Office of the Bishop Updates

The Office of the Bishop gathers with rostered ministers at the Bishop’s Fall Gathering and prepares for the Bishop’s upcoming sabbatical. And we share photos from the most recent Synod Council Retreat.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Celebrating the Life of Rev. Frank Nausin in Tucson, Sep 27, 2025, 10:00 AM, Tanque Verde Lutheran

• Donor visit, Tucson

• First Call Theological Accompaniment, Franciscan Renewal Center

• 2025 Bishop’s Fall Gathering, Sep 29, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025, Franciscan Renewal Center

• New Bishop Formation

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

• First Call Accompaniment - gathering leaders within first 3 years of ministry for additional learning.

• Bishop's Fall Gathering

• Prepare Candidacy panels for upcoming interviews.

Rev. David Pavesic
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)

• Attending Bishop's Fall Gathering and seeing everyone there.

• Meeting with a team to plan ways to share anchoring and other collective ministry ideas to the synod.

• Completing my Boundaries training.

Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development

• Complete First Call Accompaniment 

• Attend Bishop's Fall Gathering

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Preparing for upcoming meetings and events

• Bishop's Fall Gathering

• General administrative duties of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Weekly news posts and newsletter

• 2025 Bishop’s Fall Gathering, Sep 29, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025, Franciscan Renewal Center

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Complete month end closing procedures and prepare Financial Statements and Graphs for team for the month of August.