Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Call to Order: Doug Pals called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and opened the meeting with prayer.  In attendance were Doug Pals, Lorrie Graaf, Marv Rohn, Kevin Kelley, Mark Pierson, Mark Kramer, Jason Hoffman, and Scott Snyder.

Visitor Recognition: No visitors were in attendance.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Parish Paper was reviewed and Marv suggested that it should be shared with the staff.  Doug Pals will follow up with Pastor Burcham.

Axiom: Doug Pals led a brief discussion on the first chapters of the book Axiom, by Bill Hybels.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the July 2009 meeting were discussed.  Jason noted that there was an extra ‘and’ in the list of attendees which will be corrected.  Minutes were accepted by consensus.

Senior Pastor Report:

• The Board will have a retreat on Friday evening, Aug. 28 and Saturday morning, Aug. 29. Pastor Burcham will prepare the presentation material.
• When reviewing the potential of leasing space at the old Silver Cinema, it was determined that the cost was much greater than expected.  Additional inquiries will be made on space in the Parkwood Plaza on 86th Street.
• Executive Director’s Report
• It was noted that Jo Lynn Yeutsy was hired as the Director of Tiny Treasures Preschool.  Jo Lynn joined Tiny Treasures on August 3.
• Financial Report
• A question was raised regarding officers liability insurance.  Doug Pals will follow up with Bill Jesse. 
• Marv Rohn asked why the debt payment was less than the budget.  Mark Pierson will look into this and report back to the Board.
• The financial report was accepted by consensus.
• Reveal study  - no new discussion.

Leadership Summit

• Those attending reported that the Summit was excellent.  Scott is getting dates for 2010 so advance planning may be done.

Actions:
Congregational Listening Post – Lorrie Graaf noted that the cleanliness of the restrooms was less than desirable after the preschool sessions.  Jason Hoffman asked about the option of using hymnals during the services or being able to follow the music on the screens.  Doug Pals will follow up with Pastor Burcham on both topics.

Church Employee Consulting Policy – Doug Pals reported initial work is taking place and that more information will be available at the September meeting.

Financial Control Policy – Mark Pierson noted that the update to the Board will take place in October.

Housekeeping:

• Future Meetings
  August 28-29 – Governing Board Retreat
  September 9 – Governing Board Meeting (Materials due Sept. 2)
  October 25 – Discovery 201, 3 p.m.
• Future Discussion
  Jason Hoffman noted that the Board should discuss the topic of sabbaticals and continued education at a future meeting.

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Kelley.