Men's Community Life Pastor

OVERVIEW
Portland Rescue Mission is seeking a Men's Community Life Pastor. This gifted servant will personify faith, compassion, interpersonal skills, and leadership, as they join a Christ-centered team with an award-winning culture and a commitment to serving others.
Are you ready to transform and be transformed as you lead men recovering from homelessness and addiction towards spiritual formation and healthy relationships all leading towards long-term success? If so, we invite you to thoughtfully consider this unique opportunity.
THE PLACE
The Harbor, Portland Rescue Mission's men's facility, located in NE Portland, is designed to support the restoration and growth of men impacted by homelessness, addiction, and life crises. This facility integrates addiction recovery, life-skills training, vocational development and spiritual growth in a safe, highly-relational environment. The ministry team of staff, interns, and volunteers serves to model Christ-like living to support the up to 38 participants in achieving lasting transformation.
THE POSITION
The Men's Community Life Pastor serves program participants in a pastoral function, building a foundation of biblical literacy and cultivating a discipleship atmosphere. This role manages the Community Life Specialists and Harbor Interns who serve in the evenings and weekends to foster a consistent environment 24/7. The Community Life Team will collaborate with other staff, interns, and volunteers in leading our program participants to growth in Christ through a variety of activities, groups, classes, meetings, and retreats. The ideal candidate will be passionate about men's ministry, equipping volunteers and staff, and discipleship through activity, fun and community. Join a team of fellow skilled servants to make a lasting difference in the lives of men seeking freedom from homelessness, addiction, and other life crises.
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

• How to apply: We ask all applicants to apply through the Portland Rescue Mission online application form found on our careers page: https://portlandrescuemission.hiringthing.com/job/567098/men-s-community-life-pastor
• Status: Full Time, Salary
• Hours: Monday-Friday, occasional evenings and weekends as needed
• Location: The Harbor - 10336 NE Wygant St.
  • Virtual Tour: https://youtu.be/FaconfaNrJ4?si=MLlHw9YVKCdu04Ja

THE ESSENTIALS

• Lead The Harbor Community Life team and Spiritual Formation ministry components with intentionality and clarity while collaborating with other staff, interns and volunteers resulting in strong discipleship outcomes in the lives of the New Life program participants
• The Community Life Specialists are equipped and mobilized to provide 24/7 coverage (including appropriate overnight coverage) so that program participants experience a consistently safe, purposeful and supportive environment
• The Community Life Pastor leads or oversees the spiritual formation program components including:
  • Weekly Community Life meetings, discipleship groups, spiritual growth classes, and Saturday morning breakfast
  • Meeting at least monthly with each participant to assess, stimulate, and document their spiritual growth
  • Retreats and graduations
  • Mentoring support for participants
• Collaboration with other Harbor staff is diligently fostered through regular meetings with other Harbor department managers, active engagement in participant review meetings, and consistent, timely communication with relevant staff, interns, and volunteers as needed
• Provide accurate and timely documentation of programmatic interactions via emails and DAP notes
• Engage and empower local churches and volunteers as well-equipped ministry partners in delivering the spiritual formation program components
• The Community Life Pastor works in partnership with the Life Skills team to oversee the continued spiritual formation of participants in the Men's Service Program (6-month vocational training and leadership development). Attending to participants in their spiritual life; consistent church attendance, recovery meetings, regular meetings with a sponsor and all things related to a vibrant spiritual life
• Clearly share the gospel in individual and group settings as men seek spiritual healing and discipleship
• Maintain a prayerful posture, remaining attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit, seeking to follow His lead at all times
• Model and share biblical principles so that program participants grow into Christian maturity in all areas of life
• Participate with PRM staff team by stepping into key ministry opportunities as needed
• Support ministry coverage at The Harbor, being available for program operations (e.g. UA/BA, exits, med call, crisis, on-call rotation) as needed

BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A passionate relationship with Jesus Christ and a testimony of continued growth in faith
• A calling to serve men impacted by homelessness and addiction
• At least five years of experience in pastoral ministry and a deep knowledge of the Bible and Christian discipleship
• An ability to clearly share the Gospel and disciple people through individual and group settings
• General awareness and basic knowledge of chemical dependency and addiction as well as a good understanding of the emotional, cognitive and relational challenges of people who are in recovery from addictions
• Agreement with Portland Rescue Mission's Statement of Faith and Code of Ethics
• A personal ethos and work ethic that reflects Portland Rescue Mission's ministry culture - Highly Relational, Christ-Centered, Joyful Servant
• Experience working in teams and supervising people is preferred
• Proficient in documentation, organization, scheduling and instruction

MISSION AND DISTINCTIVES
OUR MISSION
We exist to demonstrate the compassion of Christ
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
From the first sandwich that was shared in 1949, to today's fully integrated emergency, recovery, and training services, Portland Rescue Mission is a highly relational ministry. The Mission builds supportive and caring communities, meets people at their point of need, equips them, and provides a path forward. In-depth partnership with churches and volunteers, multiple tiers of services and a focus on growing Christian disciples is fundamental to Portland Rescue Mission's success.
OUR SUCCESS
New Life Ministries consistently sees an 80% success rate of men and women who graduate the one-year comprehensive, New Life program