Thanks for the post. GLoKy instituted a similar program last year. I think.
That's great! Not only does that help those Brethren to prepare for a "B" certificate but it also makes them much more useful when helping other Lodges confer degrees.
Wow, out of 19 votes Gonzales is the only one who doesn't confer their own Degrees.
The problem I've seen with "District degree teams" is that Lodges come to depend on them & lose the ability to confer their own degrees. Even if your Lodge has to ask for help, I find that preferable to not being involved at all in the degrees. After all, the candidate joined a Lodge, not a district.
Thanks for the post. GLoKy instituted a similar program last year. I think.
that's a wonderful point. perhaps a "district degree team" could not only confer, but be available for correct teaching, as well?
if i start a degree team, now that you've said that, i'll incorporate teaching.
JTM said:i've thrown around the idea of putting a degree team together.
have dues and such for just the team to buy our wardrobe with, travel expenses, etc.
I think for the A, you also have to know the circumabulation and prayers for the degrees, which are not strictly esoteric, as they are written down in full in the monitor.
some nights we'll do three EAs or multiple of the same degree. we usually have enough to have 3 seperate degree teams.
we have a guy named this years "degree master" and he puts people into parts they can do. nobody has their traditional "spots" that they stick to... usually everyone does everything.
That hits the nail on the head. Our best ritualists are not necessarily interested in administration. Our best administrators do not necessarily know the entire ritual. If we relied on the officers in my three lodges to do the degrees, they would be no degree work. I do believe that our current officers are some of the best at running the lodge. In Texas I believe that it would be an exception to the norm for the officers to do the degree work in their stations and places.
I really need to take a closer look into your lodge business, some day. In Germany, the lodge officers do the degree work and the administration alone. We have only one general meeting per year, where things like annual fees and such are discussed. All other meetings are ritual meetings or social events, where no business is discussed. All else is done among the officers and by the officers. Usual term of office for my jurisdiction is 3 years, but GL expects the WM to do 9 years, if no circumstances prevent that.I agree, if we relied on the installed officers to do "all" the work...they'd get burned out in a hurry.