Episode 2.36: 10 Less Common Things Every Odd Fellow Should Do at Least Once
Odd Fellowship is about more than attending lodge meetings. In this episode, we explore ten less common experiences that can deepen your appreciation of the fraternity, broaden your perspective, and h...
14 Elo 37min
Episode 2.36: Know Your Lodge: Conducting a Complete Lodge Assessment
Before a lodge can grow, it must first understand itself. In this episode, we explore how to conduct a complete assessment of your Odd Fellows lodge: from membership, meetings, and ritual to building ...
31 Heinä 1h 5min
Episode 2.35: The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
A lot of people think the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows was founded similarly to the Prince Hall Freemasons, but that isn't actually true. Britain had multiple competing versions of Odd Fellowship...
17 Heinä 52min
Episode 2.34: Odd Fellow Presidents of the United States
At least five men have carried the principles of Odd Fellowship into the White House. How did that influence them? What can we learn about the Order through those examples? What lessons illuminate our...
3 Heinä 49min
Episode 2.33 Who Runs the Odd Fellows?
The topic of governance can seem dry and uninteresting, but governance in Odd Fellowship is a surprisingly interesting and unique structure that most outsiders and even many members don't fully unders...
19 Kesä 52min
Episode 2.32: Odd Fellows Memorial Day
On the second Tuesday of June, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows marks Odd Fellows Memorial day across all its lodges around the world. But what is this event and what happens during its ritual cer...
5 Kesä 20min
Episode 2.31: Engagement
We often become fixated on numbers. How many members do we have? What was our meeting attendance? How many applications are we getting? How many members are dropped from non-payment? Fixating on numbe...
22 Touko 33min
Episode 2.30: Revitalization
From what people see on the outside to how your lodge feels on the inside, success and growth takes intention. Revitalization is not something you knock out in one term as a program; it is a program a...
8 Touko 42min
