Notes from the field

She 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.

Two 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.

Following 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.

Learning 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.

How to switch Sunflower AI subscriptions

Step-by-step walkthrough for changing your Sunflower AI plan or billing cycle in the dashboard, including annual billing, plan tiers, and optional coupon codes.

One 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.

‘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.

Forty-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.

How 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.

One-click start: auto-start Sunflower AI translation with a Stream Deck or Companion

Step-by-step guide for church AV teams: turn Sunflower AI’s One-Click Start URL into a single physical button using an Elgato Stream Deck or Bitfocus Companion.

How 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.

Sydney Anglican’s article about how churches using Sunflower AI

How to grant browser audio access to Sunflower AI church event live translation web app

How to grant audio access to Sunflower AI Live Translation for Church Services and Conferences Web App

How to use Sunflower AI live translation for church and conference events

Partner with Deepgram to deliver the most accurate speech to text

How to use Sunflower AI with Proclaim

Pull Proclaim slides into OBS over NDI, overlay Sunflower AI captions, and send the combined picture to your projector.

Overlay Sunflower AI live captions on PowerPoint slides

Capture your PowerPoint slide show in OBS, overlay Sunflower AI captions, and send the combined picture to your projector. 23 steps, around two minutes.

How to use Sunflower AI with ProPresenter

Use ProPresenter Props to overlay Sunflower AI captions on your slides.

Case study: hybrid event live captioning with SunflowerAI

How AI live captioning and subtitles can help people with ADHD

Sunflower AI live translation supported languages - 78 language translations

Revolutionising worship: the benefits of live captioning and live translation in churches

Enhancing classroom accessibility: 10 reasons to consider live captioning for inclusive learning

Case study: CSIRO saved $7000 in a conference with Sunflower AI

Sunflower AI won at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2024

Why accessibility matters in live events: a deep dive into inclusive event planning

Won $10k at the Future of Venue showcase

Event accessibility interview from hearing loss community

Why we call ourselves “Sunflower AI”

Sunflower AI in SBS News

CSIRO ON Core event

Won $10k pitch prize at S2S Summit