Meeting Date/Time: 04/28/2014
Attending:
Jeff Krekeler, Tyson Mueller, Pastor KIng, Lori Flenner, Jamie LIpe, Greg Stover, Renee Schaupert, Mike Eaves, Steve Thomas,Todd Smith, Brian Kocher,Janet Laut, Nancy Krekeler, Maryls Brockmiller, Julie Powers,Bethany Sherrill, Anna Garner, Mark Jones, Eileen Jones,Scott Lix,Ralph Ogden, John Thomas,Carolyn Price,
Absent:
Visitors/Guests:
Ken Kelly, Linda Kelly, Mike Kurtz,, Nancy Eaves,Pam Ross, Dan Storz
Old Business:
New Business:
CARE Process Update
Pastor David Muench presented the results and recommendations
from the CARE Process to the congregation at the Voter’s Meeting
on February 16, 2014 and the voters approved the plan to go
forward.Senior Pastor James King and Congregation President Jeff
Krekeler are pleased to report that we are on task and on target
with all of the recommendations and deadlines.Pastor King selected Pastor Jim Kirk as his mentor. The
mentoring process officially started on April 24th when the two
pastors met for the first session.The congregation was tasked with identifying a Stewardship
program and leader. Greg Shinn will be leading us in the LCEF’s
program, The Consecrated Steward. The program will launch no later than September 30, 2014.Rev. Dr. Stuart Brassie was appointed to lead SPLC&S in strategic
planning for the future of our mission and ministry. He assembled
the 16 member Vision Team representing a cross section of the
congregation plus ex-officio members, Pastor King, Lori Flenner
and Andy Sherrill. As of this printing the Vision Team has met six
times and expects to have the action plan finished by the end of
June, 2014.The 2014-15 church year budget contains nominal raises for the staff and
teachers and funding for St. Paul’s various ministries.
The base salary for a first year school teacher at St. Paul is
$23,500 (raised from $23,000) which is $7,500 below the
District recommendation of $31,000 per year. Due to this
gap in starting teacher compensation, no Synod University or
college will send candidates to St. Paul for calls. God has
blessed us with qualified, Christian teachers to serve our
mission but this is an ongoing consideration that deserves
our thought and prayer.
The congregation voted in faith (31-3) to approve the budget
despite the $83,000 gap in anticipated revenue and
expense. We will launch a stewardship campaign this year,
the Lutheran Church Extension Fund’s The Consecrated
Steward to renew our faithfulness in building God’s Kingdom
through our time, talent and treasure.