Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board
March 10, 2009
Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. In attendance were Marv Rohn, Doug Pals, Lorrie Graaf, Scott Snyder, Kevin Kelley, Mark Pierson, Laurie Peterson, Ken Wunsch and Shawn Woolman.
Not present was Pastor Burcham.
Visitor Recognition: Bill Jesse, Executive Director was present, as well as Laura Rath as recording secretary.
Consent Agenda:
- The minutes from the February 2009 meeting were approved by consensus.
- The financial report was also approved.
Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board discussed the topic of the March issue: “Going into all the World: Church Website Basics” in relation to the Gloria Dei website.
The Serving Leader: The Board discussed chapters three and four of The Serving Leader, by Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert. Discussion will continue at the next meeting.
Actions:
Nominating Committee – Laurie Peterson motioned to approve the following people for the Nominating Committee:
Doug Pals
Lorrie Graaf
Bruce Amendt – at large
Jennifer Perkins – at large
Wade Peterson – at large
Ken Wunsch – by policy
Pastor Burcham – by policy
Shawn Woolman seconded. The motion carried.
Succession Plan Committee – Shawn Woolman, Kevin Kelley, and Lorrie Graaf gave a status report of their progress.
Board Policy 3.5.1.4 – The Board will review at the April meeting.
State of the Church – The Board discussed the State of the Church report given by Pastor Burcham last month. The report recapped the previous year and identified initiatives for the upcoming year. The Board discussed how the initiatives will tie into the Ends. Kevin Kelley motioned to approve the proposed initiatives, beginning July 1, 2009, as written, with the addition to the staff section, as discussed. Lorrie Graaf seconded. The motion carried.
Annual Budget – Laurie Peterson motioned to approve a total budget amount for the year of 2009/2010. Doug Pals seconded. The motion carried.
Housekeeping:
- Future Meetings – April 14 Governing Board Meeting (Materials due April 6)
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. The Board then went to Executive Session.
Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath. |
