Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Approved

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board

May 2008 Meeting Minutes

Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:30. Also in attendance were Pastor Burcham, Lorrie Graaf, Kevin Kelley, Doug Pals, Laurie Peterson, Mark Pierson, Marvin Rohn, and Scott Snyder.

Visitor Recognition: Steve Kammeyer also attended the meeting.

 Monitoring Affirmation:

Parish Paper: The Board discussed ideas to improve Financial Communication.

Senior Pastor Report:

• Strategic Plan – The Board discussed the Strategic Planning MAT timeline including land investigation and selection.
• The Board also discussed the upcoming Reveal Conference in Chicago on May 19, 2008. Pastor Burcham will attend, and he suggested one or more Board Members also attend.

Consent Agenda:

Minutes of the regular April 2007 meeting were approved. After a brief discussion the financial report was also approved.

Actions:
The Board reviewed the following items:

• Congregational Listening Post:
• The Board discussed possible funding aid for Gloria Dei families attending the school at Mt. Olive. After discussion, the Board decided not to provide funds this year.
• The Board also discussed amending the By-Laws to clarify our voting procedures and specifically provide for ballot voting.

• Nominating Committee:
  Laurie Peterson and Mark Pierson updated the Board on the nominees for the upcoming Governing Board election – Laurie Graaf, Marv Rohn, and Scott Snyder will all seek re-election.

• 2008-2009 Annual Budget Review:
  Steve Kammeyer presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. After reviewing the figures the Board approved the budget for presentation to the Congregation. The 2008-09 budget would be a 8.9% increase from the prior year.

Housekeeping:

• Annual Meeting Date: June 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
  
• Informational Cottage Meetings Dates (for Budget & By-Law Amendment):
• June 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
• June 14, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
• June 18, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.