Taylor Straatmann

Taylor Straatmann is an InterVarsity Campus Minister currently serving at commuter and community colleges in the Boston area. She is passionate about seeing the ways the gospel speaks into our multifaceted identities. Taylor also has a soft spot for dogs, teen novels about horses, and a good business casual outfit. You can support her ministry at givetoiv.org/taylors.

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March 27, 2024 Taylor Straatmann

Feeling Feelings This Easter

I often don’t feel the way I think I should. This Easter, we're reminded that even when we don't feel hopeful, the good news of Jesus is our hope.

September 07, 2022 Taylor Straatmann

A Dinner in Chinatown — Taylor’s Story Finding Faith

I came into college with burning questions: Was the gospel really true, or was being Christian just a cultural expectation I had from where I grew up? Could following Jesus actually be good for me? Maybe moving to Boston was a chance to start over with new people and finally get some answers.

February 04, 2022 Taylor Straatmann

The God Who Sees—New Thriving Ministry at UMass Boston

Transformation can be exponential. When one student at the University of Massachusetts Boston caught a glimpse of God’s transforming work on campus, she began praying and longing to see that happen on her own campus among fellow Black students.

December 11, 2020 Taylor Straatmann

One Family—Learning Alongside International Students

As Christians called to reach the nations and honor God’s heart for justice, we must share a full gospel—one that confronts injustice wherever it takes place—and make space for international students to meaningfully engage with God’s Word in our US context with us and in their own way.