May 11, 2010
Call to Order: Vice President Doug Pals called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
In attendance were Marv Rohn, Kevin Kelley, Jason Hoffman, Scott Snyder, Mark Kramer, Lorrie Graaf, Mark Pierson, Doug Pals, Laurie Peterson, and Pastor Ron Burcham.
Visitor Recognition: Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.
Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board briefly discussed the April topic of Generous Givers: A Product of Motivation and Methods.
Axiom: The Board continued with a brief discussion and made plans to finish this book at the June meeting.
Consent Agenda:
- The Board discussed the minutes from the April 2010 meeting, noting one correction to be made. The minutes were then accepted by consensus.
- After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.
Senior Pastor Report:
- Pastor Burcham noted that Gloria Dei hosted the annual Police Memorial on Tuesday, May 11. He had the honor of giving the message at this year’s service.
- Pastor Burcham discussed the Multi-site Conference he helped organize, held in St. Louis May 3-5, 2010. Mac Lake, from Seacoast Church in South Carolina, gave a presentation on leadership development. Jim Galvin was also a presenter. Pastor Burcham took Executive Director Bill Jesse, Pastor Robarge, and Director of Media Chris Onsrud with him. The conference was very successful.
- Pastor Burcham reported that congregations will have the opportunity to give to a special offering at the 2010 Synodical Convention. The offering this year will be used to support four key areas:
- National and International Mission Planting
- Congregation Revitalization
- Stewardship Renewal and Education
- National Synod Mission and Ministry needs
Pastor recommend giving the members of Gloria Dei an opportunity to give to this effort on the first two weekends in June. There were no objections from the Board.
- Pastor Burcham reported briefly on the three initiatives:
- Ministry Initiatives: Staff has submitted their goals for the year in which they are to set goals to achieve elements of the Ministry Initiatives.
- Spiritual Growth: The emphasis of getting people into the Word of God has influenced the sermon series planning. Next fall a series of messages will be offered in which we will go in depth into the Ten Commandments.
- Pastor Burcham noted that he will be in St. Louis, MO May 20-25 for the Synod Floor Committee Meeting, and Houston, Texas July 8-17 for the Synodical Convention.
- Pastor Burcham explained a change to the approved 2010-2011 budget number. Doug Pals made a motion to approve the new budget number based on the explanation of the mission accrual account being shown as income. Scott Snyder seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Current Action Items:
ENDS – The Board discussed the proposed amended Ends/Outcomes. Lorrie Graaf made a motion to approve the amended Ends/Outcomes, seconded by Laurie Peterson. The motion carried.
Election of Officers:
- Doug Pals motioned to nominate Kevin Kelley for the office of President of the 2010-2011 Governing Board. Marv Rohn seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Doug Pals motioned to nominate Mark Kramer for the office of Vice President of the 2010-2011 Governing Board. Lorrie Graaf seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Doug Pals motioned to nominate Jason Hoffman for the office of Secretary of the 2010-2011 Governing Board. Scott Snyder seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Doug Pals motioned to nominate Marv Rohn for the office of Treasurer of the 2010-2011 Governing Board. Jason Hoffman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- 2010-2011 Governing Board Officers:
- Kevin Kelley – President
- Mark Kramer – Vice President
- Jason Hoffman – Secretary
- Marv Rohn – Treasurer
Congregational Listening Post – No issues were brought up to discuss.
Nominating Committee: President Laurie Peterson gave an update for the nominating committee. The committee identified seven individuals who had gone through the Lead Gloria Dei class. Letters were sent to five of the seven individuals. Three seats will need to be filled, but only one person has committed to running for the Board. Therefore, a slate of candidates was not available at the Board meeting and will need to be approved via email at a later date.
Board Self Review: The Board discussed the results of the survey all Board members completed. Two future actions were identified: gaining a better understanding of congregational needs and mentoring new Board members.
Appendix F. Senior Pastor Vacancy Plan: The Board discussed a few changes to be made to update the Senior Pastor Vacancy Plan. Kevin Kelley will make the changes and bring to the June Board meeting to be approved.
2010-2011 Budget: The Board will meet on May 20 by conference call to discuss the budget.
Future Actions:
Gloria Dei Foundation: The Board discussed the make-up of the Foundation. Marv Rohn and Scott Snyder will continue to review.
Housekeeping:
a. Future Meetings
i. Discovery 201 Governing Board Attendees
May 23, 2010 – Doug Pals, Marv Rohn, Mark Kramer
ii. June 8, 2010 – Governing Board meeting (Materials due June 3rd)
iii. June 13, 2010 – Annual Meeting, 1 p.m.
iv. August 5-6, 2010 – Willow Creek Leadership Summit
Adjournment:
After the Lord’s Prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 9:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.
