Very kind of you to share, thanks. TLDR: Membership numbers have always been the wrong goal post for Masonic lodges. The real measure of success is whether brothers can name why they show up, whether showing up delivers on that purpose, and whether someone is in the pipeline to carry it forward in ten years. Metrics like attendance patterns, financial solvency, and leadership distribution can help lodges orient, but no framework captures the thing that actually drives engagement, which often looks more like cigars in a back room than anything on a spreadsheet.
Great post Brother Rob! I hope each of our Lodges finds a purpose or meaningful "goal post" to rally around. Something that will continue to sustain them through time. I look forward to your next post!
Very kind of you to share, thanks. TLDR: Membership numbers have always been the wrong goal post for Masonic lodges. The real measure of success is whether brothers can name why they show up, whether showing up delivers on that purpose, and whether someone is in the pipeline to carry it forward in ten years. Metrics like attendance patterns, financial solvency, and leadership distribution can help lodges orient, but no framework captures the thing that actually drives engagement, which often looks more like cigars in a back room than anything on a spreadsheet.
Great post Brother Rob! I hope each of our Lodges finds a purpose or meaningful "goal post" to rally around. Something that will continue to sustain them through time. I look forward to your next post!
I miss those times very much. The conversations were always great. 👍