How the media works

By Jamie Cutteridge is the director of With, a new Christian community and retreat centre dedicated to praying for and with young people bewith.community 2017-01-19T00:00:00

Here’s what I’m thinking: one of the most, if not the most important role of youth workers today is cutting through rubbish thrown at young people by the media. Be it issues of body image, self-worth or sex, the bombardment aimed at young people is enough to cause devastating problems.

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