Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Approved

October 2007 Meeting Minutes

Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:30. In attendance were Lorrie Graaf, Kevin Kelley, Doug Pals, Mark Pierson, Marvin Rohn, Scott Snyder, and Shawn Woolman.

Visitor Recognition: No visitors were present at the meeting.

Monitoring Affirmation

Parish Paper: The Board discussed the changing demographics and significant increase in attendance by single adults nationwide.

Senior Pastor Report: The Board reviewed attendance data discussing trends across various service times

Consent Agenda: Minutes of the September 2007 meeting were approved pending one change. After a brief discussion the financial report was also approved.

Actions: The Board reviewed the following items:

• Document Retention – Scott Snyder reviewed his discussion with Steve Kammeyer regarding a document retention policy covering both Governing Board records and daily records of the Church. The Board asked that a final policy be prepared for discussion and approval.

• Lead Gloria Dei – The Board created a list of potential invitees for the five session program which starts Oct. 30 and runs weekly through December 5.

• Strategic Ministry Action Plan – The Board scheduled a special meeting Oct. 16 at 6:30 pm to hear a status report on the Strategic Plan.

• Congregation Voting Process and Establishment of a Listening Post –Marv Rohn and Mark Pierson continued reporting their research on options for Congregation feedback and voting including the costs, available options, and specific vendors offering various voting methods.

• Policy Review – Shawn Woolman and Ken Wunsch lead a review of Section 3 of the Policy Manual including several suggested modifications. Doug Pals motioned (seconded by Kevin Kelley) the acceptance of these changes. The Board unanimously approved.

• Desired Outcomes Reporting – Doug Pals, Lorrie Graaf, and Scott Snyder presented a framework for Senior Pastor reporting going forward. After a discussion the Board agreed that more work needed to be done in developing a final reporting format.

• Gloria Dei Foundation – Ken Wunsch updated the Board on the Foundation and discussed possible structural changes to the Foundation Board.

Housekeeping:

Special Governing Board Meeting Scheduled October 16, 6:30 for Ministry Action Plan Presentation

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 pm.