024: Carey Nieuwhof on Cynicism in Ministry and How to Regain Hope

When you started out you were probably optimistic about ministry and the chance to invest into students’ lives. But over time it can be challenging to hold onto that optimism. After all, there’s that kid who you poured into and now they’ve left. Or the student who hurt you after all you did for them. And so then you started anticipating getting burned, even projecting past failure on future situations. And although you might consider yourself a realist, the truth is you are becoming cynical. What do you do with that? Is it possible to regain hope? We want to hear from you! Submit your youth ministry question at youthministry.team To learn more about Carey’s books, blogs, courses, or podcast, head to careynieuwhof.comMentioned in this episode:Update for 2024Lots has changed since this episode initially aired! So to stay current with us here in 2024, head to https://www.youthworker.community/ to find out what we're up to.