- What would motivate you to willingly increase your participation in your current Masonic Lodge? What would help your enthusiasm?
- Do you want to see more family participation in events? If so, what kind and how many?
- Would you be interested in participating in traveling to other Lodges for inspiration and fellowship collectively? If not, why not.
- Do you have any advice for the current leadership to help build the Lodge membership and community?
- A best practices paper has been generated. Please list any or all of the practices you support for our lodge and would be willing to use personally for fundraising or membership building.
- How would you suggest your lodge bring in younger men? What do they want or need in an organization not found in the blue lodge?
- Besides the mandatory yearly events and fundraising, what else would you like to see out of your local lodge?
- If Lodge Officers positions were available in your local lodge, would you accept one and participate? If not, why not?
From the best practices survey we know that other Masonic groups emphasize fun, social events, and family. We know younger men are seeking community and comradery. How do you want to see these things incorporated into our lodge? List as many as you wish.
Note, the Best Practices paper was written by Brother Paul R. Swanson of Madison Lodge # 11 and is available from him electronically if you wish. It was created and presented to the Valley of Tallahassee, Scottish Rite. But the concepts apply to Blue Lodges as well as other Masonic bodies.
By Paul R. Swanson, 32°