In yesterday's post I pondered what makes a Lodge a successful Lodge. Organisations only exist so long as they continue to attract resources from the environment. This needs to provide a sustainable coalition; a community. For a commercial organisation this includes customers, employees, shareholders and business partners. For an organisation such as Freemasonry the resources it needs to attract and retain are members. Thus, more successful Lodges, I believe, as those with an active and flourishing membership.
A key question to sustain this, therefore, is what are we doing to enhance our Masonic experience? Is there something we could be doing that will help enrich our experience of Freemasonry for all our stakeholders (spouses, family, friends, community)? Is there anything we should STOP doing to enrich our Masonic experience?
This awkward and penetrating question helps move us beyond any complacency that tradition creates. We need not be a hostage to history.
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I do not have the answer Johnners (wish I did). What do those successful Lodges do to enhance the experience and presumably add to their success?
Sounds like a research project for a paper in the official organ ;-)
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