At the Office of the Bishop, we prepare for upcoming fall events, do some traveling, and take some time to do maintenance on our data systems. We also share Bishop Hutterer’s photos from Campformation, the installation of Rev. Jose Valenzuela at Community of Grace in Peoria, and visits to Faith Lutheran in Yuma and Mount Cross in Payson.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Churchwide Assembly meeting (zoom)

• Office time

• CLU Board of Regents meeting (zoom)

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

• Preaching at Gloria Christi

• Leading Well planning team

• Coaching calls

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

• Vacation

• Churchwide Candidacy task force

• Candidacy Committee New Member onboarding

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Planning for upcoming events, including Fall Gathering, Synod Council/Dean’s Retreat, and other Synod events

• Facilitating the grants committee

• General administrative functions of the Synod office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Airtable and data tracking interface work

• Process news and create newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Work on accounting practices to close out the month of June 2022 and available to answer any questions or run financial analysis as needed.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

• Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod

Installation of Rev. Jose Valenzuela at Community of Grace in Peoria

Campformation

Faith Lutheran, Yuma

Mount Cross, Payson