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Leadership Requires Action w/ PM Gabriel Mitchell and PM Don Thomas
Recorded October 2, 2024.
Past Master Gabriel Mitchell is an organizing member of Primus Hall Lodge Under Dispensation in Bronx, NY. He served as Worshipful Master of Jephthah Lodge No. 89 (Harlem, NY) in 2022 and 2023. He is a Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer and currently a District Deputy Grand Master in the first masonic district of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York.
Past Master Don Thomas is an organizing member of Primus Hall Lodge Under Dispensation in Bronx, NY. He served as Worshipful Master of Huntington Lodge No. 124 (Babylon, NY) in 2022 and 2023.
In this episode, we learn about their time in the East, how they decided to start a new lodge, and how he currently shows up as a leaders in the Craft.
Disclaimer: The information shared on our show is intended for education and entertainment purposes. The views and opinions expressed here do not represent those of any Masonic Lodge or Grand Lodge. It's important to do your own research and consult with an appropriate officer in your Masonic jurisdiction.
Masterful Conversations Podcast. Hosted by PM Mark Alexander and PM Matthew Wagstaff.
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Seek out the Wanderer w/ PM Patrick H. Freeman
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Recorded September 11, 2024. Past Master Patrick H. Freeman is a member of St. John's Lodge No. 16 in Buffalo, NY. He served as Worshipful Master in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He is a District Deputy Grand Master Emeritus of the MWPHGL of NY. PM Freeman has also received the last and final degree (33rd) of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite. In this episode, we learn about his time in the East, th...
Leading through Pain w/ PM Stanley H. Brooks Jr.
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Recorded September 4, 2024. Past Master Stanley H. Brooks Jr. is a member of Mountain Post Military Lodge No. 26 in Colorado Springs, CO. He served as Worshipful Master in 2018. He is the current Junior Grand Warden for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado. He has served in every house in Freemasonry under the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado and its Jurisd...
Leadership, Attitudes, Performance, and Service w/ PM Gary Davis
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Recorded August 28, 2024. Past Master Gary Davis is a member of Joppa Lodge No. 55 in Harlem, NY. He served as Worshipful Master in 2009 and 2016. He is a District Deputy Grand Master Emeritus in the MWPHGL of NY. PM Davis has also received the last and final degree (33rd) of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite. In this episode, we learn about his time in the East, how he developed and maintai...
Grand Master back to Worshipful Master w/ PGM Shelton Prescott
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Recorded August 21, 2024. Past Grand Master Shelton J. Prescott is a member of Integrity Lodge No. 51 in Paterson, NJ. He served as Worshipful Master in 2006 - 2007 and 2018 - 2019. He served as Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey in 2015 - 2017. PGM Prescott has held numerous leadership roles in the Craft (including District Deputy Grand Master and Grand L...
Special Edition w/ PGWM Lisa D. Horton
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Recorded August 7, 2024. Past Grand Worthy Matron Lisa D. Horton is a member of Ruth Chapter No. 8 (Prince Hall Order Eastern Star, Inc.) in Ossining, NY. She served as Worthy Matron four consecutive years from 1996 to 1999 and as Grand Worthy Matron for Eureka Grand Chapter (PHOES NY) from 2015 to 2017. In this special edition episode, we learn about her time as Worthy Matron and Grand Worthy ...
Leaders Build Trust w/ PM Nigel J. Cudjoe
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Recorded July 31, 2024. Past Master Nigel Cudjoe is a member of Prince Hall Lodge No. 38 in Harlem, NY. He served as Worshipful Master in 1999, 2000, 2012 and 2019. He is a Past Grand Worthy Patron (Eureka Grand Chapter OESPHA) and is currently serving as the Grand Secretary for the MWPHGL of NY. PM Cudjoe has also received the last and final degree (33rd) of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rit...
Junior Steward to Grand Master w/ PGM Gregory Smith Jr
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Recorded July 17, 2024. Past Grand Master Gregory Smith Jr. is a member of Boyer Lodge No. 1 in Harlem, NY. He served as Worshipful Master in 2005 and Most Worshipful Grand Master of the MWPHGL of NY from 2022 to 2024. PGM Smith Jr. has also received the last and final degree (33rd) of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite. In this episode, we learn about his time in the East and Grand East, pat...
Leadership as a Younger Brother w/ PM Jamal Ali
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Recorded July 16, 2024. Past Master Ali is a member of Prince Hall Lodge No. 38 in Harlem, NY. He served as Worshipful Master in 2015 and 2016. He has served in many leadership roles in the Craft, including Grand Treasurer for the MWPHGL of NY in 2022 - 2024. PM Ali has also received the last and final degree (33rd) of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite. In this episode, we learn about his ti...
Leadership for the Long Term w/ WM Fitzgerald Boyce II
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Recorded July 10, 2024. Worshipful Master Boyce II is a member of Sons of Kings Lodge No. 123 in Brooklyn, NY. He currently serves as Worshipful Master (2024) and previously served as Worshipful Master in 2012. He has held multiple leadership positions in the Craft including District Deputy Grand Lecturer and District Deputy Grand Master (both Emeritus). WM Boyce II has also received the last a...
God Laughs at our Plans w/ PM Damien Jack
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God Laughs at our Plans w/ PM Damien Jack
Lodge First Leadership w/ PM Kenneth Powell
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Lodge First Leadership w/ PM Kenneth Powell
Presence, Intellect and Character of Leaders w/ PM Timothy C. Wooden
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Presence, Intellect and Character of Leaders w/ PM Timothy C. Wooden
Leaders as Teachers w/ WM Charley H. Fisher III
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Leaders as Teachers w/ WM Charley H. Fisher III
Bringing Fun to Leadership w/ PM Tommy Wheeler
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Bringing Fun to Leadership w/ PM Tommy Wheeler
Leadership Connecting the Generations w/ PM Norm Gipson
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Leadership Connecting the Generations w/ PM Norm Gipson
Servant Leadership w/ PM Darren Morton
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Servant Leadership w/ PM Darren Morton
Bridge Building and Leadership w/ PM Oswaldo Mestre Jr.
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Bridge Building and Leadership w/ PM Oswaldo Mestre Jr.
Creating a Masonic Leadership Podcast w/ PM Mark Alexander and PM Matt Wagstaff
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Creating a Masonic Leadership Podcast w/ PM Mark Alexander and PM Matt Wagstaff
Relationships Enable Leadership w/ PM Sandino Sanchez
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Relationships Enable Leadership w/ PM Sandino Sanchez
Leading through Change w/ PM Derek Pritchett
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Leading through Change w/ PM Derek Pritchett
Intentional Leadership w/ PM John Hill Jr
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Intentional Leadership w/ PM John Hill Jr

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    Good afternoon Brothers, I am a committed listener and enjoy your leadership podcast very much! A thought on some things shared in this episode: while discussing the formation of his new lodge, one guest explained that he couldn't create culture around the name "Huntington". He shared that he (essentially) took the lifeblood from various lodges (in the form of brothers who had good ideas, embraced the notion of change, and were known workers). He added that brothers used to joke about leaving and "starting their own thing". I don't understand why they weren't able to change the culture from the inside? What prevented those brothers from working just as diligently to effect culture by embracing those same ideas that they took to their lodge UD? I'm sure there were some people resistant to change but no worthwhile endeavor is easy. Were they simply too severely outnumbered? I heard him say that when he got push back concerning some of his ideas certain others had to walk him back from the ledge, he intimated he'd contemplated quitting. It never feels good when our ideas and efforts are not embraced or well-received, but I also know that walking away is not what's in everyone's best interest - it's like the kid at recess who takes his ball and goes home because he wasn't picked first for the team. I shudder to think of the condition of Prince Hall Masonry in America if brothers would leave The Lodges they'd committed to because their ideas and efforts were not received, or if they didn't move in a fashion that they thought they should, or if there was internal strife in their lodge. These are things to work through, not flee from. It was telling, the final question about what one might change if they went back to the east in their lodges. The brother commented that he would do something to strengthen and bring back unity, and the face of trial that Unity is what might have kept him add Huntington or whichever Lodge instead of breaking off. There was a time when people couldn't get what they wanted in the lodges they belonged to and they splintered off to form entire sects of freemasonry such as International and four-letter lodges. Splintering off is never the answer in my opinion. Lastly, I extend condolences to you, your jurisdiction, and most importantly the family of your dearly departed brother Kareem.

    • @tommyblack1910
      @tommyblack1910 4 дні тому

      Hey brother, thanks for tuning in. I'm the PM from Huntington. I don't want you to think that we couldn't overcome the divide in the lodge... We did that. In fact we even created our own subculture with the lodge. That's not the reason we decided to leave our respective lodges, we actually overcame all of the advertising we faced in Huntington Lodge. There's a bigger issue at play here, and it's financial. during my first term I raised dues and brothers almost lost it. With inflation that increase in dues still isn't enough to operate. When it comes to fiscal responsibility and Prince Hall freemasonry, I haven't seen it here yet. Our goal in establishing a new lodge is to pave the way for lodges to be financially sound and give back to our Grand Lodge as well as the community without weekly fish fry's. We wish to implement a model that struggling lodges can adapt so that they can afford their rent/maintain their buildings and still give back to their communities without the need for 3-5 functions a year. We're looking to bring the prestige back to Prince Hall freemasonry. We're also establishing a presence for Prince Hall in a young thriving community where we currently have little to no influence. Thanks for your sympathies. Be well

    • @cyberlycans4191
      @cyberlycans4191 4 дні тому

      @@tommyblack1910 thank you for that, and understood. If you want start fresh and serve as a model then that's laudable. I agree, and we have a saying in my jurisdiction "I can't go to anymore fish frys" lol. Lodges must think on grander scales in order to become true assets to our membership and communities. It is unfortunate when Brothers push back against raising dues; many of our lodges have maintained the same dues structure for 40 or more years, yet it's untenable to believe that amounts that was paid in 1970 could support or sustain the efforts, works, and goals today. We too have raised dues recently, but are considering a more significant increase beyond the small one we implemented in 2022.

    • @tommyblack1910
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      @@cyberlycans4191 Exactly! Someone's gotta take a leap of faith and blaze the trail. Appreciate the dialogue!

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