Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

June 12, 2007 Meeting Minutes

Call to Order 

President Deb Kesse called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Those in attendance were Pastor Ron Burcham, Shawn Woolman, Ken Wunsch, Doug Pals, Kevin Kelley, Scott Snyder, Lorrie Graaf, and Marvin Rohn.

Shawn Woolman, on behalf of the Governing Board, presented President Kesse with small gift was done in acknowledgement and appreciation of years of service to Gloria Dei. The June meeting Deb’s last meeting as Governing Board president and a member of the Board.

Visitor Recognition

 No visitors were present at the meeting.

Monitoring Affirmation

Senior Pastor Report

• Steve Kammeyer has accepted the position of Executive Director and will begin his duties June 25.

• Because the Executive Director is now on board, the Staffing MAT has been disbanded.

• Tinting of the cupola windows in the narthex as been placed on hold, based on some potential problems identified by the company that would be doing the work.

• During the May 22 Urbandale City Council meeting, Pastor Burcham presented, on behalf of Gloria Dei, a $2000 check to be used to purchase a defibrillator for one patrol car.

• When LCMS meets in convention, a special offering is collected throughout the synod. The special offering for the 2007 synodical convention will be used to support the training of students attending LCMS seminaries in the United States and LCMS partner churches around the world. After discussion, it was decided to set a goal of collecting $10,000 for the special offering. Gloria Dei members will have an opportunity to contribute to the special offering fund the last weekend in June and first weekend in July.

• The Strategic Planning MAT is continuing its discussion of the two pathways; relocation and planting a church. A summary of the Strategic Plan four areas of focus and how they relate to each other has been completed. The four areas are: ministry, facilities, finance and communications. The development of the strategic plan will give the congregation a big picture of where the church is going, as well as give staff and leadership a base for developing annual operational plans. The proposed plan will be presented to Gloria Dei members in a variety of ways, including cottage meetings. According to the MAT timeline, in November2007 the congregation will be asked to vote on whether or not to accept the strategic plan.

Parish Paper

The Board briefly discussed the latest issue of the Parish Paper that focused on reaching young adults who are in their 20s and 30s and issues related to post-modernism.

Consent Agenda

The minutes of the May 2007 meeting were approved by consensus.

The financial report was approved by consensus.

Actions

As a continuation of a presentation that was started during the May meeting, Doug Pals and Scott Snyder shared their proposed revisions for section 2.1 – 2.5 of the Governing Board policy manual.

The church budget was reviewed. After discussion, Doug Pals motioned the budget be approved and Ken Wunsch seconded it. The motion was carried.

Executive Session

The Board went into Executive Session.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.