by Marta Castillo
On May 2, 2026, sixteen Mosaic interpreters from eight congregations1 and representing seven languages2 gathered with the team from The Kaleidoscope Institute, led Eric Law, for a two-hour Sacred Listening training session. The gathering laid the foundation for an ongoing interpreters’ support community across Mosaic.
The purpose of this new group is to build a community of support for Mosaic’s gracious interpreters and to hear directly about the struggles and joys they experience in this work. We seek to name interpretation as a ministry and explore interpretation across different settings.
The community will focus on building one another’s confidence as gifted intercultural leaders, identifying shared best practices, understanding interpreters’ rights, and exploring the calling for this work.
All Mosaic interpreters will be invited to participate in quarterly gatherings. An additional training with Kaleidoscope Institute is planned for September 2026. If you are an interpreter, or know an interpreter in your congregation or ministry who would like to participate, please contact Marta Castillo.
Marta Castillo
Marta Castillo is the Associate Executive Minister for Mosaic Conference.
Mosaic values two-way communication and encourages our constituents to respond with feedback, questions, or encouragement. To contact Marta Castillo, please email mcastillo@mosaicmennonites.org.
- Whitehall (PA) Mennonite, Nueva Vida Norristown (PA) New Life, Encuentro de Renovación (Miami, FL), Lakeview Mennonite (Susquehanna, PA), Indonesian Light Church (Philadelphia, PA), Philadelphia Praise Center, Souderton (PA) Mennonite, Resplandece Mennonite (Pembroke Pines, FL and hybrid) ↩︎
- Spanish, Indonesian, Cantonese, Creole, Karen, Lingala, French ↩︎
The opinions expressed in articles posted on Mosaic’s website are those of the author and may not reflect the official policy of Mosaic Conference. Mosaic is a large conference, crossing ethnicities, geographies, generations, theologies, and politics. Each person can only speak for themselves; no one can represent “the conference.” May God give us the grace to hear what the Spirit is speaking to us through people with whom we disagree and the humility and courage to love one another even when those disagreements can’t be bridged.