The Office of the Bishop attends to meetings and day-to-day business this week. We also share photos from Bishop Hutterer’s visit to Dove of Peace Lutheran in Tucson and at the Installation of Pastor Greg Hartman at New Spirit Lutheran in Tucson.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Various meetings with Office of the Bishop Staff, and Synod Council members.

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

• Preach at Grace in the City, Phoenix

• Best Skills Best Churches steering committee

• Mission Developer Training in Chicago

• Synod Council retreat

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

• Vacation

• Campformation

• Youth ministry event planning

• Synod Council Retreat

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Synod Council meeting and Council/Dean’s Retreat

• Preparing for upcoming events

• General administrative tasks of the Synod office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• 2023 content planning

• Review and update most visited pages on site

• Process news and create newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Review accounts, reconcile bank accounts for the month of August and begin work on mission partner payables.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

• Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod