68TH TRIENNIUM 2018-2021 A PREVIEW

CONTINUITY AS WE BEGIN OUR SECOND TWO HUNDRED YEARS WE WILL BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION LAID BY OUR PREDECESSORS

CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS DeMOLAY SWORD CHARITY (CRUSADER’S CROSS) JEWEL STATE COORDINATOR’S PROGRAM YORK RITE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM

CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS MMS – ENCOURAGE ALL CHAPTERS AND COUNCILS TO PARTICIPATE MMS – EXTEND TO OTHER MASONIC BODIES MMS -- CONTINUE TO EDUCATE USERS MMS -- CONTINUE TO ADD ENHANCEMENTS

CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS KTEF – CONTINUE CURRENT PROGRAMS WHILE LOOKING FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES HLP – CONTINUE EXPANSION IN EUROPE

CONTINUED EXPANSION CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF GRAND AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDERIES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES 2016 – 5% OF MEMBERS/20% OF KNIGHTINGS

CONTINUED EXPANSION ADDITIONAL GRAND AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDERIES GRAND MASTER VAUGHT THERE ARE NO “SECOND CLASS” TEMPLARS

CONTINUED EXPANSION THESE GRAND AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDERIES ARE SUBJECT TO SAME RESPONSIBILITIES MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO SAME BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES

CONTINUED EXPANSION GRAND COMMANDERIES (AUSTRIA, BRASIL, CROATIA, HAWAII, MEXICO, PANAMA, ROMANIA, TOGO) SUBORDINATE COMMANDERIES (COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, PARAGUAY)

HOWEVER, CONTINUITY DOES NOT MEAN STAGNATION “DAY 2 IS STASIS, FOLLOWED BY IRRELEVANCE. FOLLOWED BY EXCRUCIATING, PAINFUL DECLINE. FOLLOWED BY DEATH. AND THAT IS WHY IT IS ALWAYS DAY 1.”

“DAY 2” JEFF BEZOS FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AMAZON.COM, INC. 2017 LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION “JEFF, WHAT DOES DAY 2 LOOK LIKE?”

“EVOLVE OR EVAPORATE” USHER WHEN ASKED “HOW HE MADE THE TRANSITION FROM CHILD ARTIST TO ADULT STAR.”

EXISTENTIAL MOMENT IN TIME 67.3 – AVERAGE AGE 82,500 – CURRENT MEMBERSHIP DECLINE OF 57,500 OR 41% SINCE JUNE 30, 2006 “CRITICAL MASS”

“CRITICAL MASS” TO REMAIN EFFECTIVE THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT MUST RETAIN ITS CRITICAL MASS TO REMAIN RELEVANT IT MUST MAINTAIN CORE TENETS WHILE EVOLVING TO MEET THE DESIRES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS

COMMUNICATION WEBSITE – www.knightstemplar.org DEPARTMENT CONFERENCES – CONTINUE – PROVIDE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE OFFICER ANNUAL CONCLAVES – CONTINUE VISITATIONS

KNIGHT TEMPLAR MAGAZINE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION AND DELIVERY THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A MOBILE APP FALL OF 2018

RENEWED EMPHASIS ON MEMBERSHIP QUANTITY V. QUALITY DEBATE EVERY GRAND/SUBORDINATE/CONSTITUENT COMMANDERY ENCOURAGED/REQUIRED TO:

MEMBERSHIP HAVE A MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN THAT: IS ACTIVE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR RESULTS

TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT COURSE SIMILAR TO “MASTER CRAFTSMAN” AND “COMPANION ADEPT OF THE TEMPLE” PROGRAMS

TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TEMPLAR – SPECIFIC FOCUS HISTORY OF HISTORICAL KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HISTORY OF MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND GEKT TEMPLAR PHILOSOPHY AND RITUAL

TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CORRESPONDENCE COURSE AVAILABLE FALL OF 2018

TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORDER OF THE TEMPLE DVD COMPANION TO CURRENT ORDER OF RED CROSS AND ORDER OF MALTA DVDS AVAILABLE FALL OF 2018

900TH ANNIVERSARY 2018/19 WILL BE THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EXPLORING VARIOUS IDEAS TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY (TOURS, SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, ETC.) LOCAL – STATE – RGNL - NAT’L - INT’L

YORK RITE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT ENSURE FUTURE BY: IDENTIFYING AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEMPLAR LEADERS

YORK RITE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM GROWTH AND ENHANCEMENTS ADD COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMPONENT ADD COACHING AND MENTORING COMPONENT

RESTRUCTURING HONORS PROGRAMS QUERY – IF TEMPLARY IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS CONCORDANT BODY, WHICH WE CLAIM IT TO BE, THAT ONE MAY PETITION, WHY ARE ITS HONORS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE? EXCLUSIVITY

COST OF HONORS HONOR OR AWARD HONORARIUM KCCH $300 33RD $500 GGCH – SWEETHEART AWARD $100 GGC – LADY OF THE COUNCIL GEKT – COMPANION OF THE TEMPLE GGCH – EPHRAIM KIRBY AWARD GGC – COMP OF THE SECRET VAULT $150 GEKT – KCT

CONSIDERATIONS WHAT IF THE KCT JEWEL WAS REDESIGNED? WHAT IF THE INVESTITURE WAS MORE ELABORATE? WHAT IF DONE AT A REGIONAL CONFERRAL (DEPT. CONF.)?

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT PER CAPITA INCREASED FROM $3.30 TO $9.00 IN 2006 (EFFECTIVE 10/1/07) DISCONTINUED FUNDRAISING EVEN NUMBER LARGE ENOUGH TO OBVIATE NEED FOR ANOTHER INCREASE IN NEAR FUTURE

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT SINCE JUNE 30, 2006, OUR MEMBERSHIP HAS DECREASED FROM 140,000 TO APPROX. 82,500 MEMBERS A DECREASE OF 57,500 MEMBERS OR 41% OF OUR MEMBERSHIP

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT AS A RESULT, ANNUAL REVENUE FROM PER-CAPITA HAS DECREASED FROM $1,260,000 TO $742,500 ANNUALLY AN ANNUAL DECREASE OF $517,500 DECLINING REVENUE – INCREASED EXPENSES

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT EXPENSES HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED DURING THIS PERIOD INCREASED TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES ADOPTION OF EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM SAVINGS FROM MAILING FEWER MAGAZINES OFFSET BY INCREASED PRINTING AND POSTAGE COSTS

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT HOW DO WE ENSURE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT GOING FORWARD?

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT WE ARE NOT PROPOSING A DUES OR PER-CAPITA INCREASE AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO RESUME GEKT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT RESUME DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT FUND PURPOSE OF THE PERMANENT FUND ENSURE THE “PERMANENCE” OF THE GEKT, I.E., THAT IT EXISTS IN “PERPETUITY”

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE NET INCOME OF THE PERMANENT FUND ANNUALLY TO GEKT OPERATIONS WHILE ALLOCATING A PORTION TO THE PERMANENT FUND

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GEKT RESULT: THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT IS ABLE TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHILE THE PERMANENT FUND CONTINUES TO GROW ENSURING THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF THE GEKT

SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT COMMANDER THE SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT COMMANDER FOR THE 68TH TRIENNIUM WILL BE:

SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT COMMNANDER SK DEAN D REIN (PGC-UT)