#87 - From Text to Voice: How Truth for Life is Using Voice Cloning
From Ministry At Scale by Chad Williams - Five Q
May 5, 2025 · 16 min · Season 4 · Episode 87
About this episode
This episode discusses how Truth for Life utilized voice cloning technology to create an audio experience of Alistair Begg's devotional series while addressing ethical considerations.
Featuring Sarah Sharp and Mike Costlow, Truth for Life Recorded live at the Digital Ministry Conference 2025. When Truth For Life wanted to turn Alistair Begg’s two-year devotional series into an audio experience, they faced a challenge: time constraints made it impossible for Alistair to voice hundreds of entries himself. In this Digital Ministry Conference session, Mike and Sarah share how Truth For Life tackled this problem by responsibly and creatively adopting voice-cloning technology. Rather than starting with a tech trend, they began with a ministry need—and brought in Theotech founder Chris Lim to help build a custom voice model of Alistair. You’ll hear how they navigated data collection, audio model training, and ethical considerations like consent, transparency, and ownership. You’ll also learn how they chose to run the model on-premises (saving costs and boosting control), built editor-friendly workflows, and thoughtfully introduced the AI-generated voice to their audience. Key Highlights for Ministry Marketers: AI Grounded in Ministry Need : This wasn’t tech for tech’s sake—it was solving a real bottleneck in delivering Alistair Begg’s devotional content. Ethics and…
People in this episode
Host: Chad Williams
Guests: Sarah Sharp, Mike Costlow
Topics covered
- voice cloning
- digital ministry
- AI technology
- ethical considerations
- audio content
- ministry needs
Keywords
- voice cloning
- AI
- digital ministry
- Alistair Begg
- Truth for Life
- ethical considerations
- audio model training
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Truth for Life, Theotech
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