Michelle Christy

Michelle Christy is a speaker who passionately and faithfully leads others to personal and transforming encounters with God through the study of His word. In a world of mixed messages and ever-changing voices, she believes God’s word offers truth, light, hope and life. Michelle brings over fifteen years of experience to her inspirational speaking and Bible teaching ministry, Defining Word. She speaks to audiences several times a month and thousands have experienced her sincere and natural style invite them to a deeper level of trust and belief in their walk of faith. Michelle is a speaker well-known and loved in the region, now taking her message to a broader audience via her website and blog. Mentoring and discipling sisters in Christ toward a deeper intimacy and dependency brings Michelle great joy. It is a part of her ministry she looks forward to further engaging through her website.

Michelle lives in Orange City, Iowa, where she shares life and serves together with her husband Greg, president of Northwestern College. She is the managing mother of three of her life’s greatest blessings named Ryan, Madalyn and Kyle. They, together with Greg, indulge Michelle by allowing her to share her defining words and overtures of intentionality with them.