First English Lutheran Church
Congregational Council meeting – Feb. 26,
2008
Present: John
Zweig, Peter Peregrine, Amy Henderson, Nancy Hershfield, Jeff Diehl, Dan
Baumbach, Bruce Catterton, Mark Des Rochers, Karen
Dorn, Dana Olson, Kirsten Owens, Jeff Picken, Steve Uslabar, Pastor Detweiler,
Pastor Dismer,
Pastor Lyle
Excused: Mike
Lokensgard, Wayne Luck
Devotions: John Zweig
Approval
of minutes:
A. A
motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the Jan. 22, 2008
meeting as amended. Motion passed unanimously.
B. A
motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the Feb. 3, 2008
meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Pastors’
reports:
A. Pastor
Lyle reported on a convention he attended on religion and violence.
B. Pastor Dismer announced that he has been elected to the Crossways board
and reviewed the document, “The Disciple in Church.”
Executive
Committee Report:
A. The minutes of the Feb. 18,
2008 meeting were reviewed.
B. Pastor
Detweiler reported that discussion at the staff retreat highlighted the
extra responsibility the staff has been given due to the resignation of the director
of music, youth director and sexton.
C. A
motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the Feb. 18, 2008 Executive
Committee. Motion passed unanimously.
Ministry
team reports: The minutes were
reviewed. Discussion followed. A motion
was
made and seconded to approve the ministry team minutes. Motion passed
unanimously.
Treasurer’s
report: Jeff Diehl
A.
Budget summary, 2008 weekly offering and ECHOES Gift & Thrift documents
were distributed.
B. A
motion was made and seconded to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion
passed unanimously.
Old
business:
A. Capital
appeal: Informational/training sessions were held on Feb. 25 and 26 to
share ways to spread the vision of the capital appeal to all members of the
congregation. A Celebration Sunday will be held in April when the DVD will
be shared with the entire congregation.
B. Annual
meeting: The following motion was made at the Feb. 12, 2006 annual meeting. “A
motion was made and seconded that the annual meeting be hosted at the Downtown
Site and North Site in alternate years and the 2007 annual meeting be held at
the North Site. Motion passed.” The 2009 annual meeting will be held
at the Downtown Site. A statement will be placed in the newsletter to
inform the congregation.
New
business:
A. Council
retreat review: John distributed a retreat summary. Discussion
followed. A motion was made and seconded to suspend for six-months the Executive
Committee activities of monitoring the ministry teams, developing the
council agendas and guiding long-range planning. After six months, a
decision will be made to revise the resolution permanently. Motion passed unanimously.
Council members are asked to submit Council agenda items before the Council
meeting and to be prepared with supporting material.
B. Ministry
team: Peter Peregrine, Karen Dorn, Kirsten Owens and Bruce Catterton will
meet with the chairs of the ministry teams to collect information on how the Council
can better support the success of the teams.
C. “Traveling
Together”: John distributed a study guide to Council members and
asked them to read assigned chapters before each Council meeting and to be
prepared to discuss. Council members will be asked to prepare a chapter
for a 20- to 30-minute discussion at each meeting.
D. A
devotion sign-up sheet was distributed with a reminder that devotions should
include Scripture reading and a prayer.
E. Jeff
Diehl reminded Council members that the Council is hosting the March 5 Lenten
meal. A sign-up sheet was distributed.
F. Pastor’s reports will be placed under “New business” on the agenda.
G. Official
Acts: A motion was made and seconded to approve the January 2008 Official
Acts. Motion passed unanimously.
Closing
prayer: The Lord’s Prayer
Adjourn: A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Nancy
Hershfield, secretary
Minutes
taken by Judy Snavely