tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post3044986070092364055..comments2023-12-26T13:33:07.730-06:00Comments on The Midnight Freemasons: Three Things You Can Do To Improve The New Member ExperienceTodd E. Creasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966451416841599132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-13026715936945234502015-12-06T11:17:07.376-06:002015-12-06T11:17:07.376-06:00hell yes yes and yeshell yes yes and yesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192080933680047507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-4251243590075303942015-12-01T14:51:25.863-06:002015-12-01T14:51:25.863-06:00Excellent, excellent, excellent. Many good men are...Excellent, excellent, excellent. Many good men are not adept at socializing, or asking questions, or easily "fitting-in." It is our duty to accommodate them, in addition to "visiting brethren." Ask questions, be interested in him. Make him feel comfortable. Bro. Scot above summed it up perfectly, succinctly, " . . . it boils down to building relationships." The key word is "building," which doesn't happen with merely a handshake; that's where it beginsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377430445595703922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-80467888861638556492015-11-30T14:34:08.963-06:002015-11-30T14:34:08.963-06:00Reading through this I think a lot of it boils dow...Reading through this I think a lot of it boils down to building relationships.<br /><br />Talking with new members, taking the time to mentor and educate them changes the perception of "going to Lodge," to "spending time with the guys." It's an important shift that once it happens you'll see that new member show up more and get more involved as he's there for the fellowship and brotherhood and not out of a sense of obligation.<br /><br />Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com