Masonic Lecture, "Have we anything to communicate?"

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Masonic Lecture, "Have we anything to communicate?"

W Bro. Harvey considers how we can communicate an understanding of Freemasonry to different audiences, using different language.

By W Bro. Tony Harvey, PJGD

Date and time

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:00 - Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

As Freemasonry comes out of its self-imposed exile in the shadows of public life and engages once again with the public, many Freemasons are looking for the right language to use to describe Freemasonry to their friends and relatives. The language of the ritual doesn’t feel appropriate and is poorly understood by those who are not Freemasons. So some brethren have suggested that the language of the ritual should be modernised, to make it more easily understood and relevant to today. Based on his experiences in communicating Freemasonry to the public and to other brethren, in this talk Bro. Harvey suggests that we should not seek to find one common language that suits all audiences and purposes. Instead we should use different languages, each appropriate to what he calls the three existences of Freemasonry. To find out more, please invite Bro. Harvey to deliver the talk to your Lodge.

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W Bro. Tony Harvey has held active roles in the membership, mentoring, secretarial, learning & development, charity and communication areas of Freemasonry.

Tony conceived, and between 2015 and 2020 was the main author of, the Members’ Pathway (see https://b.ugle.org.uk/membership). In June 2019, UGLE’s Pro Grand Master described the Pathway as a “game changer.” In February 2020, one of Freemasonry’s most respected social media influencers called it “one of the greatest innovations to Freemasonry in the last 100 years”. Lodges that have used the Members' Pathway report new optimism about the future, a growth in members and improved retention.

Tony has held a number of Masonic lectureships, including the Prestonian Lecture in 2012 with, “Scouting and Freemasonry: two parallel organisations?”, and has delivered talks in every Province in England & Wales, in a number of UGLE's overseas Districts and in Lodges in other jurisdictions around the world.

Tony's talks and articles combine historical analysis with an understanding of organisational development to promote a forward-thinking approach to Freemasonry, based on the evolution of our Lodge practices while retaining our fundamental meaning and purpose.

Tony is a grand officer in the Craft, Royal Arch and Mark and in two other Orders within English Freemasonry. He is currently the Provincial Membership Officer in Nottinghamshire and the Head of Learning & Development in West Kent. 

Professionally, he is a coach, speaker and consultant specialising in leadership, change and organisational development. His published books and articles focus on his own model of personal and organisational change, the Success Cycle.

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