The first step on the Milestone pathway is Family Commitment. Family Commitment is a fundamental first step on the Milestone journey, and it is for new parents and those with children new to the Milestone pathway.

New parents are invited to attend a Family Commitment seminar, where they will learn how to become the primary disciple-makers for their children and accept that responsibility.

During one of our corporate gatherings, we will host an intentional time of dedication where the parents make this public commitment. In turn, our church family commits to walk with this family in what it means to live out this commitment to Family Discipleship.

Perhaps the most critical milestone for anyone is Faith Commitment; this includes salvation and baptism. Mars Hill Church partners with and helps equip parents to guide their children toward a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, which prayerfully leads toward salvation. Each child is different, and that growth in faith looks different for everyone.

If and when parents feel like their children grasp the concept of what it means to be saved and then make that commitment, we encourage them to attend one of our Mars Kids Baptism classes.

As a church, we dedicate time during our Sunday services to celebrate the baptism of believers within our church body.

It is so important to help children prepare spiritually, emotionally, and physically for adolescence. Between the ages of 10 and 12, we begin to equip parents to intentionally prepare their children to enter the teen years. What things are you pouring into your child right now to help create their identity? Are you allowing the space to develop character?

Faith Talks: Opportunities for Milestone 3 include the Milestone 3 Summit, Take Home Discussion Questions from the Gospel Project and New City Catechisms which our middle schoolers study as a group, and the 5th & 6th Grade Retreat.

Core Competence: Our identity is in Christ, spiritual growth and disciplines are an important part of our lives and physical changes as a part of adolescence.

Celebration: The 5th & 6th Grade Retreat is a fun-filled weekend where your student can connect with other students as well as their 5th/6th grade Mars Kids teachers. During the weekend, your student will be challenged to understand how their identity can be found in Christ.

During Junior High, Mars Hill Church partners with parents to teach students the importance of accountability, healthy friendships, and biblical standards for purity. At the same time we think it is much more important for students to learn these principles from their parents. We coach parents to focus on these issues in faith talks and intentional conversations before, and throughout the middle school years.

Faith Talks: Resources for this Milestone include the Milestone 4 Summit, New City Catechism Devotionals, and the Passport2Purity Resource, an incredible tool that equips you to share with your child the importance of spiritual and physical purity.

Core Competence: Biblical Purity, Biblical Sex, Healthy Relationships, and Identity in Christ.

Celebration: The Passport2Purity is a one-on-one, in-home interaction designed for you and your child to easily discuss the importance of spiritual and sexual purity.

The passing of a child into adulthood is a significant event. Biblically, we must equip our children to become men and women of God. Age 16 is a significant time of freedom in our culture. Mars Hill Church helps equip parents to host a very special "Rite of Passage" ceremony as the discipleship process moves forward and the student enters his or her 16th year of life.

Faith Talks: The resources for this Milestone are the Milestone 5 Summit and Youth Community Group. These are the primary areas where you and your child will be challenged, instructed, and equipped for this phase of their lives.

Core Competence: We must be young men and women of Biblical character who are difference makers and leaders where God has placed us.

Celebration: It is suggested that the celebration for reaching this Milestone be an in-home celebration or trip. A memory making time where your child can be encouraged in their growth and rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

Between the ages of 16 and 18, parents must help their students develop the practical and spiritual skills to leave home. We help equip parents to prepare their students for the world outside of the nest. This crucial time in your student's life is often filled with unique and new challenges.

Faith Talks: Milestone 6 resources include the Milestone 6 Summit, College/Senior Discipleship groups, and Youth Community Group.

Core Competence: It is our hope that your child has an understanding of basic apologetics, dating and marriage, an understanding of God’s will for life choices, and an understanding of practical life skills.

Celebration: Our church hosts a Graduate Lunch to celebrate the accomplishments of our students, and recognize them before our church family.

Life in Christ is a journey of following Jesus. John 15 sets the precedence for this amazing journey by describing a fulfilling life with an eternal purpose. Real-life begins and grows in a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is a path filled with both high and low places and ends in eternity with Jesus. Life in Christ is experienced by every adult believer no matter one's life stage or circumstances.

Faith Talks: Places for growth and development take many different forms for Milestone 7. Community Groups for families are one of the primary places for further spiritual growth and development, as well as monthly men’s gatherings and monthly women’s gatherings.

Core Competence: Importance of prayer and scripture, an authentic faith, becoming an obedient follower, being a disciple-maker, giving and serving, community with other Christians, Milestone 7 Summit.