tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post1917054522971039455..comments2023-12-26T13:33:07.730-06:00Comments on The Midnight Freemasons: Todd E. Creasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966451416841599132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-12292380549873104312016-09-14T19:07:16.183-05:002016-09-14T19:07:16.183-05:00I agree with Todd, being the Worshipful Master is ...I agree with Todd, being the Worshipful Master is not an end unto itself. I have seen plenty of lousy leaders who held the WM title. I've seen some amazing leaders who had did not have a fancy title, but were making a tremendous impact upon the craft.American Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031755615897986647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-29191838481763512082016-09-14T14:06:57.575-05:002016-09-14T14:06:57.575-05:00I don't know if I agree with that. Some of ou...I don't know if I agree with that. Some of our most productive members in my lodge have not been Master. One has been a member for 68 years. His son is a member and so is his grandson (both PMs). But Senior wasn't interested in leading the lodge--he was interested in learning and working and volunteering. Which he has done. We all contribute in a different way, and not everyone aspires to lead. Leaders need followers and followers need leaders. And I can tell you from experience it is far more difficult sitting in the Secretary's chair than it has been sitting in the Masters--I belong to two lodges, and I'm sitting in both of those chairs right now. I had no interest in being Master when I joined. If I'd been asked that question in the beginning or told that was the expectation, I wouldn't have joined because that wasn't what I was seeking. I was looking at improving myself--that's always been our primary goal. Make good men better--not make Master Masons into Worshipful Masters. It's not a path everyone should be expected to take. Todd E. Creasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966451416841599132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-83199031946553459672016-09-14T12:12:34.621-05:002016-09-14T12:12:34.621-05:00Stop admitting members who don't aspire to the...Stop admitting members who don't aspire to the Oriental Chair. Seriously consider how many non-WM/PM members are "helping in other ways". I have used the 3/4's rule here. 3 our of 4 new members should be someone you see leading the Lodge. I ask prospects if they want to run the organization one day, because thats what the Craft needs. If they say it doesn't interest them, I begin to wonder what they will bring instead. How will the carry their share of weight? A share equivalent to serving as Master. <br /><br />It is alright to let men wait until they have the time, finances, and passion to benefit the Lodge. All Masons must be good men, but not all good men need to be Masons. You have to be a benefit to the organization.Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681390663527625004noreply@blogger.com