Should Sunday School Be for the Whole Family?

Church youth need more exposure to adults.

As evidence mounts that children would benefit from more integration into adult church life, some advocates face criticism for taking a good idea too far.

Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, helped spark discussion with the recent release of his book A Weed in the Church. An ensuing documentary, Divided, has received considerable attention on youth ministry blogs.

Brown's book—which received endorsements from seminary president Paige Patterson and ministry leader R. C. Sproul Jr.—argues that age segregation is harming young people and labels modern youth ministry a "50-year-old failed experiment." To read more, click here.