Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Call to Order: President Ken Wunsch called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. In attendance were Marv Rohn, Doug Pals, Pastor Burcham, Laurie Peterson, Lorrie Graaf, Ken Wunsch, Scott Snyder, and Shawn Woolman.
Not present was Kevin Kelley and Mark Pierson.

Visitor Recognition: Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the December 2008 meeting were approved by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was also approved.
• Doug Pals motioned to accept the 2008 year-end membership report. Shawn Woolman seconded. The motion carried.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board briefly discussed the topic of the January issue: “How to Identify Our Church’s Unstated Assumptions.”

Senior Pastor Report:

• The IDW District Convention is June 21-24, 2009 at Camp Okoboji. Gloria Dei is allowed one pastoral delegate and one lay delegate. The Board approved for Laurie Peterson, Kevin Kelley, or Mark Pierson to go as the lay delegate. Bill Jesse, Executive Director, was approved as the alternate lay delegate.

The next Synodical Convention will be in July 2010 in Houston.

• The Board selected “The Serving Leader” by Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert as their next book to work through.
• The Board discussed the preschool policy manual that Terry Steinke and the preschool MAT has been working on. The preschool must have an approved policy manual in order to receive accreditation from the National Lutheran Schools. Board members were asked to submit comments on the policy manual to Pastor Burcham.
• The Board discussed the State of the Church report which Pastor Burcham will give to the Board at a separate, off-site meeting on Feb. 17, from 7-9 p.m. The report will recap the previous year and identify initiatives for the upcoming year.

Actions:
Nominating Committee – Doug Pals and Lorrie Graaf will serve on the Nominating Committee. Three additional people from the congregation are needed to serve on this committee. The Board will need to fill two slots in June 2009. Ken Wunsch and Shawn Woolman will both complete their second terms.

Housekeeping:

• Future Meetings – February 10 Governing Board Meeting (Materials due February 5)
• Board Retreat – February 17, 7-9 p.m.

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.