Office of the Bishop Updates: 4/29/2022

This week, the Office of the Bishop team travels, preaches, meets, and plans as we connect people, communicate Jesus, and create possibilities.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Executive Committee

• ELCA at Large Church Conference

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

• Mission and Ministry

• Directors for Evangelical Mission meeting

• The Generosity Project Holy Exchange in Tucson

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

• Preach at Desert Cross Lutheran, Gilbert

• Preach Chapel service at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary via Zoom

• First Call Theological Education Region 2 planning session

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Synod Assembly Planning Meeting

• Growing Generosity Planning Meeting

• Audit and Event Preparations

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Synod assembly preparation

• Weekly newsletter

• Synod assembly ministry and mission reports and stories

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Continue work on month-end reporting for March 2022;

• Available to answer questions and provide analysis as needed; and

• Continue work on 2021 Audit deliverables as needed

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

• Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod