Office of the Bishop Updates: 5/27/2022

The Office of the Bishop staff continue to prepare for our 2022 Assembly, while attending to the day to day functions of our Church Together life. We also share photos from the Pacifica Synod Assembly.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

Preach at Epiphany of Christ, Apache Junction
Synod Assembly preparations
Executive Committee meeting
Diakonia graduation (zoom)

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

Mission Developer Training planning team
ESET facilitator training
Fresh Expressions consultation

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

Diakonia garduation
Candidacy discernment
Airtable review
First Call pastor check in

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

Synod Assembly Planning
Synod Council Meeting preparations
General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

Eating Synod assembly prep
Breathing Synod assembly prep
Dreaming Synod assembly prep

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

Finish Pledge v Actual report for April 2022
Work on preparing financial statements for April 2022
Available to provide analysis and reporting as needed, and continue to work on audit workflow for 2021

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility