Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. In attendance were Doug Pals, Lorrie Graaf, Scott Snyder, Kevin Kelley, Mark Pierson, Ken Wunsch, Shawn Woolman, Laurie Peterson, and Pastor Burcham.
Not present was Marv Rohn.

Visitor Recognition: Bill Jesse, Executive Director, was present, as well as Laura Rath as recording secretary.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the April 2009 meeting were approved by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was also approved.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board discussed the topic of the May issue: “Permanent Endowment Fund: Blessing and Temptation.”

The Serving Leader: The Board continued their discussion of The Serving Leader, by Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert. Axiom, by Bill Hybels, will be the next book the Board reviews.

Senior Pastor Report:

• Pastor Burcham reported on two upcoming special services. Rodney Serbus, son of the congregation, will be ordained at Gloria Dei on Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m., and Philip Robarge will be installed as Gloria Dei’s Associate Pastor on Sunday, July 12 at 3:30 p.m. Each service will be followed by a reception in the Family Life Center.
• Pastor Burcham requested approval to overspend the administrative line item in the current budget by $15,000 due to unexpected repairs and moving expenses for Candidate Philip Robarge. Laurie Peterson motioned to approve the request to overspend the administrative line item. Kevin Kelley seconded. The motion carried.

Actions:
Nominating Committee – The slate of nominees was presented to the Board: Casey Fluegge, Jason Hoffman, Kevin Kelley, and Mark Kramer. Doug Pals motioned to approve the slate of nominees. Laurie Peterson seconded, and noted that the committee did a great job. The motion carried. It was suggested that Lorrie Graaf and Doug Pals put together guidelines of how their nominating committee process worked.

Succession Plan Committee – For consistency, Kevin Kelley motioned to change the name of the plan from Gloria Dei Succession Plan to Gloria Dei Senior Pastor Vacancy Plan. Shawn Woolman seconded. The motion carried. The Gloria Dei Senior Pastor Vacancy Plan has been added to the Policy Manual as Appendix H.

Annual Budget – Pastor Burcham and Executive Director Bill Jesse presented the budget. After discussion, Doug Pals motioned to approve taking the presented budget to the Annual Voters’ Meeting on June 14, 2009. Kevin Kelley seconded. The motion carried. The Board agreed to hold two Budget Town Hall Meetings on Sunday, June 7 at 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Housekeeping:

• Future Meetings

June 9 – Governing Board Meeting (Materials due June 4)
June 14 – Annual Voters’ Meeting, 1 p.m.
June 14 – Discovery 201, 3 p.m.

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.