Ellie Sturlaugson
Resonate Boise
Campus Multiplier & Church Manager
I grew up in an incredible Christian home, hearing stories of my parents’ lives as missionaries both in the U.S. and overseas, making memories as part of a pastor’s family during my early childhood, and attending Christian school. Those experiences gave me a strong foundation of faith, but it wasn’t until my freshman year of college that I made a personal decision to follow Jesus as Lord. A transformative community of college students and Resonate staff faithfully pursued me, and I came to know Jesus personally. Their investment forever changed the direction of my life.
As a sophomore, I began to understand that the Great Commission was not just for pastors or missionaries, it was my personal calling too. I started making disciples, and from that point on, I’ve oriented my life around helping college students encounter the hope of Jesus.
I joined Resonate staff in 2020 as a campus intern, and after graduating from Boise State University in 2022, I came on staff full time.
As a sophomore, I began to understand that the Great Commission was not just for pastors or missionaries, it was my personal calling too. I started making disciples, and from that point on, I’ve oriented my life around helping college students encounter the hope of Jesus.
I joined Resonate staff in 2020 as a campus intern, and after graduating from Boise State University in 2022, I came on staff full time.
Today, I have the privilege of discipling students, developing student leaders, overseeing key administrative systems for Resonate Boise, and leading the Resonate Collective’s summer discipleship projects. My life was deeply impacted through Resonate’s summer projects, so it’s especially meaningful to get to help create those same life changing opportunities for students today.
In May 2025, I married my husband, Gunnar, and he moved to Boise from his college town so we could serve in ministry together. We immediately jumped into a busy summer in San Diego, where I directed our church’s summer discipleship project for the third time while Gunnar discipled a group of college men. Now, together, we have the joy of investing in students at Boise State. Our passion is helping students encounter Jesus, grow as disciples, and learn what it means to live on mission for Him.
In May 2025, I married my husband, Gunnar, and he moved to Boise from his college town so we could serve in ministry together. We immediately jumped into a busy summer in San Diego, where I directed our church’s summer discipleship project for the third time while Gunnar discipled a group of college men. Now, together, we have the joy of investing in students at Boise State. Our passion is helping students encounter Jesus, grow as disciples, and learn what it means to live on mission for Him.
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