Office of the Bishop Updates: 9/29/2023
Members of the Office of the Bishop travels and preaches, and prepares for upcoming gatherings.
Conference of Bishops
Preach at Peace, Peoria and celebrating Pastor Ryan Hersch 20th anniversary of ordination
LAMA retreat
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Capital Conference Growing Young
Region 1 & 2 Lay Formation
Start building candidacy panel
Rev. James Dew
Interim Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)
Best Skills, Best Churches
Continued Onboarding
DEM Gathering Prep
Mission Developer Gathering Prep
Mission & Ministry Cohort Gathering
Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development
Preparing to Co-lead our stewardship & strategic planning seminar with Rev. Lowell Nelson & GCS Treasurer Erik Rehms for Mission & Ministry cohort leaders on Saturday, October 7th at Faith/La Fe Lutheran Church.
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Application Webinar for Grand Canyon Synod's Project Support and ACTS Grants
Synod council retreat and meeting
Preparing for upcoming events
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Work on congregations resources
Site map for internal review
Daily news posts and weekly newsletter
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Completed month end deliverables for August and provide Financial Statements and Graphs to the team for review. Begin reviewing entries for September.