Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Minutes of April 15, 2004

President Dave Sengpiel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Norm Rinderknecht, Dan Snyder, Dave Sengpiel, Deb Kesse, Lou Grotheer, Pastor Burcham, and Faith Spark. There were no visitors.

Pastor Burcham opened with prayer and a devotional reading from Max Lucado's book "He Still Moves Stones." It centered on the question, "Where did Jesus go to find his first missionary?" with focus on God not being the enemy.

Dave Sengpiel requested that the minutes of the March 9, 2004 board meeting be read and approved. It was moved by Norm Rinderknecht and seconded by Deb Kesse that the minutes be approved. Motion carried.

Pastor Burcham presented the Senior Pastor's Report to the board. The Lent and Easter worship attendance increased over last year. Thank you to Dan Snyder, Steve Kohtz, and the staff for an outstanding job in getting everything ready for Easter. The worship attendance has increased to an average of 811 each week. Praise God. Confirmation Sunday is May 2, 2004, with four services taking place. ChristCare Ministry needs a boost to encourage more participation. This will be one of Pastor Phillip's responsibilities Pastor Phillip's installation will be May 16th at 3 p.m. There will be a reception for him immediately following the service. Pastor Burcham met with the Architect to discuss possible options concerning the parking issue. There is a significant amount of planning required by the City of Urbandale in order to prepare an estimate for the board and ultimately the congregation. Steve Kohtz is working with two companies that specialize in multimedia for churches with the possibility of adding it to our sanctuary. Once again, significant planning is required to get an estimate prepared for review as part of the annual budgeting process and ultimate board and congregation approval. Installing multimedia in the sanctuary will enhance the worship experience and cut back on the costs of paper and printing. The Urbandale 4th of July parade will be using our parking lot for the end of the parade. We will also host a barbecue tent at "Fall Into Urbandale" the last weekend in September at Lakeside Park. There will be updates on the organ fund posted in the Weekly Word.

Vice President, Deb Kesse, presented a draft concerning Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Pastor Policy Statement and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board Policy Statement. She and Craig Braget are looking for nominations for the three new Governing Board positions that will be opening in June. The nominating committee will consist of two governing board members and two at large members.

The financial records were presented and read. Deb Kesse made a motion to approve the financial records with a seconded by Dan Snyder. Motion carried.

The Budget Meeting will be June 6, 2004 at 6 p.m. and a Congregational meeting will be June 13, 2004 at 6 p.m.

Pastor Burcham will be attending PLI, April 21st to April 25th.

Old Business: None to discuss.

New Business: None to discuss.

With no further items to discuss, Deb Kesse made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Dan Snyder and the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m after reciting the Lord's Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by Faith Spark, recording secretary.