Instructor

Dr. Rose Madrid Swetman

Email

rswetman@theseattleschool.edu

Rose is the Associate Director for the Center for Transforming Engagement overseeing resilience programs, bringing a lifetime of ministry experience as co-founder of the Practicing Church in Shoreline, WA, former Regional Leader of Northwest Vineyard USA, and founder of Canopy Scholars; she continues to teach and preach, champions women in ministry, and draws her passion for resilience from her own health journey, holding a DMin from Bakke Graduate University focused on transformational leadership for the global city. She and her husband, Rich, have a blended family of eight children and more than twenty-five grandchildren.

Resilience Circle

Online

Start Date: February 24, 2026

End Date: June 23, 2026

Time: 9AM-11AM (PT)

All Levels

Day of Week: Tuesday

Capacity: 10 Seats

Topic: Leadership Development

8 Sessions

Member Price: $540

Regular Price: $600

Learn to engage others and yourself with greater compassion.

Resilience circles offer a unique, transformative journey of personal growth, connection, and resilience.

Facilitates Personal Growth
  • Tolerate/manage stress and conflict
  • Exhibit self-compassion and self-awareness
  • Cultivate supportive relationships through listening, vulnerability, and kindly giving and receiving feedback
  • Construct meaning-making from suffering and failure
Fosters Connections

One of the distinguishing features of our Resilience Circles is our commitment to foster connections across a multitude of differences–theological, political, ethnic and cultural.

In a social context where differences often seem to divide us, Resilience Circles create a “safe enough” space where we can bridge those gaps with presence, authenticity, and kindness. By sharing our stories and developing deep listening skills, we learn to engage others–and ourselves–with greater compassion.

This class meets 8 times on the following days:

February 24th, 2026, March 10th, 2026, March 31st, 2026, April 28th, 2026, May 12th, 2026, May 26th, 2026, June 9th, 2026, June 23rd, 2026

Enroll in the Class

 

FAQS ↓

Find all FAQs here.

Why should I become a member?

Members get to register for classes early – a full week before they open to the general public! Plus, members receive a 10% discount on all events and classes and access to value-add content in their inboxes throughout the year. To become a member, you can sign up here, or purchase a membership when you buy your class.

What kind of help in payment is available?

We offer discounts of up to 50% to clergy, staff, and lay ministry leaders of our official partners, which includes the Olympia Presbytery, the Northwest Coast Presbytery, and the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. Partnerships have no financial cost, and are available with (a) regional or national denominations), (b) multi-site churches, or ( c) large nonprofit organizations. If you would like to encourage your organization to become a partner, please email your regional leader to let them know! You can even introduce them to us by cc’ing transforming@theseattleschool.edu, and we’ll put them in touch with the right person for next steps.

Early bird discounts are available during the first two weeks of registration.

Becoming a member costs offers 10% on all classes and events for a full year. Often, just one class is enough to make the membership cost worth it.

If you pastor with a denomination, you may have resources for professional development. Check with your regional supervisor for more information on funds available.

What are the community guidelines?

Please see the full community guidelines on this page. If an instance of community guidelines are violated and cannot be resolved within the class, participants may let us know by emailing us transforming@theseattleschool.edu and we will direct you to The Seattle School’s incident report form.

What happens if my class is cancelled?

If the Center cancels an offering for any reason, all participants will receive a full refund of registration fees.

If a program is rescheduled, participants may choose to transfer their registration to the new date or receive a full refund.

How do I request a refund?

Refunds are available according to the following schedule:

  • 60+ days before the program start date: 75% refund
  • 30–59 days before the program start date: 50% refund
  • Less than 30 days before the program start date: no refund

If you need to cancel your registration, please email transforming@theseattleschool.edu and include your name and the course title.

If the Center cancels a program, all participants will receive a full refund of registration fees. If a program is rescheduled, participants may choose to transfer their registration to the new date or receive a full refund.

How do I contact technical support?
Technology should not be the hardest part of your learning experience. If you encounter errors in the catalog, problems with payment, or difficulty accessing course materials, please let us know. You can find the technical support form here. We try to respond within 48 hours (business days only).
Full attendance and participation during all sessions are expected to complete the program.
Terms / Conditions. By registering for a Resilience or Leaders Circle, you agree to the following (scroll down and click agree)
Please consider the schedule closely to ensure you will be able to participate in the virtual meetings, and block off your calendar to ensure your attendance. Should you have an emergency (illness, situations out of your control) that will impact your participation please email transforming@theseattleschool.edu
Time commitment:
Two hours one day per month for 8 months, dates to be determined by majority of registrants' availability and adjusted as needed during the first group meeting.
Your feedback is immensely valuable!
As an essential component of your participation in this program, we ask that you provide us with your honest, candid, and timely feedback in program surveys and conversations, and consider providing reviews or testimonials of the program for promotional use.
Code of Conduct:
The Center for Transforming Engagement strives for intentionality in the ways we relate to one another - how we as a team relate to each other, how we relate to participants, and how we hope participants will relate to us and one another. To that end, we hold cultural norms about the ways we interact with one another. Your participation in this program is contingent on your agreement to abide by these cultural norms. i. For growth to happen, we all need to be able to share about the deeper challenges we face. To provide that atmosphere of openness and support, you commit to not sharing personal information that is shared in program meetings. ii. In our interactions with each other and our communities, we practice the humility of not-knowing that is required to listen and discover. iii. Be aware of different cultural and characterological ways of communicating, and invite others’ voices. Respect theological differences: the river of Christian orthodoxy is wide, and while the streams of that river are distinct, they are not inherently better or worse. Even if you can’t respect the belief, treat the person with respect. iiii. We value both thoughts and feelings as valuable pieces of information that inform one another, and inform our learning and discerning together. iv. Be in the here and now (not mentally somewhere or some time else), with the people who are sharing their time and stories with you. Eliminate any distractions possible.
Fair Use Policy
All program content, recordings, and materials are the intellectual property of The Seattle School and may not be presented, distributed, or replicated. The Seattle School retains the copyright for all recorded content. Some print materials (PDFs, worksheets, journal prompts, etc.) will be licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike. Those materials will be available for download on our website, and may be used as long as the following conditions are met: (1) attribute to the Center for Transforming Engagement even if remixed/modified; (2) do not use for commercial (paid) purposes; and (3) anything you make that remixes or builds upon this material, you must also distribute under Creative Commons. More information on this license is available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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(scroll down and click agree) Full attendance and participation during all sessions are expected to complete the program. Please consider the schedule closely to ensure you will be able to participate in the virtual meetings, and block off your calendar to ensure your attendance. Should you have an emergency (illness, situations out of your control) that will impact your participation please email transforming@theseattleschool.edu Time commitment: Two hours one day per month for 8 months, dates to be determined by majority of registrants' availability and adjusted as needed during the first group meeting. Your feedback is immensely valuable! As an essential component of your participation in this program, we ask that you provide us with your honest, candid, and timely feedback in program surveys and conversations, and consider providing reviews or testimonials of the program for promotional use. 2. Code of Conduct The Center for Transforming Engagement strives for intentionality in the ways we relate to one another - how we as a team relate to each other, how we relate to participants, and how we hope participants will relate to us and one another. To that end, we hold cultural norms about the ways we interact with one another. Your participation in this program is contingent on your agreement to abide by these cultural norms. Confidentiality. For growth to happen, we all need to be able to share about the deeper challenges we face. To provide that atmosphere of openness and support, you commit to not sharing personal information that is shared in program meetings. Curiosity. In our interactions with each other and our communities, we practice the humility of not-knowing that is required to listen and discover. Respect differences. Be aware of different cultural and characterological ways of communicating, and invite others’ voices. Respect theological differences: the river of Christian orthodoxy is wide, and while the streams of that river are distinct, they are not inherently better or worse. Even if you can’t respect the belief, treat the person with respect. You are invited to be a whole person, with both thoughts and feelings. We value both thoughts and feelings as valuable pieces of information that inform one another, and inform our learning and discerning together. Presence. Be in the here and now (not mentally somewhere or some time else), with the people who are sharing their time and stories with you. Eliminate any distractions possible. 3. Fair Use Policy All program content, recordings, and materials are the intellectual property of The Seattle School and may not be presented, distributed, or replicated. The Seattle School retains the copyright for all recorded content. Some print materials (PDFs, worksheets, journal prompts, etc.) will be licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike. Those materials will be available for download on our website, and may be used as long as the following conditions are met: (1) attribute to the Center for Transforming Engagement even if remixed/modified; (2) do not use for commercial (paid) purposes; and (3) anything you make that remixes or builds upon this material, you must also distribute under Creative Commons. More information on this license is available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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