Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Governing Board
June 8, 2010
Call to Order: President Laurie Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:41 p.m.
In attendance were Marv Rohn, Kevin Kelley, Jason Hoffman, Scott Snyder, Mark Pierson, Doug Pals, Laurie Peterson, and Pastor Ron Burcham.
Lorrie Graaf and Mark Kramer were not present.
Visitor Recognition: Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.
Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: No discussion. The Board instead discussed “Missionary Churches: Navigating in a Post-Church World,” an article from The Lutheran Witness.
Axiom: The Board completed their discussion of this book with each Board member discussing his or her favorite chapter.
Consent Agenda:
- The minutes from the May 11, 2010 and May 20, 2010 meetings were accepted by consensus.
- After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.
Senior Pastor Report:
- Pastor Burcham talked about the time he spent in May working on Floor Committee # 8 – Synod Restructure and Governance for the Synodical Convention in Houston July 7-17.
- Pastor Burcham requested approval to overspend the Wages and Benefits section of the budget due to overtime, additional hours worked by part-time employees, and additional benefit costs. Doug Pals made a motion to approve the request, seconded by Kevin Kelley. Motion carried.
- Pastor Burcham noted that he will be taking time off June 14-21.
Current Action Items:
Gloria Dei Foundation: The Board discussed and agreed on a plan for the Foundation. The Foundation will meet in July and again 60 days later before reporting to the Governing Board.
Congregational Listening Post – No issues were brought up to discuss.
Annual Meeting: Laurie Peterson reminded the Board that the Annual Meeting is Sunday, June 13 at 1 p.m. and encouraged Board members to attend.
Housekeeping:
a. Future Meetings
i. June 13, 2010 – Annual Meeting, 1 p.m.
ii. July 13, 2010 Governing Board Meeting (Materials due July 7th)
iii. Discovery 201 Governing Board Attendees - Schedule
iv. August 5-6, 2010 – Willow Creek Leadership Summit
Adjournment:
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.
