In South Africa we have one High School for teenagers aged 13-18. They are not divided into junior and senior high. So most of our youth groups tend to be targeted at the whole teenage age-group. We then have a young adult ministry, which also runs according to commitment level ministry. We work hard at trying to ensure that the transitions between the groups are watched closely and that we do not lose kids as they make the move.
Parents have little direct involvement at present.
They fetch and carry their children, some are involved in the Fellowship, and we make contact with them during visitation in the homes. The group is run by young adults and could in future look to involve older adults in some way. All the events are targeted at different levels. The are purpose driven in that the commitment level that we are aiming at determines their content of the event. We do not try to do evangelism, discipleship and missions in the same event.