Change the Way You Lead, By Changing the Way You Relate

Resilience Circles are a small-group experience for ministry leaders who want to grow in resilience, deepen self-awareness, and reconnect with what sustains them.

Circle Details

Led BY

Rose Madrid Swetman

Time Commitment

Monthly 2-hour sessions from 9am – 11am (PDT), Starting Oct. 8th, 2025

Duration

8 Months

Price

$600 (add on coaching session available)

Format

Live, online, small-group experience
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Not a Course. A Circle.

In this 8-month, cohort-based experience, you’ll:

  • Increase your ability to manage stress and conflict
  • Build emotional and spiritual resilience
  • Cultivate deeper self-compassion
  • Strengthen relationships through listening and feedback
  • Create meaning from pain, pressure, and transition
Who Should Join a Resilience Circle?

This is a space for leaders who want to grow. Not by doing more, but by becoming more grounded and whole. Past participants have included:

  • Pastors and chaplains
  • Nonprofit and community leaders
  • Educators and therapists
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Individuals in transition or recovery from burnout

If you’re carrying a lot and longing for something deeper, this is for you.

Extra Details

Resilience Circles are kept small to encourage trust, depth, and meaningful connection.

With just 8 participants, each person has space to be seen, heard, and supported. This intimacy allows for honest reflection, deeper listening, and the kind of growth that doesn’t happen in larger groups.

If the first class fills quickly, we will accept registrations for a second class that will be held on the same dates but from either 12-2pm or 3-5pm. You will be notified after registration if this applies to you. 

Coaching sessions can be added on to your Circle for $300 for 3 one-on-one sessions

Partial scholarships are available. Click here to see if you qualify.

100% of past participants said their capacity to manage stress and conflict increased

100% reported an increase in self-compassion

87.5% said they became more able to build supportive relationships

Alumni Testimonials

“Even 2+ years later, there probably isn’t a week when something from the program doesn’t come to mind. My life and ministry are still shaped by what I learned and by who I learned it with.”

“I feel like the things that used to knock me off course just don’t anymore.”
“The biggest takeaway is my ability to connect my brokenness to how that colors my experiences in my current ministry role. Learning to diffuse that and create space for compassion for myself and for others has been truly life-giving.”
“I feel so blessed to be part of this cohort. I am learning so much and see the opportunities to grow and develop new understanding and practices. I want to thank you all for what you do and the goodness, care, safety, and kindness that you bring to us and this work and discovery.”
“In 29 years of ministry, no other program has influenced me as clearly and concretely as this.”
“[The Circle] helped me to have grace with myself. I told them how much pressure I put on myself and they would say ‘Have grace with yourself.’ That has helped me so much when things didn’t go according to plan.”

Register for a Resilience Circle

Please read the terms carefully before accepting to each one. If the first Circle fills quickly, we will accept registrations for a second Circle that will be held on the same dates but from either 12-2pm or 3-5pm. 

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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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