I almost wanted to retaliate against this article, but began seeing the deeper issue the article points out. The church is one of the only places that people go where we arrive and separate; yet say we're building families!
But it's not that grouping ages in stages is inherently ineffective in the church; it's our neglecting of the opportunities to connect, pursue and go together while we are separated. What do you think?
http://www.charismanews.com/us/41465-youth-groups-driving-christian-teens-to-abandon-faith