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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
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8301 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale IA 50322
Phone
515-276-1700
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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

 

 

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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board

 

  


April 2008 Meeting Minutes
Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:34.  Also in attendance were Pastor Burcham, Lorrie Graaf, Kevin Kelley, Mark Pierson, Marvin Rohn, Scott Snyder, and Shawn Woolman.
Visitor Recognition: Steve Kammeyer attended the meeting.

 
Monitoring Affirmation
Parish Paper: The Board briefly discussed keeping a missionary mind set
Senior Pastor Report:

  • The Board discussed the PLI GET Conference and new planning tools (e.g., Mind Mapping, The Logic Model & Action Planning) which will be used to with directors in implementing our Strategic Plan.
  • Pastor Burcham also reported that he has been asked to serve on the steering committee for the District’s Fan into Flame initiative.  
  • Steve Kammeyer reported on the accounting for non-budget line items including special fund (like memorials, mission envelopes, and DMARC), programs with associated fees (like day camps, Grief Share, and drama ministry), and old fundraisers or programs.  
  • The Board reviewed past giving amounts and projections for the coming fiscal year in order to provide the Senior Pastor guidance in preparation of next year’s budget.

 
Consent Agenda:

  • Minutes of the March 2008 meeting were approved.  After a brief discussion the financial report was also approved.
  • The Board approved the membership report (moved by Woolman & seconded by Kelley)

Actions: The Board reviewed the following items:

Desired Outcomes Reporting – The Board continued its discussion of the Reveal study. Pastor Burcham agreed to outline a reporting format drawing on his recent discussions at the PLI GET Conference.


Executive Session: The Board went into executive session.


Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 pm. 

 

 
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