Having attended so many Lodge Zoom meetings over the past year, both within the Jurisdiction, and beyond it, I think that you are exactly correct.
A Zoom meeting with a tight and focused agenda, and of a fairly short duration can be quite superb. Without those things though, they can, and do, drag horribly. And it shows with attendance.…
Having attended so many Lodge Zoom meetings over the past year, both within the Jurisdiction, and beyond it, I think that you are exactly correct.
A Zoom meeting with a tight and focused agenda, and of a fairly short duration can be quite superb. Without those things though, they can, and do, drag horribly. And it shows with attendance. Those that keep them short, and keep them on topic seem to clearly have much better attendance than those that don't.
I agree with you that as a Fraternity, we need to have serious discussions about integrating virtual platforms into Masonry. As you point out, from the Local Lodge to the Grand Lodge. We need to have those discussions now, not after our Lodges re-open.
Having attended so many Lodge Zoom meetings over the past year, both within the Jurisdiction, and beyond it, I think that you are exactly correct.
A Zoom meeting with a tight and focused agenda, and of a fairly short duration can be quite superb. Without those things though, they can, and do, drag horribly. And it shows with attendance. Those that keep them short, and keep them on topic seem to clearly have much better attendance than those that don't.
I agree with you that as a Fraternity, we need to have serious discussions about integrating virtual platforms into Masonry. As you point out, from the Local Lodge to the Grand Lodge. We need to have those discussions now, not after our Lodges re-open.