Office of the Bishop Updates: 5/11/2023

Bishop Hutterer attended the worship and Godspeed to Pastor Mark Perry, Sierra Evangelical, Sierra Visita

The Office of the Bishop delves into all the details of our 2023 assembly planning, and journeys to various congregations and ministries around our synod, especially the Ordination and Installation of Tim Perlick at Mount of Olives in Phoenix, May 13, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Ordination and Installation of Tim Perlick, Mount of Olives, Phoenix

  • Lead worship at Covenant Lutheran, Quartzite

  • Meet with NAU Lutheran Campus Ministry candidate

  • Attend Conference Deans meeting

  • Attend CLU and farewell to Pastor Melissa Maxwell-Doherty

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

  • Write Synod Assembly report

  • New Starts review table

  • Mission and Ministry check-in calls

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

  • Synod Assembly report

  • Wisdom Keeper follow-up

  • Lay Preacher preparation

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Planning for Synod Assembly and other upcoming events

  • Assisting w/GCS Audit

  • Performing general administrative functions of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • News and newsletter

  • Synod assembly script writing

  • Mission and ministry reports

Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development

  • Write Synod Assembly report

  • Preparing for upcoming Zoom Mission Plan presentations

  • Celebrate ordination and installation of Tim Perlick at Mount of Olives Lutheran Church

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Work on closing the month of April 2023, payroll for May 15th and available to run reports or analysis as needed.