Office of the Bishop Updates

The Office of the Bishop attends the Ordination of Kylee Bestenlehner at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Henderson, Sep 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, and Leadership Day 2025 at King of Glory in Tempe, Sep 20, 2025. We also share a photo from our in-person staff retreat at Spirit in the Desert.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

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

Rev. David Pavesic
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)

  • Facilitation Class

  • Region 2 Visioning Meeting for Evangelism and Congregational Vitality

  • Training on annual grant consultations and processing!

Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development

  • Preach at Our Saviour’s, Phoenix

  • GCS Stewardship Team Meeting on Wednesday, Sep. 17th

  • Draft stories of impact around Mission Support to be shared this fall. 

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Preparing for upcoming meetings and events

  • Synod Council Retreat and Meeting

  • Grand Canyon Synod Grants Webinar, Sep 17, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

  • General administrative duties of the synod office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Weekly news posts and newsletter

  • Next year’s project management and theme plans

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Complete bank reconciliation reports, process mid-month payroll and complete ELCA Synod Remittance -  Mission Support for the month of August.