Office of the Bishop Updates

The Office of the Bishop Staff attends and prepares for a flurry of events and meetings in January.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • 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.