Office of the Bishop Updates
The Office of the Bishop gathers for an in-person staff meeting, and also presents the Grand Canyon Synod Proposed Mission Plan Webinar on May 31, 2025, 10 AM. And of course we are completely focused on our upcoming assembly.
Ordination and Installation of Jarrod Iversen at Central Lutheran in Arizona City, Jun 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Presiding at Peace, Peoria
Synod Council meeting
37th Annual Grand Canyon Synod Assembly, Jun 12, 2025 – Jun 13, 2025, Las Vegas
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Preach @ Mountain View, Phoenix
Work on new Synodical Authorized Ministers cohort
Finalize retreat plans for SAM & First Call Accompaniment
Rev. David Pavesic
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)
Preach at New Spirit
In Person Synod Staff Meeting
Connecting with ministries
Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development
Mission & Ministry Team meeting - Wednesday, May 28th at 1pm AZ
Mission Plan Webinars – Wed, May 28 at 5:30pm AZ and Sat., May 31 9:00am AZ
Synod assembly preparation
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Preparing for Synod Assembly
Planning for upcoming meetings and events
General administrative duties of the Synod Office
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Weekly news posts and newsletter
Synod assembly preparation and publicity and data
Synod assembly script work
In Person Synod Staff Meeting
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Continue working on month end closing procedures and entries for April 2025. Once complete send Financial Statements and Graphs to the Finance Team.
