Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Approved

January 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, Laurie Peterson, Mark Pierson, Marvin Rohn, Scott Snyder, and Shawn Woolman. Absent: Doug Pals

Visitor Recognition: No visitors were present at the meeting.

Monitoring Affirmation

Parish Paper: The Board discussed Core Values that drive a church.

Senior Pastor Report:

• The Board discussed the Reveal study about the dynamics of spiritual growth within a Congregation.
  
• The Board also briefly reviewed attendance data.
  
• A discussion was held about the upcoming Cottage Meetings focusing on the presentation format and the use of a DVD to provide a consistent message.
  
• Pastor Burcham also updated the Board on the proposed creation of an Urbandale Food Pantry and our potential rolein that project

Consent Agenda: Minutes of the regular December 2007 meeting After a brief discussion the financial report was also approved.

Actions: The Board reviewed the following items:

• Strategic Plan – The Board discussed voting procedures and the need to collect comments at the Cottage Meetings.
  
• Congregation Voting Process and Establishment of a Listening Post – The Board formed a committee to finalize the voting process including absentee ballots. This committee will prepare the final ballot and draft a letter notifying the Congregation of the upcoming vote. The committee members are: Brenda Bartels, Sarah Hensel, Tom Westby, Devin Wren, Diane Young, Diane Greenwood, Marv Rohn, and Mark Pierson.
  
• Succession Planning Committee – in response to some concerns raised, the Board formed a committee charged with developing a succession plan. Shawn Woolman (chair), Lorrie Graaf, and Kevin Kelley form the committee.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:29 pm.