Release Two

The following is an archived copy of the second release of the Members’ Pathway. It is provided here to preserve it for reference and research purposes.

This second release, referred to as the updated Members’ Pathway, reworked the original content into a planning loop, around a central hub.

The second release was originally published 24th August 2021. During the following four years a small number of documents were subsequently updated to reflect changes to rules.

Please click on the links below to access the material.

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The Members’ Pathway

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Quick Start Guide	Suggested Role Profiles
Access Keys to navigate The Members’ Pathway	FMT article

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Suggested Role Profiles

Lodge Membership Officer	Lodge Mentor	Personal Mentor
Provincial Membership Officer	Provincial Mentor

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Documents and Resources

In this release, the material was organised around a “Hub” of four sections, namely PLAN, ATTRACT, ENGAGE and RETRIEVE.

Below the hub are eight “Elements”.

Elements

PLAN – Lodge Planning	PLAN – Membership Action Plan
ATTRACT – Attract Members	ATTRACT – Interview Prospective Members
ENGAGE – Support the New Member	ENGAGE – Continued Learning and Development
RETRIEVE – Re-engage Inactive Members	RETRIEVE – Understand Reasons for Losses

Elements are then broken down into “Threads”. There are twenty-six threads in total and they contain the specific guidance for Lodges. Many threads have “Support documents” associated with them.

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Threads and Support Documents

In the tables of links below, the threads are in the first column, and have been given numbers. Support documents are in the second column, and are indicated by the number of their associated thread plus a letter.

PLAN – Lodge Planning

Threads	Support documents
1. Understanding your Lodge	1a. Time and cost commitments
	1b. Values questionnaire
	1c. Example questions for reviewing your Lodge
2. What are we?	2a. Techniques for profiling candidates
	2b. Motives for joining Freemasonry
	2c. Examples of Lodge Information Sheets and Candidate Profiles
	2d. Alternative futures for Lodges
	2e. Creating a Lodge Development Plan
	2f. Approaches to enhance Lodge meetings
3. Succession planning	3a. Lodge membership team

PLAN – Membership Action Plan

4. Having the right message and material	4a. Statements by the Board of General Purposes
	4b. Charge after Initiation
5. Being proud to be a member
6. Where new members come from	6a. Positive public image

ATTRACT – Attract Members

7. Promoting your Lodge
8. Engaging through social and community events
9. Explaining to others what membership means to you
10. Using the Lodge outline and candidate profile

ATTRACT – Interview Prospective Members

11. Enquiry management	11a. One approach to unsponsored enquiries
12-1. Interview process Pt 1: Preparation	12-1a. Techniques for screening prospective candidates
	12-1b. Aims and relationships of the Craft
	12-1c. Summary of the Antient Charges & Regulations
	12-1d. Information required for screening
	12-1e. Suggested reading list
12-2. Interview process Pt 2: Interview	12-2a. Template letters to applicants
	12-2b. Examples of interview questions
	12-2c. Deciding and communicating interview outcomes
	12-2d. Techniques for interviewing applicants
13. Expectation management	13a. Scheduling the date for Initiation
	13b. Briefing the candidate for Initiation
	13c. Simple explanation of the Initiation ceremony

ENGAGE – Support the New Member

14. Understanding
15. Participation
16. Stewardship

ENGAGE – Continued Learning and Development

17. Fun and enjoyment	17a. Freemasonry standards and values
18. Guided learning	18a. Learning ritual
19. Personal learning	19a. Local mentoring structures
20. Introduction to the Royal Arch
21. Managing migration	21a. Migration flow chart (pre-Hermes)

RETRIEVE – Re-engage Inactive Members

22. Tracking attendance and apologies
23. Engage with non-attending members	23a. Resignation: the opportunity to reconsider

RETRIEVE – Understand Reasons for Losses

24. Unattached Freemasons	24a. Rules governing attendance by Unattached Freemasons
25. Understanding real reasons for losses	25a. Approaches to exit interviews
26. Lessons learned from losses

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