Office of the Bishop Updates: 9/2/2022

The Office of the Bishop team takes a staff retreat one day of this week as we also prepare for fall events. We also share photos from the Becoming Conference.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Meeting with congregations and pastors

  • Staff retreat

  • Sermon prep

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

  • Preaching at Ascension

  • Best Skills Best Churches

  • Synod Staff Retreat

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

  • Simon’s project planning session

  • Staff retreat

  • Synod council preparation

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Preparing for upcoming events and retreats

  • Assisting the GCS Grants Committee

  • Staff retreat

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Staff retreat

  • 2023 content planning

  • Process news and create newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Available for reporting and analysis as needed.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod