Resilience Circles
Change the way you relate to yourself, to God, and to your community.
In a social context where differences often seem to divide us, the Resilience Circle aims to create a “safe enough” space where we can bridge those gaps with presence, authenticity, and kindness.
New Circles Begin in September
Learn to engage others, and yourself, with greater compassion.
Resilience circles offer a unique, transformative journey of personal growth, connection, and resilience.
More experience, less “training.”
More emotion, less logic.
More an “oh” and changed habits than head knowledge
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.
How Resilience Circles Work
Circles are a unique space that brings together diverse people to learn and grow together in a cohort model.
Format: live online instruction and facilitated conversation
Duration: 8-months
Cohort Size: Each circle includes one convener and 8-10 participants
Time: Monthly Meetings of 2 hours
Cost: $600
Partial scholarships: available for clergy and church staff – Click here to check your eligibility
Coaching Add-on: $300 for three 50-minute sessions*
- Coaching helps you activate all that comes up in the group experience.
- Our coaches specialize in various personality assessments, vocational
discernment, and spiritual direction.- We’ll customize our coaching to whatever best meets your needs!
*While this add-on begins with three coaching sessions, more sessions can be added after your first three.
For Fall 2024 we will offer a variety of circles. Groups meet once a month.
- Open to all – Wednesdays 9-11am & 3-5pm (once a month beginning 9/18).
- Women in Ministry – Wednesdays 3-5pm (once a month beginning 9/25) and Thursday 9-11am (once a month beginning 10/3)
Each Circle is limited to 10 participants and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once these circles are full, we may offer additional options if there is enough interest.
Who Should Join Resilience Circles?
If you desire personal growth and to make an impact right where you are, you will benefit from Circles.
Circle Participant Feedback
Capacity to tolerate stress:
81% reported growth
Self awareness:
81% reported growth
Ability to deal with conflict in your vocational context:
100% increased
