Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes – August 28, 2006

 

 

 

Present: Doug Tollefson, Paul Evers, Val Jorgenson, Tim Olson, George Price, Erik Schlicht,  Jen Woodford, Cynthia McLaren, Mark Hannan, Tina Livingston, Gayle Olsen, Pastor Dave, Steve Howe, Vicky Mulvihill

 

 

  1. The meeting was called to order by Doug Tollefson.

 

  1. Devotions were led by Steve Howe.

 

  1. Two New Business items were added to the agenda, Cafeteria Program and Defibrillator Video. MMS to approved revised agenda (Gayle/ Val). Motion carried.

 

  1. MMS to approved July meeting minutes written (Gayle/Jen). Motion carried.

 

  1. Pastor discussed new young adult groups.

Vicky will be utilizing wedding coordinators again. Bread will be delivered to second time

visitors again.

 

  1. Committee Reports accepted as written.

It was noted note that hymnals have been ordered and will be here in November.

Long Range Planning did not meet in August.

 

  1. Old Business

 

    1. Automatic Coffee Maker – Handouts were given of the research done. Most machines require a minimum amount of coffee purchased per week. More details need to be discussed and worked out before proceeding with this.

 

    1. Safe Haven – The two people who are working on this were not at the last Personnel Committee meeting.

 

  1. Thank Yous were sent to Sue Lee for chaperoning the youth mission trip, and Paul and Janis Evers for Wild Wednesdays.

 

  1. New Business

 

    1. Closing Council Host – A closing council host will be added starting September 10th. Duties will be updated for opening and closing council hosts.

 

    1. Finance Committee photo request – As part of the Stewardship drive the committee would like to make a DVD of what is done by various committees, etc. at GSLC. Sue Titus will put together this visual reminder.

 

    1. Council Structure – A handout was given with the proposed changes to the church council structure. One of the changes is electing council members as a representative for a specific committee. Another change is having the President/Vice President position be a 4-year term, with the individual serving the first 2 years of the term as Vice President and the second 2 years as President. The change for the President/Vice President position would require congregation approval since it is a change to the church bylaws. MMS to make a change to current council structure (Doug/Gayle). Motion carried.

 

    1. Suggestion Box – MMS to take down suggestion box and look for other ways to be available to the congregation (Doug/George). Motion carried.

 

    1. Pictorial Directory – Ellen Herder has volunteered to be a co-leader for a new church pictorial directory. MMS to go ahead for new pictorial directory (Doug/Jen). Motion carried.

 

    1. Communion Policy – Worship committee is proposing making communion available to younger children. This is related to the ELCA statement “Use of the Means of Grace”. As soon as children are able to take communion it would be available to them, this decision would be made by the family. Formal education would continue at the 2nd grade level. MMS as to Pastor Dave’s suggestion to allow children to received pre-second grade communion as long as families educate the children (George/Paul). Motion carried.

 

    1. Credit Card Resolution – A credit card will be available with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Pastor Dave Berg’s name on it. The initial limit on this will be $5,000. MMS to approve obtaining a credit card for use by Pastor Dave for church use (Tim/George). Motion carried.

 

    1. Pastor’s Housing Allowance – $9,079 of Pastor Dave Berg’s earnings for August through December 2006 will be housing allowance.

 

    1. Cafeteria Program – MMS to institute cafeteria plan for use of employees at GSC (Paul/George). Motion carried.

 

    1. Defibrillator Video – Council watched the instructional video for the newly purchased defibrillator.

 

 

  1. MMS to adjourn (George/Val). Motion carried.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Tina Livingston