Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

July 12, 2005

Minutes of the July 12, 2005

President Kesse opened the meeting with a short devotion.

President Kesse called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. Those in attendance were Scott Snyder, Lorrie Graaf, Lou Grotheer, Ken Wunsch, Shawn Woolman, Doug Pals, Deb Kesse and Pastor Burcham. There were no visitors.

Officers for the 2005-2006 board year were elected as follows: President – Deb Kesse, Vice-President – Shawn Woolman, Treasurer – Doug Pals, Secretary – Laurie Peterson.

Pastor Burcham briefly discussed worship attendance. For the most part, attendance has remained high this summer. Kendal Meyer was ordained and installed and will officially start work on July 25. All staff positions are filled.

The Ablaze campaign will begin in January 2006 rather than September 2005 as originally planned. This will give Tim K and Pastor Meyer a chance to get acclimated to the congregation and to prepare their programs. Pastor explained that Synod has an Ablaze focus scheduled for the 50 days after Easter with the goal of bringing the Gospel to 100 million people by 2017 which is the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation. Gloria Dei will be expanding that focus to encompass three phases over the course of a year. All materials will be developed internally and also made available to other congregations. Small Groups will be utilized heavily. Sheryl Woolman is coordinator of the campaign. More information will be forthcoming over the next months.

The Constitution and By-Laws were sent to the District Office for approval on June 23, 2005.

The board discussed two documents: “When is Thirty-Five People the Perfect Number?” and “Stop Wasting Time”.

President Kesse requested that the minutes from the June 7, 2005 meeting be approved. The item regarding the 40 th anniversary was amended and the minutes were approved on a motion by Ken Wunsch, seconded by Shawn Woolman. The motion carried.

The fiscal year end report was reviewed and approved on a motion by Ken Wunsch, seconded by Doug Pals. Motion carried. Special mention was made that giving exceeded budget by $6500 and giving increased by $145,000 over last fiscal year.

The board agreed to schedule a board retreat on Saturday Sept 17 for the purpose of reviewing the Mission , Vision and Outcomes with the focus being discussions regarding the future ministries of Gloria Dei. The board will not meet on Sept 13 due to the retreat.

A motion was made by Ken Wunsch, seconded by Lou Grotheer to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The meeting was closed with the Lord's Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by Deb Kesse, acting Recording Secretary.