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Van Taylor

Speaker and podcast guest

He talks honestly about hard chapters — and about the hope that change is still possible.

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Available for firesides, youth nights, conferences, and podcasts.
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About

A story about coming back.

Van Taylor is a returned missionary from the Washington Everett Mission. After years of addiction, shame, and drifting from the gospel, he found healing through Jesus Christ, people who stayed close, and small daily choices. Today he speaks to youth, parents, leaders, and anyone trying to support someone they love.

Van is open about the hard parts without making pain the whole story. He comes back, again and again, to Christ, accountability, and the people who stayed.

  • He names addiction, shame, and faith struggle without turning them into spectacle.
  • He points to restoration, and to the people who stayed close enough to help change stick.
  • He speaks so youth, parents, and leaders have language for hard things — and room for hope.
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Topics

What Van talks about.

These are the messages he brings to youth nights, firesides, and interviews.

  1. 01

    Addiction, shame, and coming back

    How to talk about painful patterns without freezing someone in their worst chapter.

  2. 02

    Returning to faith

    A testimony of drifting, choosing again, and rebuilding spiritual anchors over time.

  3. 03

    For parents and leaders

    Staying close when someone you love is struggling, instead of panicking or pulling away.

  4. 04

    Friends who stay

    Why people who listen and keep showing up can change the direction of a life.

  5. 05

    Small first steps

    Ordinary choices, routines, and accountability that make change feel possible again.

  6. 06

    Loving someone in a hard chapter

    How to tell the truth and still protect a person's dignity.

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For a fireside, youth night, conference, or podcast, start here.

A short note is enough: who you are, the date, and the audience.

Youth nights and conferences

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For youth nights, conferences, and gatherings that need an honest story with hope.

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Firesides and smaller groups

Plan a gathering

For firesides, parent nights, testimony meetings, and smaller groups.

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Podcasts

Invite Van on a podcast

For longer conversations about recovery, faith, and coming back.

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Email

Or write Van directly

Use the public email if you would rather send a note in your own words.

Send a notejacob.van.taylor@gmail.com