Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board
April 13, 2010
Call to Order: President Laurie Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:25 p.m.
In attendance were Laurie Peterson, Marv Rohn, Kevin Kelley, Jason Hoffman, Scott Snyder, Pastor Ron Burcham, Mark Kramer, Lorrie Graaf, and Mark Pierson.
Doug Pals was not present.
Visitor Recognition: Executive Director Bill Jesse was present, as well as Laura Rath as recording secretary.
Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board will discuss next month.
Axiom: The Board will continue discussion in April.
Consent Agenda:
- The minutes from the March 2010 meeting were accepted by consensus.
- After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.
- The Board discussed the proposed budget amount for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Kevin Kelley motioned to approve as written, seconded by Scott Snyder. The motion carried.
- The first quarter membership report (Jan.-Mar. 2010) was reviewed. Lorrie Graaf motioned to approve, seconded by Mark Kramer. The motion carried.
- The Board discussed a proposal to replace the permanent walls of the classrooms in the “L” wing with the movable walls from the preschool rooms, which are not used. This will allow the “L” space to be used more efficiently. Scott Snyder motioned to approve as written, seconded by Marv Rohn. The motion carried.
Senior Pastor Report:
- Pastor Burcham noted that he would be in St. Louis for a weekend in April and another in May serving on a Floor Committee for the 2010 Synodical Covention.
Current Action Items:
ENDS – Scott Snyder will e-mail the draft to the Board.
Sabbatical Policy/Continuing Education: After reviewing, Kevin Kelley motioned to approve, seconded by Lorrie Graaf. The motion carried.
Officer Election Policy: The Board discussed the proposed policy change to elect officers at the March board meeting, taking office in July. Mark Kramer motioned to approve the proposed policy with changes as 2.12 in the policy manual. Jason Hoffman seconded. The motion carried.
Congregational Listening Post – The Board discussed the Prodigal God sermon series.
Nominating Committee: The nominating committee will consist of: President Laurie Peterson, Scott Snyder, Mark Kramer, Pastor Burcham, Jennifer Perkins, Wade Peterson, and Bruce Amendt. Mark Pierson announced that after much prayer and thought, he is unable to seek a second term on the Board.
Future Actions:
Gloria Dei Foundation: The Board discussed bringing to the Annual Meeting in July.
Teleconferencing for Board Meetings: The Board discussed allowing teleconferencing on occasion for the monthly meetings. The possibility will be explored further.
Housekeeping:
a. Future Meetings
i. Discovery 201 Governing Board Attendees
May 23, 2010 – Doug Pals, Marv Rohn, Mark Kramer
ii. May 11, 2010 – Governing Board meeting (Materials due May 6th)
iii. June 13, 2010 – Annual Meeting, 1 p.m.
iv. August 5-6, 2010 – Willow Creek Leadership Summit
The Board went into executive session.
Adjournment:
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 9:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.
