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THE RSM JOURNEY
Recovery Soldiers Ministries is a demanding, Christ-centered residential program for adult men and women. Over twelve months, residents move from close guidance and foundational discipleship toward leadership, responsibility, and independent living.
OUTPATIENT RECOVERY
Available only at our Grundy County, Tennessee campus, our Intensive Outpatient Program serves men and women ages 18 and older with structured counseling and recovery support while living at home. Explore what to expect and how to apply.
MORE THAN SOBRIETY
Our heart is long-term stability and life restoration. Residents learn to meet responsibilities, work through pressure, serve others, repair relationships, manage increasing freedom, and build a life rooted in Jesus Christ.
PEOPLE WALKING ALONGSIDE YOU
RSM’s team includes three Licensed Professional Counselors, along with addiction counseling and peer recovery support staff. Speak with admissions about the services and staff available for your campus and care needs.
A PROGRESSION OF TRUST
The program requires at least 12 months. An approved transition around months 8–10 is part of that commitment, not early graduation. Advancement reflects growth, consistency, leadership, and readiness.
The base-level program removes outside distractions so residents can concentrate on Christ, recovery, discipline, and healthy daily habits.
Residents begin moving from being led to serving and guiding others. Leadership starts with responsibility in the place they live.
The program shifts toward meaningful independence. Emerging leaders practice handling people, resources, schedules, and personal responsibilities.
At all four campuses, eligible residents may begin the transition phase around months 8–10, moving into approved housing and employment while remaining accountable to RSM. Entry depends on readiness and leadership approval.
WORK THERAPY & OUTREACH
RSM is a work-study program. Residents participate in unpaid, structured work therapy that includes community outreach, storefront fundraising, practical service, and hands-on projects. This work helps spread awareness of the program, gives the public an opportunity to support the ministry, and develops endurance, teamwork, confidence, and real-life responsibility.
Participants must be physically able to meet the program’s work-therapy requirements. Admissions will discuss health, ability, and current expectations before acceptance.
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The schedule is intentionally full. Healing is practiced through Scripture, relationships, responsibility, service, and the gradual return of freedom.
Teen Challenge curriculum, Breaking Free, Personal Studies for New Christians, biblical foundations, prayer, worship, and daily application of Scripture.
Classes and counseling help residents confront destructive patterns, past pain, relationships, and the spiritual roots beneath addiction.
Residents may meet with RSM’s licensed professional counselor monthly or every two weeks according to individual need and program guidance.
Residents learn how to direct a team, hold hard conversations appropriately, protect trust, and lead by example.
When appropriate, family counseling and guided reconnection begin later in the program to support healing and healthy relationships.
Budgeting, banking, appointments, employment, transportation, decision-making, and transition planning prepare residents for life after RSM.
Leadership begins with service.Residents learn to guide others with humility, prayer, accountability, and care.
A WEEK WITH PURPOSE
FAMILY & CONNECTION
Family contact grows as residents establish a strong foundation and move into greater responsibility. Because schedules differ by campus and phase, admissions explains current phone, visitation, blackout, and approved-contact policies before arrival.
Residents regularly attend Thursday worship at 7:00 p.m. at 1180 Bristol Highway. Residents remain seated with their program during worship; afterward, approved family members join their loved one for a 20–30 minute visit.
Women’s campuses hold Family Day on the first Sunday of each month. Men’s campuses hold Family Day on the fourth Sunday. Approved immediate family members visit for three hours and bring a meal to share with their loved one. Arrangements should be confirmed with staff.
THE GOAL
Graduation is not simply reaching the end of twelve months. It means demonstrating sobriety, consistency, leadership, and the ability to live responsibly with increasing independence.
Graduates who show a strong fit for ministry may be invited into a six-month internship and considered for a long-term staff career with RSM.
LIFE AFTER GRADUATION
RSM is about more than twelve months. We believe in building a community of lasting friendships—people who celebrate with you, pray with you, and keep showing up for one another as you walk in freedom.
For those who stay on and serve with our crews, and for those in our transitional community, that bond continues through everyday life. We work together, laugh together, share meals, and make memories. There is joy in discovering the beautiful life God has given us—and having people to share it with.
Graduation marks a new chapter in that connection. Stay in touch. Stay involved. Keep building the friendships and faith that helped you grow. Our heart is for every graduate to remain connected to a community of support, love, and encouragement long after the program ends.
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INFORMED COMMITMENT
Participants do not need a biblical background, but they must understand that every part of RSM is explicitly Christian and be willing to enter with an open mind.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
Explore daily structure, discipleship, communication, and community expectations, with a detailed guide for men and women.
What to Expect at RSMREADY TO ASK QUESTIONS?
Admissions will explain the program, current campus policies, physical requirements, availability, and what happens before arrival.