Carmen Lansdowne, PhD

05/27/2026

Will be traveling in the morning, so posting about tomorrow's post now!

https://open.substack.com/pub/carmenlansdowne/p/divine-inspiration-and-moral-courage

05/25/2026

What if success isn't about numbers? A small BC church proves that alive is beautiful — and enough.
Read about it on my newest (slightly delayed) Substack post:
https://carmenlansdowne.substack.com/p/small-but-mighty

05/17/2026

Today’s post is up… just a little later than usual. And no post this coming Thursday! See you all in a week!
https://open.substack.com/pub/carmenlansdowne/p/how-fabulous?r=br8xt&utm_medium=ios

05/13/2026

I don't remember what exactly was said in the meeting I attended between the college and the church earlier this week, but it inspired this little ditty...

https://carmenlansdowne.substack.com/p/our-words-matter

05/11/2026

Today was a busy day between preaching at Applewood United and Mothers' Day stuff... but.... Did you know many regional councils actually have webinars and learning times for Ministry & Personnel committees (M&P)? Time to up your game, folks! Don’t leave this one just to ministers. https://carmenlansdowne.substack.com/p/not-all-personnel-committees-are

05/07/2026

Happy to have been interviewed by Dr. Amisah Bakuri for the New Books Network last week and the podcast is out now.

https://newbooksnetwork.com/wearing-a-broken-indigene-heart-on-the-sleeve-of-christian-mission

05/06/2026

I've been supporting a couple of congregations lately with thinking about their futures... Here is my reflection on some important questions we need to ask ourselves.

Before the vision statement, before the strategic plan... ask these first.

05/03/2026

Last night's adventures with our kiddos led to a post about witness and reconciliation... There are lots of days I'm proud to be Indigenous and lots of days I'm proud to be United Church but last night was a venn diagram of both. https://open.substack.com/pub/carmenlansdowne/p/what-it-means-to-witness-an-evening?r=br8xt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

04/29/2026

Loved writing this post on thoughtful invitation. Can't wait to plan my next invitation (my scheming brain already knows what it is....)
https://carmenlansdowne.substack.com/p/you-have-to-mean-it-on-invitation

04/26/2026

I was so honoured to attend the memorial of Stephen Lewis this morning. Here are my reflections on a great life who paved the way for all of us to choose better and do better. Stephen Lewis, Presente! https://carmenlansdowne.substack.com/p/integrity-and-the-call-to-action