Office of the Bishop Updates
The Office of the Bishop travels for special events at congregations around the synod, and maintains daily and weekly operations. We also share photos from the First Call Accompaniment Region 2 Retreat, at Spirit in the Desert.
Synod Council Executive Committee meeting
Spirit of Joy, Clarkdale, preach for 30th anniversary
Living Water 50th year celebration dinner
Conversations with candidates ready for approval
1:1 meetings
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Farewell and Godspeed with Pr. Kaila Armbruster @ Crossroads, San Tan
First Call Accompaniment recap
Synod Youth Advisory Team meeting
Rev. David Pavesic
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)
Preaching at Streams in the Desert- Tucson
Visiting with the Capitol Conference
Discussions with missional leaders for future possibilities
Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development
Taking vacation time with family
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Preparing for upcoming meetings and events
Assisting with items for GCS audit
General administrative duties of the Synod office
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Weekly news posts and newsletter
Synod assembly preparation and publicity and data
Synod assembly script work
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Complete remaining closing entries for March 2025 and produce Financial Statements and Graphs for the month of March.
