District Deputy Grand Master Grand Lodge Staff Officer Training

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1 District Deputy Grand Master Grand Lodge Staff Officer Training

2 If you always do what you ve always done, you ll always get what you ve always got! Henry Ford

3 Adapt, Change, Survive and Grow!

4 Freemasonry What We Obtain Too Cheap We Esteem Too Little; It Is Dearness Only That Gives Everything Its Value. Thomas Paine

5 Grand Master s Masonic Trestle Board

6 #1 Reshaping the Districts Building for the Future

8 Reshaping Districts Every DDGM is a member of the Grand Lodge Reshaping Committee DDGM to honestly survey the District & assess the situation Talk with adjoining DDGM s and see what will make a good fit Report to the GM possible reshaping plans & scenarios. Think outside the box! ie: Additional Staff Officer & AGL Lodges can hop over to other districts

9 Districts 100 years ago Districts 250,000 Members 6200 /District Poor Roads Model T Fords Trains Districts (was ) 37,000 Members 694/District Favorable Conditions Good Roads Good Autos

10 DDGM selectees to write an initial report about their perceived District Regional Partners that might make a good pairing. Report Regional Training PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

11 #2 Survey the health of our Lodges A Lodge needs to look like a Lodge A Lodge needs to act as a Lodge It needs to make and keep Masons It needs to help each other and in the community

12 Survey the health of our Lodges DDGM to honestly appraise the condition of the Lodges & report the same to Grand Lodge. Record the Lodges last year s attendance recorded in the in the sign in book! New! DDGM shall observe that each Lodge can competently open and close the Lodge with its own elected and appointed Members. Grand Lecturer to instruct AGL s to practice w/ Lodge before observing the work.

13 Survey the health of our Lodges New! DDGM to personally verify that the IRS 990 have been filled out and current. Report the same to Grand Lodge. Do they regularly open once or twice a month? Are they stable? Interesting programs? Do they have new candidates? Are they training? Mentors? NorthStar? LSOME, RTTE, MDC Condition of the Hall? Do they contribute to the community?

14 #3 Easier Consolidation If a Lodge cannot rejuvenate, then the DDGM to encourage the distressed Lodges to seek consolidation. Grand Lodge will facilitate easier consolidation. GL will help w/ forms Grand Lodge does not want the money! It needs to stay in the area. Lodges that are consolidating or surrendering their Charter shall NOT spend off their money!

15 Easier Consolidation DDGM to look at Lodges who may be candidates for merger

16 Consolidations 50 Lodges most likely to consolidate into 25 Lodges next year

17 #4 Guard the West Gate

19 Guard the West Gate Face Book Google New Back Ground Check offered to Lodges We are a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

20 #5 NorthStar and The Grand Lodge The Goal! Emphasis on Membership Acquisition, Development & Retention Why? 37,000 members in ,000 members in % reduction in membership in 4 years!

21 Mandatory Work DDGM Appoint and Oversee the District Umbrella Chair Names at Regional Two Success Coaches in each Lodge Perform the Staff Officer Duties if not appointed Staff Officer LSOME is utilized in every Lodge Monitor and help with NorthStar catechism RTTE Masters Chair MDC

22 #6 MORI Seminars 100 Lodges are not using MORI More are just partially using MORI * Goal: get all the Lodges on MORI We will conduct seminars for MORI education Contact RW Brother Charles E. Knapp Jr., ceknappjr@att.net To set up a seminar in the district where a Lodge is not using the program

23 #7 Continuation of existing GM granting DDGM to make dispensations YES NO Usual Dispensations Six 10 Candidates First Degree only as a Catch-up Note: No skirting around the dispensation just to avoid the mother lodge conferral. 1st Year only not in the 2nd year. Remember: The DDGM cannot issue a Cross District Dispensation for degree conferrals. Must be submitted to the Grand Lodge in writing in sufficient time frame.

24 #8 Ladies Invitation Friday June 24, 2016 Carla Williamson is personally extending a request for your spouse/significant other to join her for a special brunch. 9:30AM Fellowship Hall Invitation to follow! Sign up with Ladies at Desk

25 #9 Friday Night Country Western Barbeque on the Great Lawn Pulled Pork, Beef, Chicken and all the fixins Picnic Dress Wear a Cowboy Hat & outfit Country Western Band Line Dancing Fun! Please stay until we conduct the Lights of Honor Celebration

26 #10 Grand Masters Day Camp Turk Grand Master s Day Camp Turk August 6, 2016

27 #11 Grand Masters Cruise Grand Master s Cruise St. John s New Brunswick July 28-Aug 1st

28 Ball & Journal RW John Haslam Grand Master s Journal All Proceeds Wiley Hall Grand Master s Ball October 22, Buffalo NY

29 True Leadership The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and selfrestraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt

30 A way of Life!

Lodge Strategic and Improvement Planning

Lodge Strategic and Improvement Planning In 2002, a booklet containing the attached Vision Statement and supporting Masonic Principles was presented to each Lodge attending the Annual Communication. That