Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

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

Visitor Recognition: Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.

Election of Officers:

• Doug Pals motioned to nominate Laurie Peterson for the office of President. Kevin Kelley seconded the motion. Motion carried.
• Laurie Peterson motioned to nominate Doug Pals for Vice President, seconded by Kevin Kelley. Motion carried.
• Doug Pals motioned to nominate Mark Pierson for Treasurer, seconded by Scott Snyder. Motion carried.
• Laurie Peterson motioned to nominate Kevin Kelley for Secretary, seconded by Doug Pals. Motion carried.
• 2009-2010 Governing Board Officers:
• Laurie Peterson – President
• Doug Pals – Vice President
• Mark Pierson – Treasurer
• Kevin Kelley - Secretary

Introductions:  Each member of the Board took a few minutes to tell a little about themselves. Doug Pals suggested a possible mentor relationship for the new members.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the June 2009 meeting were accepted by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was also accepted by consensus.
• The second quarter membership report (April-June 2009) was reviewed. Doug Pals motioned to approve, seconded by Kevin Kelley. The Board unanimously approved.

Senior Pastor Report:

• The Board decided on Friday evening, Aug. 28 and Saturday morning, Aug. 29 as the dates for the Governing Board Retreat. Pastor Burcham will prepare the presentation material.
• Pastor Burcham reported on preliminary work on the three initiatives.
• The Reveal study is scheduled for October 2009.
• Bill Jesse, Executive Director, has revised the job descriptions and will be discussing them with each staff member.
• The first staff quarterly planning meeting will be held on July 28 to plan for December 2009-February 2010.

• Pastor Burcham reported on the possibility of leasing space in the old Silver Cinema building located across the parking lot from Merle Hay Mall. After much discussion, the Board agreed it is an exciting opportunity and recommended that Pastor Burcham go ahead with obtaining start-up and fixed costs.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board discussed the topic of the July issue: “Lay Testimonials Strengthen Financial Giving!” in relation to Gloria Dei’s annual stewardship campaign.

Axiom: The book Axiom, by Bill Hybels, was handed out to all Board members. All board members took two sections from ‘Category 1: Vision and Strategy’ and they will lead the group discussion on their sections at the August meeting. 

Actions:
Congregational Listening Post – Doug Pals reported on questions regarding the golf cart ridership. The Board acknowledged that ridership often depends on the weather, but agreed that the golf carts are an asset to our ministry. Pastor Burcham noted that in October 2010, Gloria Dei will own the carts for a cost of $1.

Annual Meeting Wrap Up – Laurie Peterson commented that the nomination/election process of new Governing Board members went smoothly.

Church Employee Consulting Policy – Doug Pals reported that this committee is not yet ready to report, and will plan to report at the September meeting.

Financial Control Policy – Mark Pierson will make plans to meet with Executive Director Bill Jesse and Accounting Manager Shari Smith.

Housekeeping:

• Future Meetings

August 11 – Governing Board Meeting (Materials due Aug. 4)
August 28-29 – Governing Board Retreat
October 25 – Discovery 201, 3 p.m.

            Attendees: Laurie Peterson, Lorrie Graaf, and Kevin Kelley
            Laurie Peterson will create a schedule for future dates.

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.