Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Approved

August 12, 2008

Call to Order:
President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.  In attendance were Pastor Burcham, Doug Pals, Marv Rohn, Shawn Woolman, Laurie Peterson, Scott Snyder, Lorrie Graaf, and Mark Pierson. 


Visitor Recognition: 
No visitors were present at the meeting.

Monitoring Affirmation

Senior Pastor Report

• Financials were discussed.  The loan balance, strategic planning allocated account, and cash flow were reviewed.
• Strategic Plan Update

• Ministry Focus Group – The group has been formed and will hold its first meeting August 14.
• Finance Focus Group  - Five capital fund raisers will be interviewed the last part of August and the beginning of September
• Facilities Focus Group – Three architectural firms were interviewed with SVPA being selected.
• Communications Focus Group – The group has adopted the brand and logo of “Packed with Possibilities."  A fall kick-off will be held the weekend of September 6 & 7.  Beginning September 13 & 14, Pastor Burcham will be giving a series of four messages on the four foundational principles necessary for the Strategic Plan to be successful.

• Executive Director – The staffing committee has met twice.  The position has been posted in the Weekly Word and on the web site.
• Fan into Flame Campaign Steering Committee – Nine mission festivals will be held this fall.  Gloria Dei will host the first festival on Sunday, September 14, from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. 
• Conference on the Structure of the Synod – Pastor Burcham will represent Iowa District West at the conference that will be held in St. Louis August 17 – 20.

 Consent Agenda

• The financial report was accepted by consensus.
• The minutes of the July 8, 2008 meeting were approved by consensus.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Actions

Leadership Summit -
Pastor Burcham and four Governing Board members attended the summit, via webcast.  The attendees shared highlights from presentations made by various speakers.

Congregational Listening Post –
To assure ongoing awareness of the Governing Board, it was suggested that a recap of how the Board functions be published in an upcoming edition of the Weekly Word.

Desired Outcomes Reporting –
Plans to conduct a congregational survey to collect baseline data, as part of an evaluation effort, were discussed.

Succession Plan Committee –
No report.

Housekeeping

• The Board will conduct a self-review in the near future.
• As a step toward measurement, ends statements will be incorporated into meeting agendas.
• Discovery 201 has been revamped and sessions will commence November 9, 2008.   Additional specific dates will be sent to the Board members, with the request that each member indicate the date(s) she or he can attend.
• A Reveal Conference will be held at Willow Creek Campus October 14 –15.   Board members are invited to attend.

Adjournment: 
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Lorrie Graaf.