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What are 2017 year. is will require all of us to develop a plan on we doing right and what can we improve upon this year? how to maximize your success. I believe this will require What are the meeting nights and what needs to happen the Lodges to develop a plan for their year that will throughout the year because it is mandatory under address three key issues. ose are Lodge Leadership, the Code, i.e., St. Johns, Americanism, elections and Education and Membership in that order. Failing to plan resolutions. en look at the things your lodge normally is planning to fail and if we can develop a plan before the does that are not required, when do they normally year starts you will be in much better position to deal occur? Next discuss what Leadership Training things with the inevitable things that happen during a year. e you may want to do. is may include Degree Practices best plans are developed using the input of your Lodge or exempli cations, Advance O cer Night and maybe O cers, Lodge members and your District O cer. even an o cer retreat. is is also a good time to talk about getting the current o cers and newer members is past year I read the Cra Driven Lodge and was to attend the District Meeting. ose are the people impressed with how successful we can be if we all have who need to attend these events to learn more about the input into where the Lodge is going, what we want and Cra and what it can do for them. Next, discuss what don⬠"!t want to do, and discuss openly with each other the types of educational programs you want to do for the pluses and minuses of issues which are before the Lodge. year. Talk about the style of the presentations and what Our membership is very intelligent and thoughtful and can be done to make them be motivational and not nap when we tap into that well of knowledge we can develop time. Is there a theme or series of themes you want to great plans and overcome any obstacle. e Worshipful address during the year? Finally, you should address the Master⬠"!s job is to focus and channel that knowledge and area of Membership. is area should include what is to keep the planning meetings on track and civil. going right and wrong with your membership. How can I have already asked the District O cers to examine their you attract new members, how can you mentor those Lodges based upon the reports done last year and using members when they come in and how can you activate their knowledge or their predecessor⬠"!s knowledge of the them within the Lodge once they are raised and have Lodges, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their completed their pro ciency so that their Masonic career lodges and to determine who may need more help this will be a long and fruitful one both for them and the year to turn the corner and get on track to being a more Lodge. Identify the recruiters, mentors, and trainers successful Lodge. ey have reported that information within your Lodge. Everyone⬠"!s talents are di erent and to me, not so that I can make a hit list of de cient Lodges, it does not help any of us to put a square peg in a round but so that I know they have done that task and have a hole. is should provide the O cers with a game plan good idea of what may need to happen in some of your for sitting down with the Lodge members and discuss Lodges. I would like you to speak with your District what they want and are looking for in the Lodge. e O cer prior to holding your planning meetings so you O cers should have at least one practice before the new can get his input. Similar to the District O cer assessing o cers take their stations to open a Lodge meeting. his Lodge, each Worshipful Master and Warden should Help those who are having di culty with the new part. also be performing that same task so that when they get together, they can be prepared to talk about both the e next step is to have a meeting with your Lodge positives and the negatives in the Lodge. members to discuss the three areas and the ideas covered in the O cer Meeting. is meeting will require the Master guiding the meeting, keeping the Brothers on</code></pre> </div> </div> <div id="content-bottom"> <div id="content-bottom2"> <table width="110" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="22%" height="44"><a href=""><img src="images/previous.png" width="26" height="19" id="Image2" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image2','','images/previous2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" /></a></td> <td width="43%"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page1.html">1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page2.html">2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page3.html">3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page4.html">4</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page5.html">5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page6.html">6</a> </td> <td width="35%"><a href="page2.html"><img src="images/next.png" width="26" height="19" id="Image1" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image1','','images/next2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" /></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right-button"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="page2.html"><img src="images/next_big.png" width="90" height="80" /></a></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>