ST. PAUL LUTHERAN COUNCIL MINUTES 

April 12, 2012

 

Present:  Jeff Cooper, Monte Hartshorn, Neal Johnson, Dayne Johnston, Linda Solberg, Jerod Vandehey, David Whittaker,

Absent:  K.C. Babcock, Jackie Schwinn

Staff and Guests Present:  Pastor Bob Sinclair

 

President Neal Johnson opened the meeting at 7:00 pm and led a Bible Study based on Genesis 11:1-3, Matthew 28:16-20 and Mark 16:1-8 speaking on the instruction to go and share the Gospel.

 

1. 1.     Call to Order and Reading of the Mission Statement

The mission statement was read in unison and the agenda was set.

The minutes were read.  There was one correction under Worship Committee report:  change Good Friday Tennebrae to Palm Sunday. It was moved, seconded and passed to accept the corrected minutes.

The Treasurer’s Report was read.  The General Fund deficit has increased.  There was discussion and it was decided that for the next meeting we would discuss in detail possible solutions.  It was moved, seconded and passed to accept the Treasurer’s Report.

Pastor’s Report:  See attached. 

Youth Director’s Report.  See attached. 

 

1. 2.     Committee Reports

Christian Education:  The next meeting will be April 15.  They are still looking into doing a fund raiser for Mountain Mania since another group is doing Bingo.

Stewardship:  On April 22 Monte will do a Temple Talk.  The next meeting will be May 1 and they will discuss with Carol Adams the budget situation and obtain more information about the current expenses.

Worship:  There was no meeting due a lack of a quorum.

Property and Finance: No report.  The broken post in the parking lot has been replaced.

Fellowship:  No report.

 

1. 3.     Old Business

Memorial Committee:  We need to appoint two more members to the Memorial Committee. An announcement will be made asking for volunteers and it will appear in the bulletin.

Staff Support Committee:  Guidelines for this committee will be discussed between Dayne, Neal and Pastor before next meeting.  Monte moved and Jerod seconded to ask this group to write down guidelines for a Staff Support Committee.  The motion passed.

Remaining Goals:  Priorities were discussed and it was decided that increasing income was the #1 priority.  Growth, intentional discipleship and Sunday School because of their similarities will be combined into one goal and will be an on-going goal. The task force for Parish Workers and the survey on worship services are currently being worked on.  The last goal on the list will be a general plan for the interior design and policy for the building.

Church Security: Property and Finance will work on securing the front doors.  Pastor Sinclair is concerned about the things of value are easily accessible to too many people.  A lock box was discussed for keys.  Inventories should be done.  Pastor and Dave Whitaker will discuss this further and report at the next meeting.

PUD energy audit update: All lights have been changed and have been inspected.  The inspector did note some issues and Jerod is working on fixing the problems and/or argue about the necessity of fixing some of the problems.  A “Thank You” card will be given to Howard Houser for all his time and work on this project.

 

4.  New Business

Protect My Ministry Proposal:  A proposal has been received by a company that will provide more detailed background checks for staff.  Monte moved and Linda seconded to reject the proposal by Protect My Ministry.  The motion passed.

Tastefully Simple Proposal:  A request to rent the use of our kitchen and Fellowship Hall once a month by a local woman to prepare freezer meals for those interested in attending her classes.  She will be selling products as part of this.  Jerod moved and it was seconded to reject this request.  The motion passed.

Insurance (Church Mutual) Update:  Our insurance company sent a notification regarding coverage as described under The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.  Following discussion, several questions were raised so Pastor Sinclair will contact Church Mutual and get back to us.

 

It was moved, seconded and passed to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting was closed at 9:05 pm followed by The Lord’s Prayer.

 

The next meeting will be Thursday, May 10, 2012

 

Respectfully submitted by Linda Solberg