STAGE SIX

10TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE

Your teen is growing…

In this stage, your teen continues to grow and mature. Not only are we committed to helping your teen navigate the changes that take place in during this season, our desire is for you, as parents, to become more like Jesus as you join God in the work He’s doing in the life of your teen.

MILESTONE PATH

Milestone #5: Rite of Passage

Sixteen is more than a number—it’s a chance to call teens into adulthood with purpose and faith. Mars Hill provides resources and ideas to help parents lead a Rite of Passage that speaks into their teen’s identity, values, and role in God’s story.

Milestone #6: High School Graduation

The final stretch before adulthood is filled with important conversations about faith, identity, and independence. Mars Hill partners with parents to guide their teens well and celebrates their growth through meaningful events like the Graduate Banquet and a public church recognition.

Until your child reaches MILESTONE 6: High School Graduation

What Parents Often Need in Stage Six

As teens prepare to leave home, families enter a season of big transitions, deeper conversations, and new kinds of connection. Here are a few things parents often need in this stage:

Support for Launching Into Adulthood
Parents feel the weight of their teen facing adult responsibilities and consequences, and value guidance for navigating this shift.

Help with Future Anxiety and Life Skills
As teens wrestle with uncertainty about what’s ahead, parents need tools to equip them with confidence and practical life skills.

Gospel-Centered Conversations and Support
Families rely on the church to help create shared experiences and provide resources that ground teens in their relationship with God during this transition.

Adjusting for Growing Independence
Parents prepare for the "empty nest" season by learning how to stay connected with their teen while giving them space and honoring them as they grow in self-reliance.

Tools for Truth-Telling and Apologetics
We come alongside parents by equipping them to speak truth, in love and clarity, as they have meaningful and necessary conversations with their teens about faith.