Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

June 7, 2005

President Kesse opened the meeting with a prayer.

President Deb Kesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Craig Braget , Deb Kesse, Lou Grotheer, Doug Pals, Laurie Peterson , Shawn Woolman, and Ken Wunsch . There were no visitors.

President Kesse requested the minutes from the May 10, 2005 meeting be approved. A request was made to add the names of the individuals on the Nominating Committee and the total number of individuals spoken to as potential nominees was changed from twenty-two to twenty-one. Doug Pals made a motion to accept the minutes with the changes. Ken Wunsch seconded the motion. The motion carried.

The Board reviewed the Senior Pastor's Report dated June 7, 2005. The following items were discussed:

•  The Governing Board would like to have a 15 to 20 minute discussion regarding the Parish Paper at each meeting.

•  The Board would like to have additional information from the reports supplied to Pastor Burcham from each of the Directors.

•  The Financial Report was reviewed. President Kesse requested the report be approved. Craig Braget made a motion to approve the report with a second by Ken Wunsch. The motion carried.

President Kesse presented a summary of the corrections submitted to her during the Annual Policy Review. The following corrections were presented:

•  1.3 Gloria Dei, a Christ centered Lutheran Church, is an effective and innovative mission center bringing Jesus Christ to people for the first time and a lifetime. Brings was changed to bringing.

•  2.1.1 No Board member shall act in a manner that is unethical, imprudent, illegal or inconsistent with the Constitution, By-Laws and Policies of the congregation. The word “not” was deleted prior to the word “act.”

•  3.6.6 The Senior Pastor shall not allow any staff member to go without an annual performance evaluation. Changed “will ensure that all staff receive” to the language described above. Also change evaluations to evaluation.

•  3.6.6.1-3.6.6.3 Changed the word “will” to “shall not fail to.”

•  3.6.7 The word “will” to “shall not fail to.” Changed “law of” to “law or.”

Following discussion, President Kesse requested a motion to approve the changes to the Policies as stated above. Shawn Woolman made a motion to approve the changes with a second by Ken Wunsch. The motion carried.

President Kesse presented a summary of the corrections to the Constitution and By-Laws submitted to her during the review process. The following corrections were presented:

•  Article VI Deleted “or her” with regards to reference to the Pastor.

•  Provided clarification in several locations of the Constitution and By-Laws regarding the intent that the President of the Governing Board and the President of the Congregation are the same.

Following discussion, President Kesse requested a motion to approve the changes to the Constitution and By-Laws as stated above. Doug Pals made a motion to approve the changes with a second by Shawn Woolman. The motion carried.

The 2005/2006 Budget was reviewed and discussed. President Kesse requested a motion to approve the 2005/2006 Budget. Laurie Peterson made a motion to approve the budget with a second by Ken Wunsch. The motion carried. The 2005/2006 Budget will be presented to the Congregation at the Annual Assembly Meeting on June 12, 2005 for final approval.

A Discovery 201 class will be held on June 12, 2005 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm . President Kesse requested two volunteers from the Board to attend. Lou Grotheer and Doug Pals volunteered. Shawn Woolman will act as an alternate.

A Reporting Task Force was formed and consists of Shawn Woolman, Doug Pals and Deb Kesse.

Faith Spark and Kay Readinger are working on a recognition of the 40th anniversary of Gloria Dei. They are planning a small acknowledgement at this time. A large celebration will be held in 2015 to celebrate the 50 th anniversary.

The Governing Board discussed the results of their Annual Self Review.

A motion was made by Craig Braget to adjourn the meeting at 9:15pm. Ken Wunsch seconded the motion. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned with recitation of the Lord's Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by Laurie E. Peterson, Recording Secretary.