Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Governing Board Minutes

Accepted

Call to Order:  President Mark Kramer called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. In attendance were Casey Fluegge, Kevin Kelley, Jason Hoffman, Wendi Canada, Barb Miles, Marv Rohn, Bruce Amendt, Ann Zimmermann, Mark Kramer, and Pastor Burcham.

Visitor Recognition:  Laura Rath was present as recording secretary.

Consent Agenda:

• The minutes from the September 13, 2011 meeting were accepted by consensus.
• After discussion, the financial report was accepted by consensus.

Monitoring Affirmation:
Parish Paper: The Board briefly discussed the October topic Why Do Smart Churches Make Dumb Decisions?

Senior Pastor Report:

• The Board reviewed and briefly discussed the 3rd quarter Membership Report (July-September 2011). Jason Hoffman made a motion to approve, seconded by Kevin Kelley. The motion carried.
• Pastor Burcham gave an update of the work being done by the four multi-site MATs, and the communication plan for everything coming up this fall. The Facilities MAT is identifying maintenance and possible remodeling projects to be done at the Aurora campus. The Board will discuss how to receive congregational input on prioritizing the remodeling projects.
• Pastor Burcham noted that a 5-mile demographics study around the Hickman site was ordered and received from LCEF. The study will be e-mailed to the Board. Kevin Kelley, Ann Zimmermann, Bruce Amendt, and Mark Kramer will start reviewing the information in January.

Policy Manual Review: The Board reviewed and discussed Section 2, Board Self Governance of the policy manual and noted changes to be made. Secretary Barb Miles will make the changes for the Board to approve at the November meeting. Sections 3 and 4 of the Policy Manual will be reviewed and discussed at the November meeting.

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

Vote Subcommittee – Marv Rohn will recruit a MAT to serve along with him, Mark Kramer, and Barb Miles, and schedule the first meeting. Laura Rath will meet with the subcommittee and serve as contact person between the committee and the church office.

Housekeeping:

a. Future Topic - Gloria Dei Foundation – Marv Rohn talked with Scott Snyder. They will gather the former members of the Foundation and find out what worked and what didn’t.

b. Future Meetings
i. October 16, 2011 3-7 p.m. Discovery 201 Casey Fluegge and Marv Rohn attend

ii. Nov. 8, 2011 Governing Board Meeting (Materials due Nov. 3)
            Bruce Amendt – November devotion
            Ann Zimmermann – December devotion

Adjournment:  
After the Lord’s Prayer, the Board adjourned at 8:54 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Laura Rath.