Linda
Christensen
Quilly Award–Winning & Best-Selling Author | Leadership, Faith & Ethical Decision Making
Helping readers explore how values, faith, and leadership shape the way we live and lead.
A Message of Faith & Leadership
Linda Christensen spent decades teaching ethics and leadership to future business professionals. Her books explore the intersection of faith, values, and leadership — encouraging readers to reflect on the deeper principles that guide our decisions.Her work invites readers to consider how integrity, faith, and purpose influence both personal life and leadership. Through thoughtful storytelling and biblical wisdom, Linda's writing offers a compass for those seeking to lead with conviction and grace.
Books by Linda Christensen
Exploring faith, values, and leadership through thoughtful storytelling
Mission ImPossible
Diamonds of Truth for Successful Personal Relationships
by Linda Christensen & Norma Strange
Through descriptive stories that illuminate the subtle but devious ways that 'doing what comes naturally' damages personal relationships, this book presents diamonds of truth from the Bible. Mission impossible becomes 'Mission Possible' with God's awesome guidance and power.
"Personal observations and biblical wisdom illuminate how we can choose Christ-like behaviors over natural human tendencies."
Diamonds of Truth
For Successful Personal Relationships
by Linda Christensen & Norma Strange
Diamonds of Truth reveals truths about personal relationships that few people discover on their own. Like entering a dark room and turning on the lights, this book illuminates biblical diamonds of truth — helping readers recognize how discouragement operates in our lives and how yielding to the Holy Spirit's guidance transforms our relationships.
"The discovery of these truths is like entering a dark room, turning on the lights, and finding diamonds of truth."
QUILLY AWARD WINNER
The Leadership Playbook
Strategies for Success in Today's World
by Jack Canfield with Linda Christensen
A raw, real-world collection of insights, challenges, and powerful breakthroughs from leaders who have walked through fire and come out stronger. Linda's chapter, "Divine Guidance Empowers Pivotal Leadership Truths," explores how faith-driven principles shape effective leadership in today's complex world.
"A compelling collection of stories and experiences from those who lead with impact." — Success Books"
What Readers Are Saying
Linda's writing reminds us that true leadership begins with the values we hold closest to our hearts. Her work is both deeply personal and universally relevant.
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A powerful reminder that faith and leadership are not separate pursuits — they are one and the same. Linda's insights have strengthened both my professional and personal life.
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These books are not just about relationships — they are about the kind of person you choose to become. Every chapter invites reflection and growth.
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About Linda
Linda Christensen brings a distinguished background in corporate and academic leadership to her work as an author and educator. She coauthored Mission ImPossible and Diamonds of Truth, and her chapter "Divine Guidance Empowers Pivotal Leadership Truths" appeared in the best-selling The Leadership Playbook. Her teaching career spanned courses in strategic and management accounting, accounting ethics, and corporate finance, with a consistent emphasis on ethical leadership and preparing undergraduate and graduate students for real-world leadership roles.Linda holds a B.S.B.A. from the University of Missouri, an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, along with CPA licensure in Tennessee. She taught at Wichita State University from 1988 to 2002, later resumed teaching in the evening M.B.A. program at Union University, and concluded her academic career at Christian Brothers University in 2021.Linda is passionate about God's love and His desire to guide and influence our lives and our leadership. She and her late husband Donald were married in 1983 and shared their lives with five children and eight grandchildren. Linda is the oldest of seven siblings, all of whom made public professions of faith as young teenagers, and her family relationships remain a source of deep joy. She believes God inspired the stories and observations woven throughout her books, and she hopes their message speaks to today's adult students and leaders. In her personal time, Linda enjoys creativity, design, travel, and time with family and friends.
Media & Appearances
Interviews, awards, and featured appearances
Interview with Jack Canfield
Linda discusses leadership, faith, and the making of her books, Mission ImPossible and Diamonds of Truth.
Quilly Award Recognition
Linda received the prestigious Quilly Award from the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors for The Leadership Playbook.
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The Relationship Check-In
7 questions to uncover the hidden habits helping — or hurting — your relationships.
What if the problem isn't a lack of love? We can care deeply for someone and still discourage them — with a tone, a quick reaction, an assumption, a defense. Small moments, repeated over time, quietly shape a relationship.This gentle guide is Linda's invitation to slow down and ask a different question: not "How can I change this person?" but "What can I change in myself?" It's the essential first step before every other one — and it's yours with love, at no cost.
7 honest questions to uncover hidden habits in your relationships
A "Diamond of Truth" to reflect on after every question
A guided check-in page to choose one small change and one prayer
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Did a discouragement, defense mechanism, or attitude scenario from Linda's books help you navigate something in your own life? She'd love to hear how applying "What would Jesus do?" made a difference — share your testimonial with Linda
