Do You Know? Agenda • Utah Lodge Study – Master Mason Characteristics – Why They Joined – Their Evaluation of Masonry • What It Tells Us Today • Thoughts On Meeting Their Expectations Utah Study • Master Mason Characteristics – 10 years or fewer as a Master Mason – Member in good standing – Average years a member was 3.7 years • Why they joined – – – – – 49% had been interested in Masonry for ≥ 5 years They had a friend who was a member in the lodge 36% interested in philosophical aspects of Masonry 23% interested in fraternal aspects of Masonry 15% interested in educational aspects of Masonry Utah Study • Their evaluation of Masonry – 80% say Masonry is an important part of their life – 73.6% say they are not spending as much time as they would like – 56% say they plan to commit more time – 66% say there are not enough opportunities to serve What It Tells Us Today • Things they did not talk about – Introductions – Reading of minutes – Paying of bills • We have a roadmap for better participation – Minimize minutia at stated meetings – Make sure we give them: • Philosophy • Fraternity • Education Thoughts On Meeting Their Expectations • At closing, read a SUMMARY of the minutes • Create a lodge budget – Only items outside the budget need to be approved • Have younger Masons give educational presentations • Create degree teams of younger members • Try not to rush them in to an Officers Chair And Now You Know Thanks For Listening
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