Masonic Re-Boot 2.0

 

Gideon Ives Auditorium 

On March 24, 2024, the Grand Lodge of Minnesota hosted a symposium called Masonic Re-Boot 2.0, at the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.  

Today was the kickoff start of a new approach on how we look at Membership, Mentorship and Leadership.  

Sixty Lodge leaders from across the state gathered together in the Gideon Ives Auditorium. Personally, I thought the turnout was quite good considering that the Shrine is hosting its annual Circus, and there is an imminent major snowstorm just hours away. 

The program was opened by the Grand Lodge Director of Membership Engagement Reed Endersbe. Following his opening comments, he gave an excellent overview of the Grand Lodge membership statistics, and a working model for the Lodges to help with recruitment and retention. 

Our second Speaker was Leigh Shaebeck who provided new ways to look at the importance of mentoring new and existing members. 

After lunch our Grand Lodge Education Officer Brad Phelps gave an interpersonal approach to Leadership and Learning. 

The session was completed by questions and answers and closed by comments of our Grand Master Dayton Berg. 

I have been to many of these types of seminars before. I found Masonic Re-Boot 2.0 to be refreshing, the material and content was to the point, the delivery was straight forward, and all was presented in a highly polished manner. I highly recommend all Minnesota Masons to attend if they have the opportunity.