Office of the Bishop Updates
The Office of the Bishop Staff attends and prepares for a flurry of events and meetings in January.
Spirit of Joy, Clarkdale, Godspeed and Farewell for Pastor Sharon Brown
Various meetings
Cruzando Fronteras meeting
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
SAM mentor training session via Zoom
Scholarship applications review session with Bishop Hutterer
Global Engagement Team (GET) meeting
Rev. David Pavesic
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)
Finalizing Budget and Goals for 2025.
Scheduling visits and conversations with grant recipients as reports are due at the end of the month!
Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development
Connecting with congregational leaders around Mission Support as our fiscal year ends Jan. 31st.
Remembering my baptism as I preach at St. John’s, Glendale. Blessed Epiphany!
Collaborating with the GCS Stewardship Team at our zoom meeting on Jan. 15th.
Leading the opening devotion for Mosaic’s National Campaign Leadership Team at their team gathering in Scottsdale, AZ. on Jan. 17th.
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Preparing for upcoming events
Completing end-of-year activities
General administrative duties of the Synod Office
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Weekly news posts and newsletter
Crisis communications planning
Review and update various web site pages
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Complete bank review and reconciliations. Begin working on month end deliverables for December 2024.