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MENTORS TRAINING ADAPT OR DIE
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M E N T O R S T R A I N I N G A D A P T O R D I E
WHAT IS MASONIC MENTORING
q MASONIC MENTORING IS A PROCESS .
q A PROCESS OF PASSING MASONIC KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
q A GUIDE FOR THE NEW INITIATE AND MAKE IT ENJOYABLE FOR HIM.
q MENTORING HOWEVER IS NOT JUST ABOUT NEW INITIATES.
q IT IS ALSO TO RETAIN MEMBERS IN THE LONG TERM.
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WHY MASONIC MENTORING IN A LODGE ?
q TO ADAPT AND TO SURVIVE
q TO HAVE A STRUCTURED PROGRAMME FOR OVERALL GROWTH OF ITS MEMBERS.
q TO SHAPE THOSE THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE ORDER
q TO MAKE EVERY MASON COUNT
q TO MAKE EVERY MEETING COUNT
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MENTOR
q TO IMPLEMENT AND CO-ORDINATE MENTORING WITHIN THEIR LODGE.
q ALLOCATES SUITABLE MEMBERS TO BE EACH CANDIDATES PERSONAL MENTOR.
q ORGANISE LODGE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SUPPORTING NEW CANDIDATES.
q MONITORS AND REVIEW THE SUCCESS OF MENTORING AND MAKE CHANGES.
q TO GET TRAINED AND LIASE WITH THE DISTRICT GRAND MENTOR.
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GUIDELINES FROM PROPOSAL TO BALLOTING
q EVERY LODGE TO FORM A 3 MEMBER INTERVIEW PANEL .
q THE 3 MEMBER INTERVIEW PANEL SHOULD COMPRISE OF ATLEAST ONE MASTER MASON AND PAST MASTERS .
q THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT OF THE APPLICANT WILL BE THE 3 MEMBER PANEL.
q THIS PANEL WILL CONDUCT INTERVIEW OF THE APPLICANT ON BEHALF OF THE LODGE.
q THE PANEL WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS SUITABLE AS A MEMBER OF THE LODGE.
q IF APPROVED, THE PANEL WILL RECOMMEND FOR PROPOSAL OF THE CANDIDATE AND FOR SUBSEQUENT BALLOTING.
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PREPARING THE CANDIDATE FOR INTIATION
q INITIATION SHOULD FORM A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE CANDIDATE.
q IT SHOULD BE A HAPPY, MEMORABLE AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE.
q BRIEF THE CANDIDATE OF THE CEREMONY BY NOT TELLING HIM TOO MUCH AND NOT TOO LITTLE.
q ARRANGE FOR THE CANDIDATE TO BE PICKED UP AND DROPPED AFTER THE MEETING.
q INTRODUCE HIM TO THE MASTER BEFORE PLACING HIM IN THE CARE OF TYLER.
q EXPLAIN THE TOASTS AND PRACTICES FOLLOWED AT THE FESTIVE BOARD.
q PROVIDE HIM WITH THE COPY OF THE “INITIATES GUIDE “ AND TO ASK HIM TO READ IT.
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SUPPORTING THE NEW FREEMASON
q APPOINT A PERSONAL MENTOR FOR EACH NEW INITIATE.
q EARLY SUPPORT IS VERY CRUCIAL AS THE NEW FREEMASON IS AT HIS MOST VULNERABLE.
q ARRANGE TO MEET THE NEW BROTHER SOON AFTER EACH CEREMONY TO ADDRESS HIS DOUBTS AND HELP HIM REFLECT.
q SIT WITH THE NEW FREEMASON IN THE LODGE. EXPLAIN WHATS HAPPENING TO HIM.
q PREPARE HIM FOR THE CEREMONIES FOR PASSING AND RAISING.
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RETAINING OUR MEMBERS
q HOW A LODGE LOOKS AFTER AND NURTURES A MEMBER WILL DETERMINE WHETHER HIS MEMBERSHIP WILL BE LONG AND HAPPY.
q FIND WAYS TO INVOLVE EVERY MEMBER OF THE LODGE THROUGH FORMAL OR INFORMAL ROLES AND CONTRIBUTION.
q PLAN MEETINGS TO BE ENJOYABLE, INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.
q CONSIDER NEW APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LODGE MEETINGS.
q REVIEW LODGE TRADITIONS TO CONFIRM WHETHER THEY ARE STILL RELEVANT AND SERVE THE LODGE WELL.
q LOOK OUT FOR DISCOMFORT OR DROPS IN INTEREST AND RESPOND EARLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
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RETRIEVAL OF EXISTING BRETHREN
q LODGES THAT RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS CAN OFTEN AVERT RESIGNATIONS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.
q CONSIDER ASKING A MEMBER TO RECONSIDER BEFORE REPORTING A RESIGNATION TO THE LODGE.
q IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF ANY MEMBER WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF RESIGNING.
q DO NOT ACCEPT RESIGNATION UNTIL CONTACT HAS BEEN WITH THE MEMBER AND THE MEMBER GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNATION.
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THANK YOU BRETHREN
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