Minutes for Leadership Development for Ministry

January 24, 2008

Members Attending:  Rev. Hilda Parks, Karen Evenson, Daniel Smith, Kathy Terpstra, Bev Raske, Sheila Sjerven, Rev. Howie Tobak

Members Not Attending: Doug Dent, Betty Thorson

Actions Taken:

1)     Rev. Parks opened our meeting with a meditation time using a labyrinth . 

2)     Minutes of the October meeting were approved.

3)     Rev. Howie Tobak was introduced and welcomed to the committee .  Rev. Tobak is the interim Conference Minister (UCC) and replaces Mary Kay Sauter on the committee .

4)     Budget item discussed:   UCC should look at their contributions to the LDM budget for possible past due amount .  Rev. Tobak contacted his office immediately to address this .

5)     Decided on a deadline for enrollment for 2008-2010 LDM training program.  As of this date, not enough people are registered to run the course.   (Consensus was that 5 people would be needed).  

6)     Bev plans to give a “go or no go” report to Presbytery on February 5, 2008 re: next LDM training.

7)     Interest for program is coming in from diverse areas, but follow through is not happening.  

8)     Consensus of the group to move forward with sending out initial contracts for early classes and continue recruitment with hope and expectation of higher enrollment .

9)     Sheila volunteered to call several pastors to remind them of this deadline .

10)   Addition to instructor contract recommended re: possibility of canceling the contract at no less than 60 days prior to class (for either party) Bev will make sure that is added to contract before she sends any out .

11)   Bev and group continuing to look for ideas to free Bev up from administrator duties .  It was agreed that other grads could be contacted for shepherding and Bev and Sheila will meet at a future time to generate ideas for sharing of administrator responsibilities among a few people.  

12)   Cost is not in the brochure we have; $125 is the amount for 2008.  Bev will make sure that the brochure currently in use will have that in it.

13)   Bev presented the newly revised LDM student handbook.  A separate administrator/committee handbook will be done next . 

14)   Next meeting was set for April 7, 2008 .

Submitted for LDM Secretary by Sheila Sjerven

January 29, 2008