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The Statesman Living a Life with the Ma...

The Statesman Living a Life with the Maximum Significance [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Statesman-Living-a-Life-with-the-Maximum-Significance-2.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Statesman-Living-a-Life-with-the-Maximum-Significance-2.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] The Statesman, I am convinced, wishes to invest his or her life in the most significant way to improve quality of life for fellow humans. For decades, I have been […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The View of God Upon Which to Build Statesmanship [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-View-of-God-Upon-Which-to-Build-Statesmanship.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-View-of-God-Upon-Which-to-Build-Statesmanship.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] I believe everyone is familiar with the encounter that David had with Goliath. David was a teenager. Goliath was a 9’9” tall, seasoned, powerful warrior. Everyone knows that David fearlessly […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman Learns to Cry Out to God [su_spacer][su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Statesman-Learns-to-Cry-Out-to-God.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Statesman-Learns-to-Cry-Out-to-God.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer] The Statesman is first and foremost a leader drawn out of the community to serve the people in achieving the well-being our Creator designed for the people. The Statesman, remembering who […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman Considers Our Creator’s Hand upon the Nation [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Statesman-Considers-Our-Creators-Hand-upon-the-Nation.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Statesman-Considers-Our-Creators-Hand-upon-the-Nation.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] God made an astounding promise to Abraham, the father of ancient Israel: all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you (Genesis 12:3). This promise is repeated numerous times. Let us […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman Learns from the Good Shepherd [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Statesman-Learns-from-the-Good-Shepherd.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Statesman-Learns-from-the-Good-Shepherd.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] [su_spacer size=”30″] Our Creator’s purpose for Government is to provide an environment where each individual can reach his/her full God-given potential. God describes it as “a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

Regression From Statesman to a Politician [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Regression-from-Statesman-to-Politician.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Regression-from-Statesman-to-Politician.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] We know very well that it is not sufficient just to begin well. If I were to ask who was the outstanding leader of all time, using external criteria of wealth, wisdom, grandeur, […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman Is Prepared to Hear God’s Voice [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Statesman-is-Prepared-to-Hear-Gods-Voice.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Statesman-is-Prepared-to-Hear-Gods-Voice.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] We have made the argument that the best way to ensure that we can operate as a Statesman is to allow ourselves to be an instrument in the hand of Almighty […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman as Instrument in the Hand of God [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Statesman-as-Instrument-in-the-Hand-of-God-2.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Statesman-as-Instrument-in-the-Hand-of-God-2.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] The challenges that those serving in Government face are daunting, often seemingly insurmountable. A similar challenge was faced in my nation a century and a half ago. We, in the […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The Statesman as Shepherd During a Time of Crisis

The Statesman as a Shepherd During a Time of Crisis [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Statesman-as-Shepherd-During-a-Time-of-Crisis.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Statesman-as-Shepherd-During-a-Time-of-Crisis.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] It is useful to pause and reflect on our responsibilities. The Creator of this whole system, within which we operate, has commanded leaders to shepherd those within their care: […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

The statesman creates statesmanlike behaviour in those around him/her, including inducing members of the opposition, to participate in the vision

The Statesman Creates Statesmanlike Behaviors in Those around Them, Including Inducing Members of the Opposition to Participate in the Vision [su_button url=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-statesman-creates-statesmanlike-behaviour-in-those-around-him-her.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#fefefe” color=”#4C161D” radius=”20″ icon=”icon: copy” icon_color=”#721905″ download=”https://centreforstatecraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-statesman-creates-statesmanlike-behaviour-in-those-around-him-her.pdf”]Download a PDF of this essay[/su_button] The Statesman faces a dilemma while operating within democratic governance. The Statesman cannot single-handedly enact legislation to support […]

Reflections on Statesmanship

CENTRE FOR STATECRAFT

The Statesman Living a Life with the Ma...

The View of God Upon Which to Build Sta...

The Statesman Learns to Cry Out to God

The Statesman Considers Our Creator’s H

The Statesman Learns from the Good Shep...

Regression from Statesman to Politician

The Statesman Is Prepared to Hear God’s

The Statesman as Instrument in the Hand...

The Statesman as Shepherd During a Time...

The statesman creates statesmanlike beh...