Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Accepted

Call to Order:  President Mark Kramer called the meeting to order at 6:25 p.m. In attendance were Mark Kramer, Jason Hoffman, Wendi Canada, Barb Miles, Marv Rohn, Bruce Amendt, Ann Zimmermann, and Pastor Burcham.

Not present were Casey Fluegge and Kevin Kelley.

Visitor Recognition:  Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the July 12, 2011 meeting was accepted by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board discussed the August topic How to Prevent Bad Behavior during Times of Change.

Senior Pastor Report:

• The Board reviewed and briefly discussed the 2nd quarter Membership Report (April-June 2011). Wendi Canada made a motion to approve, seconded by Marv Rohn. The motion carried.

• Pastor Burcham gave an update of the work being done with Auxano Navigator Bill Donahue. The team will meet again on Monday, August 22.
• Pastor Burcham gave an update of the work being done by the four multi-site MATs.
• Pastor Burcham reported that two retired pastors, Rev. Curt Foreman and Rev. Don Boeschen have agreed to join the Gloria Dei staff as unpaid Associate Directors responsible for starting a ministry for those who are retired or near retirement. The name of this ministry is yet to be determined.
• The Governing Board Annual Retreat has been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16 and Sat. Sept. 17 at the church.
• Pastor Burcham reported from Executive Director Bill Jesse’s report that it is time to update our Corporate Resolution with First American Bank. The document identifies the officers of the corporation and spells out the authority each has in regard to what they can and cannot do in their capacity as officers.

Bruce Amendt made a motion to approve the Corporate Resolution, seconded by Wendi Canada. Motion carried.

Current Action Items:
Congregational Listening Post – Nothing was heard to discuss.

Housekeeping:

• Future Topic - Gloria Dei Foundation – will meet after Sept. 1.
• Leadership Summit recap – Pastor Burcham gave a brief overview of the Willow Creek Leadership Summit attended by staff and ministry partners at Lutheran Church of Hope Aug. 11-12.
• Future Meetings

  Sept. 13, 2011 Governing Board Meeting (Materials due Sept. 8)
  Sept. 16-17, 2011 Governing Board Annual Retreat

 

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the Board adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.