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Contents
Section 1:
What is the "Brother to Brother" Program?
1.1 A MESSAGE FROM THE GRAND MASTER
1.2 NEW MATERIAL*
1.3 THE MISSION STATEMENT
1.4 THE MEANING BEHIND RETAIN, REVITALIZE AND RENEW?
1.5 WHAT IS "BROTHER TO BROTHER" - A PROGRAM OVERVIEW
1.6 LONG
RANGE PLANNING*
1.7 LODGE FINANCES*
1.8 PERSONAL TOUCH COMMUNICATIONS*
Section 2:
Guidelines for the Lodge Facilitator
2.1 PURPOSE
2.2 THE LODGE FACILITATOR: A DEFINITION
2.3 THE ROLE OF THE LODGE FACILITATOR
2.4 GUIDELINES FOR THE LODGE FACILITATOR
2.4.1 The Two Golden Rules of a Facilitator
2.4.2 The Duties of a Facilitator
2.5 HOW TO BE A GOOD FACILITATOR
2.5.1 Working Your Plan
2.5.2 What’s Important When Training Adults
2.5.3 Skills of a Good Facilitator
2.5.4 How to Work With People
2.5.5 How to Run a Successful Meeting
2.5.6 Preparation For Better Meetings
2.6 HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL?
Section 3:
How To Implement “Brother to
Brother” in Your Lodge
3.1 PURPOSE
3.2 SIX EASY STEPS OF IMPLEMENTATION
3.3 PUTTING YOUR TRAINING PLANS INTO ACTION
3.4 DOCUMENTING YOUR RESULTS
3.5 VALUE OF A MEMBERSHIP OPINION SURVEY
3.6 HOW DOES A FACILITATOR GET STARTED?
3.7 SOME PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
Section 4:
RETAIN - Retention of Active
Members Less Than 1 Year
4.1 PURPOSE
4.2 THE CANDIDATE
4.3 A POEM FOR ALL MASONS: “I’M THE GUY”
4.4 THE NEW APPLICANT - THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY
4.5 SPONSORSHIP OF CANDIDATES: THE ROLE OF THE SPONSOR
4.6 THE MENTOR PROGRAMME
4.7 DEVELOPING SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
4.8 THE IMPORTANCE, PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF LODGE VISITATIONS
Section 5:
REVITALIZE - Revitalization of
Past Masters, Officers and Members
5.1 PURPOSE
5.2 IDEAS FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN GENERAL
5.3 FINDING THE RIGHT TYPE OF LODGE MANAGEMENT: CONSULTATION AND
CONSENSUS
5.4 LODGE MANAGEMENT: COPING WITH CHANGE
5.5 SUCCESSFUL PLANNING FOR THE MASONIC YEAR (FOR THE WORSHIP MASTER)
5.6 IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE A NIGHT AT LODGE (SURVEY RESULTS)
5.7 HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT A FRIEND TO FRIEND NIGHT
5.7.1 Friend to Friend Is?
5.7.2 Benefits of a Friend to Friend Night
5.7.3 The Critical Steps in Getting a Friend to Friend Night Started
5.7.4 Key Steps in Implementing a Friend to Friend Night
5.7.5 An Example of a Letter of Invitation to a Lodge Member
5.7.6 An Invitation Example
5.7.7 A Sample Agenda
5.7.8 Possible Wording for the Evening
5.7.9 A Masonic Overview
5.8 PLANNING AND PREPARING A SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION CEREMONY (FOR THE
I.M.)
5.9 THE ROLE OF THE PAST MASTER
5.10 INVOLVING MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND LODGE
5.11 HOSTING A BLOOD DONOR CLINIC*
5,12 DISTRICT LODGE OF INSTRUCTION*
Section 6:
RENEW - Renewal of Inactive Members
6.1 PURPOSE
6.2 HOW DO WE REACH THEM?
6.3 RETENTION AND RESTORATION: MORE UNDERSTANDING AND TAKING ACTION
6.4 A LETTER TO A SENIOR MEMBER UNABLE TO ATTEND LODGE |
Section 7:
Additional Educational Material
7.1 PURPOSE
7.2 AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRAND LODGE OF CANADA IN THE PROVINCE OF
ONTARIO (1999)
7.3 REVIEW OF EXISTING MATERIAL AND PUBLICATIONS
7.3.1 Historical/Reference Publications
7.3.2 Grand Lodge Publications
7.4 THE GRAND LODGE LIBRARY
7.5 THE GRAND LODGE WEB PAGE
7.6 THE FIVE-YEAR CONTINUING PLAN OF THE GRAND LODGE OF CANADA IN THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO *
7.7 TRACING OUR MASONIC ROOTS
7.8 APPLYING THE WORKING TOOLS OF SPECULATIVE MASONRY
7.9 GUIDELINES FOR DISCUSSING FREEMASONRY WITH THE NON-MASON
7.10 HOW TO MEMORIZE RITUAL WORK
7.11 TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE THREE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE LODGE
Section 8:
Forms and Tools
8.1 PURPOSE
FORM A1: MEMBERSHIP OPINION SURVEY
FORM A2: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT LODGES HAVE BEEN ASKING THEIR
MEMBERSHIP?
FORM A3: AN EXAMPLE OF A LETTER SENT TO THE BRETHREN BY THE LODGE
FACILITATOR
FORM B: NEW APPLICANT INTERVIEW FORM FOR THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY *
FORM C: RETENTION AND RESTORATION: TELEPHONE CALLING PROCEDURE
FORM D: RETENTION AND RESTORATION: PERSONAL CONTACT FORM
FORM E: EXAMPLE OF A COMPLETED FACILITATOR PLANNING FORM
FORM F: BLANK FACILITATOR PLANNING FORM
FORM G: PROGRAM FEEDBACK FORM TO THE REGIONAL CO-ORDINATOR
FORM H: DEGREE PLANNING WORKSHEET (THE WORK 1999) *
FORM I: BROTHER TO BROTHER FACILITATOR FEEDBACK SESSION AGENDA
FORM J: ACTION REGISTER FORM (BLANK AND COMPLETED)
FORM K: GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY - A PULLOUT
Section 9:
Miscellaneous Information
9.1 PURPOSE
9.2 REVISION HISTORY
9.3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
9.3.1 Founding Committee Members
9.3.2 Brother to Brother Grand Lodge Committee Members 1999-2000
9.3.3 Brother to Brother Regional Co-ordinators 1999-2000
9.4 MESSAGES FROM PAST GRAND MASTERS
9.4.1 A Message from William T. Anderson, Grand Master, 1997-1998
Section
10.1
PURPOSE
Section 10:
An Education Program of Short Talks, Skits and Plays
1: EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS: TOPICS SHORT AND SWEET
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Freemasonry… A System of Living
1.3 The Junior Warden’s Toast
1.4 The Altar
1.5 It Is Lodge Night!
1.6 Gloves in Masonry… How Important Are They?
1.7 Supplementary Apron Charge - Initiation
1.8 Address on Presentation of Grand Lodge Master Mason’s Certificate
1.9 The Importance of Our Ritual
SECTION 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BROTHER
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Presentation of A Fifty Year Pin
2.3 Special Presentation Profile
2.4 Masonic Bingo
SECTION 3: TOPICS FOR THE NEW MASON
3.1 Introduction
3.2 An Introduction to the New Initiate
3.3 Explanation of the Formation of the Lodge in the First Degree
3.4 My First Visit to the Lodge
SECTION 4: SKITS AND PLAYS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Bryce and Florence
4.3 The Can Opener
SECTION 5: EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS: OUR CEREMONIES
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Dedication of a Lodge Room
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