Step Seven Ministries

About Step Seven Ministries

Step Seven Ministries is a faith-based substance use recovery services organization with wrap around services that include sober-living homes, recovery groups, and a recovery oriented church service. The recovery program is for men and focuses on the four major dimensions of recovery: home, health, community, and purpose.

Faith-Based Recovery:
Recovery is much more than sobriety. Recovery is the process of building a lifestyle that makes sobriety easy and worthwhile. There are far too many people in “recovery” who are focused on not using drugs and alcohol. The problem with this approach is that it keeps the individual focused on the drugs and alcohol. No one wants to live a life that’s based primarily on what they don’t want to do. Why not focus on what you would like to do with your life? We like to put it like this: what are you recovering to, rather than what are you recovering from.
Step Seven Ministries is a faith-based recovery community helping men find freedom from substance use, and teaching them the leadership skills necessary to move forward with their lives. Our recovery support program provides the structure and environment necessary to break free from the bondage and slavery of substance use.
The men in our ministry come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many of them have tried traditional recovery methods in the past. These same men are now finding forgiveness, strength, and freedom through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Step Seven Ministries is all about changing lives and restoring leaders to the community. When those struggling with substance use come to the realization that they need help, their lives are often surrounded by negative circumstances and relationships. This leaves them void of positives and accountability. Our aim is to replenish the positives and accountability through a program that consists of work, worship, and the Word, and focuses on the four major dimensions of recovery… home, health, purpose, and community.

Four Dimensions of Recovery:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA’s mission is to make research, services, and information more accessible to healthcare providers, as well as the general public, in the areas of substance use and mental health disorders.
SAMHSA has defined four major dimensions that support a life in recovery:
Home – Those in recovery must have a safe and stable place to live.
Health – Abstaining from the use of alcohol, illicit drugs, and non-prescribed medications, and make informed, healthy choices that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Purpose – Conducting meaningful daily activities such as having a job or going to school, and the independence, income, and resources to participate in society.
Community – Those in recovery must have interdependent relationships that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.

How Our Program Works:
Work – Having a regular job is a big deal. We want the men in our ministry to be productive members of society. Work offers them the opportunity to make progress toward life goals while providing purpose and restoring accountability, stability, and self-confidence. A key part of our program is to assist men in finding and keeping meaningful employment. We have connections with several employers in the community to bridge the gap towards a productive lifestyle.
Worship – By definition, worship is to be devoted to and full of admiration for something or someone. Everyone has a natural need to worship. It’s how we were created. One of the most important questions every person must answer is what or whom they will worship. Addiction is misplaced worship; addicts and alcoholics worship drugs and alcohol. Substance use is a failed attempt to find what can only be found in God. Through our faith-based recovery groups, sober-living homes, and church gatherings, we seek to help those in recovery replace false worship with true worship. God calls us to worship Him. At Step Seven Ministries, we believe that the choices we make about our worship are the choices that will have the most profound impact on the rest of our lives.
The Word – The Bible is undeniably God’s Word. At Step Seven Ministries, the Bible is the criterion for all we do. It cannot be emphasized enough just how valuable God’s Word is in the recovery process. Addicts and alcoholics need a new way of thinking, with new values, if they are ever going to find success in sobriety. Our program revolves around the basic principles found in the Bible. Along with our seven steps, the recovery program at Step Seven Ministries includes a twelve-week discipleship course that helps develop the habit of spending time in the Bible every day.

Services offered:
Sober-living homes
Recovery groups
Recovery-oriented church service
Peer Support
Recovery Coaching / Life Coaching
12-Week Discipleship Course
Freedom Workshop
Personal Development Workshop
Leadership Workshop
Organized Fellowship Building Events

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Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Professional services are often necessary to recover from addiction. Drug rehab in Colorado provides the expert services needed to address the complex issues of addiction and help individuals start their recovery journey.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Program For Men

Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.

Program For Women

Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.