1. 68TH TRIENNIUM 2018-2021 A PREVIEW

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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.”

11. “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?”

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

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

14. “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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. TEMPLAR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
AVAILABLE FALL OF 2018

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. 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

27. 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

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

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

34. 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

35. 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”

36. 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

37. 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

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

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