The North Carolina Mason

For Most Worshipful Grand Master Kevan Frazier, his year in the East isn't about him, or the Grand Line, or even personal achievements. It's about love. It's about continuity. It's about finding the path forward. "2023 is not my year, it's our year," says the Asheville native who was installed in early December. "The only way we'll succeed is together." What does that look like? It looks like brotherly love, relief and truth in action. It looks like lodges engaging with their communities and taking care of their properties. It looks like brothers welcoming potential new brothers of varying backgrounds. It looks like a new kind of fellowship under a redesigned district meeting format. It looks like a new format for the North Carolina Mason designed to attract new eyes and brothers. It looks like a united Grand Line working and planning for the future together, one leader following the other to create a consistent Masonic reformation. "I think it's really important that we have a continuity of leadership, that it shouldn't shift dramatically from Grand Master to Grand Master," he says. "There are many things that aren't doable in just one year. So the things I'm committing us to I'm committing us to because I know that the guys that follow me, if the Craft chooses for them to serve as Grand Master, are on that same page. … We're not clones of each other, but I can't launch an initiative if the guys behind me aren't into it. "What I bring to this position is experience in higher education, and as a small business owner. My focus isn't on the front end, it's more of an in-the-trenches approach. What do our business practices and operations look like? How are we positioned to move forward? It's not sexy, but it's important." Among his initiatives: a loan fund for lodges to borrow at a reasonable rate to repair their lodges. Details are still in the works, he said. Brothers should also watch for a redesigned approach to district meetings. His plan: Host five regional Masonic conferences throughout the spring that will focus on teaching brothers about marketing, lodge finance, leadership and other best practices. No preaching or speechifying, he promises – just some solid education. Following that, up to a dozen more traditional district meetings in rural areas of the state. Plans were in the works to host some harmonies later in the year. Grand Line officers also plan to visit lodges in every district – they can't hit them all, with GM Frazier: 2023 Is Our Year 4 | T H E M A S O N M AGA Z I N E

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