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5. Empower the brothers to make decisions and take ownership of their labors.

6. Provide regular feedback and recognition to lodge members.

7. Prioritize growth through training and development opportunities.

8. Be adaptable and willing to make changes to ensure your lodge can achieve its goals.

9. Acquire the ability to inspire and guide others towards a common goal or vision.

Eff ective leadership will result in a high-performing lodge that can achieve its goals and positively impact
the fraternity and society.

Brothers, staying positive and optimistic is important while accepting that our membership is declining. Always
remember that this is an opportunity to focus on engaging and serving our current members more eff ectively.

By providing valuable benefi ts and creating a culture that masons are proud to be a part of, we will attract
new members while increasing retention among current members. This is also a chance to re-visit and re-
apply our fraternity’s mission and values and remember who we are and what we do. This will help us ensure
that we are fulfi lling our purpose and meeting the needs of our fraternity.

Our fraternity will overcome this challenge with hard work, dedication, and a positive outlook and emerge
even more robust.

Johnathon Dahlquist. Grand Master

Bearthooth District
Welcomes New FellowCrafts

Fellowcraft are from Star in the West No. 40 2nd degree night. Ashlar Lodge No. 29 brought three candidates. Will
Alexander sat as WM, Ronnie Aasterud as SW, Loyal Kessler as JW. Gerald Geibink from Ashlar gave the stairway
lecture. Q&A was handled by James Brown and Cody Thormahlen.

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