Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board
February 12, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Call to Order:  President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm.  Also in attendance were: Lorrie Graaf, Kevin Kelley, Doug Pals, Mark Pierson, Laurie Peterson and Shawn Woolman. Absent: Pastor Burcham, Marvin Rohn, Scott Snyder

Visitor Recognition:  No visitors were present at the meeting.

Monitoring Affirmation

Parish Paper:  The Board discussed the Parish Paper as compared to our church.

Senior Pastor Report: 

• The Board generally discussed the Cottage meetings, DVD mailing and upcoming Open Forums.

• The Board reviewed and approved a membership report.  Pals motion – Kelly second. Motion carried.

Consent Agenda:  Minutes of the regular January 2008 meeting were reviewed and approved after a couple of minor corrections. After a brief discussion the financial report was also approved.

Actions:  The Board reviewed the following items:

• Strategic Plan – The Board discussed the voting procedures for the Strategic Plan as reported by Pierson. They also discussed what some of the next steps will be after the vote regarding possible implementation plans or reassessment plans.

• Succession Planning Committee – A question about this was raised at the Cottage Meeting, so we were pleased to have this process underway. The committee will continue to work on this.

• Discussed subcommittees and task forces. Board plans to continue to involve congregation members in these groups.

• Discussed check writing policy now that we have an Executive Director – Pals will draft a proposal for the board to consider after discussing the matter with Executive Director.

• Next meeting agenda will include: budget process discussion, nominating committee, staff reviews process and review of the updated policy manual.

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 pm.