.
- 3 They scan your QR code The other person points their phone camera at the code on your screen — nothing to install.
- 4 They hear you in their language Your words arrive as live audio and text in the language they picked, within a few seconds.
Whole congregation
A full service, everyone at once
For Sunday morning or any large gathering, wire your sound board straight into one phone for the clearest possible audio. Listeners can scan that service’s QR code, or open your published public portal and tap “Join the live service.” Share the portal address once; it stays the same between services.
★ Recommended setup
Wire your phone into the live feed
For the clearest translation, send your sound board’s audio directly into this phone — not the room mic. Here’s the path the sound takes.
- 1 Tap the sound board Take a spare line-out, aux, or headphone output from the same mixer your pastor’s mic already runs through.
- 2 Plug into this phone Use a TRRS aux adapter or a small USB audio interface so the phone hears the clean, direct feed.
- 3 Go live in SermonBridge Open this page and tap “Start speaking.” The English transcript appears the moment audio flows in.
- 4 Congregation listens Listeners can scan this service’s QR code, or open your published public portal and tap “Join the live service.” They hear the sermon in their own language, in real time.
No mixer handy? You can still use the phone’s built-in mic — just set it close to a speaker in a quiet spot. A direct feed will always sound clearer.
Before Sunday
Internet matters for live church translation
Sermon Bridge securely sends the speaker’s audio for real-time transcription and translation, then delivers captions and natural-language audio to each listener. A strong, stable internet connection helps every translated sentence arrive with less delay and fewer interruptions.
Share guest Wi-Fi with listeners
Post the guest network name and password near the service QR code, or provide a Wi-Fi QR code. Listeners can use cellular data, but good guest Wi-Fi is often more reliable inside large church buildings.
Test from the seats before service
Start a short practice session from the pulpit and listen from several parts of the sanctuary. Confirm the network allows secure web traffic and that captions and translated audio continue without dropping.
Best practice: test the presenter connection and guest Wi-Fi before people arrive, especially after changing routers, passwords, or internet providers.
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