Notes from the field
Case studies, how-to guides, and product updates from the team behind Sunflower AI live captions and translation.

How Sunflower AI increases translation accuracy for Bible reading
Our new Bible verse display feature recognises when a speaker reads from the Bible, and shows the audience each verse from a published Bible in their own language instead of translating it on the fly. In our test, the Chinese verses reached the screen 2.2 seconds sooner, and 96.7% of the Chinese matched the Chinese Union Version, up from 67.1%.
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Case study19 June 2026She spoke no English. On Sunday, they baptised her.
A text message from Miles Stepniewski, a pastor at New Light Anglican Church in Riverstone: a woman who spoke zero English came looking for someone to talk to, followed the service each week on Sunflower AI, did Alpha in Chinese, and was baptised.
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Case study28 May 2026Two generations under one sermon: how Tucson Young Nak Church serves first- and second-generation Koreans
Deacon Hangil Paul on the once-a-month multi-generational service that brings first- and second-generation Koreans together at Tucson Young Nak Church — and the Korean church terminology that tripped up other translation tools.
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Case study25 May 2026Following along in Urdu at Lakemba Anglican Church
A church member describes how Sunflower AI’s live Urdu translation lets his mother — who speaks no English — understand the service and read along on her phone, in one of Australia’s most linguistically diverse suburbs.
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Case study21 May 2026Learning English from the sermon: Sunflower AI at Grace Bible Church Holland Park
Planting Pastor Craig Lloyd on how Sunflower AI is serving the mixed-language households at his Brisbane congregation — and how one Colombian member is learning English from the Sunday sermon.
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Case study20 May 2026One tablet, three communities: how Islington Baptist Church serves Chinese, Iranian, and Filipino members in one English service
Lead Pastor Matt Kennedy on how Islington Baptist Church in Newcastle moved from volunteer radio translators to a one-tablet Mandarin audio setup — and why one shared English service is the goal.
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Case study19 May 2026‘It’s so easy for them’: how Trinity Church Christchurch serves two ministries with one captions panel
Tim Wilson of Trinity Church Christchurch on what Sunflower AI is doing for his congregation — and what the 2023 census tells us about the linguistic shift unfolding across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Case study16 May 2026Forty-seven nationalities, one Sunday service: live translation at Village Church Brisbane
Senior Pastor Sam McGeown on how Village Church Brisbane uses Sunflower AI live translation across Sunday services and mid-week Bible studies to include members from 47 nationalities.
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Case study1 May 2026How Lakemba Anglican Church welcomes every language through live translation
How Lakemba Anglican Church uses Sunflower AI live translation to welcome Chinese and multilingual community members — with testimonials from attendee Li Liu, her daughter Alexis, and Rector Rev Matt Dodd.
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Case study24 April 2026How Hunter Bible Church reaches every language, every service
How Hunter Bible Church, Sunflower AI’s first church client, runs real-time transcription and translation across 5 congregations serving 1,500 people in Newcastle.
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Press20 September 2025Sydney Anglican’s article about how churches using Sunflower AI
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Press27 August 2025Partner with Deepgram to deliver the most accurate speech to text
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Case study19 March 2025Case study: hybrid event live captioning with SunflowerAI
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Event18 December 2024How AI live captioning and subtitles can help people with ADHD
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Event18 December 2024Sunflower AI live translation supported languages - 78 language translations
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Event29 November 2024Revolutionising worship: the benefits of live captioning and live translation in churches
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Event25 September 2024Enhancing classroom accessibility: 10 reasons to consider live captioning for inclusive learning
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Case study19 September 2024Case study: CSIRO saved $7000 in a conference with Sunflower AI
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Our story19 September 2024Sunflower AI won at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2024
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Event8 September 2024Why accessibility matters in live events: a deep dive into inclusive event planning
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Our story9 April 2024Won $10k at the Future of Venue showcase
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19 February 2024Event accessibility interview from hearing loss community
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Our story8 January 2024Why we call ourselves “Sunflower AI”
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Press2 January 2024Sunflower AI in SBS News
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Event8 December 2023CSIRO ON Core event
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Event9 November 2023Won $10k pitch prize at S2S Summit
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