Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Minutes of the March 8, 2005

Pastor Burcham opened the meeting with a prayer.

President Deb Kesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Craig Braget , Pastor Burcham, Lou Grotheer, Deb Kesse , Laurie Peterson , Dave Sengpiel , Faith Spark , Shawn Woolman , and Ken Wunsch . There were no visitors.

President Kesse requested the minutes from the February 8, 2005 meeting be approved. Ken Wunsch made a motion to accept the minutes. Faith Spark seconded the motion. The motion carried.

The Board reviewed the Senior Pastor's Report dated March 8, 2005 . The following items were discussed:

•  The Passing on the Faith Conference was held at Gloria Dei on February 18 and 19, 2005. Twenty three churches were represented with 75 participants.

•  There are currently 19 students enrolled in the Tiny Treasures Preschool.

•  The Membership Report was reviewed. President Kesse requested the report be approved. Dave Sengpiel made a motion to approve the report with a second by Shawn Woolman . The motion carried.

•  Pastor Tim and Kim Phillips will be in Vietnam from April 5 th through April 16, 2005 as part of his PLI training.

•  The Financial Report was reviewed. President Kesse requested the report be approved. Faith Spark made a motion to approve the report with a second by Dave Sengpiel . The motion carried.

The Constitution was handed out by President Kesse. The Constitution will be reviewed and voted on at the April Governing Board meeting. Between mid-April and mid-May open meetings will be held to discuss Policy Governance and the proposed Constitution. The proposed Constitution will be mailed to the congregation mid-May for review prior to the June Congregational Meeting. The congregation will vote on the proposed Constitution for final approval.

New Business:

•  2005/2006 Outcomes were discussed. It was decided to review the existing Outcomes and determine whether they would need to be re-written or new ones developed.

A motion was made by Shawn Woolman to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m. Craig Braget seconded the motion. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned with recitation of the Lord's Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by Laurie E. Peterson, Recording Secretary.