Introverts in the Church
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Have you ever felt out of place as an introvert in an extroverted church culture? With practical illustrations from church and parachurch contexts, McHugh offers ways for introverts to serve, lead, worship, and even evangelize in ways consistent with their personalities. This expanded edition is essential reading for introverted Christians and church leaders alike.
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Sometimes I come across a book that was basically written for me. This was one of those, being that I am very much an introvert and also very involved in church and ministry. I learned a lot about myself and who God created me to be, an introvert with a valuable skill-set all my own that I can bring to any setting, including church.
This book was packed with information, which made it a slower read for me. But it was all fascinating! And it was at the same time an immensely practical book. I would recommend it for any introvert trying to find their place in ministry or in a church setting, or an extrovert in ministry trying to understand their introverted coworkers and friends a little better.
There were chapters covering topics like cultural views on introversion, the physiology of introversion (SO interesting - new info for me!), introverts' relationships with God, introverts and Christian community, introverted church leaders, introverts and evangelism, etc. This is a resource I will be returning to quite a bit as I continue in ministry and in being a part of a church.
This book taught me about myself and about other people in ministry that I have encountered. I see where I get hung up and where others could get hung up. And there are suggestions of how to get past that. Lots of good stuff packed into this book.
Full review on my blog http://bookwi.se/introverts-in-the-church-finding-our-place-in-an-extroverted-culture/
Short review: I have never really thought of myself as an introvert. But I probably should have realized it before now. I was the kid that was reading 300-400 pages a day in middle school and had a lot of deep friendships with a few people. I am not an extreme introvert, but as I get older, people seem to wear me out more. Maybe it is because I now work out of my house and on over the internet. But this book was very good for me. It affirmed some areas, had some good prodding to work harder in other areas and gave me a lot of things to think about. Reading it in conjunction with Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (a fairly introverted book) and Just Courage (a fairly extroverted book) really gave me some additional things to think about. Even if you are not an introvert, but are in leadership at a church, this is a good book. It has two very good chapters for non-introverts to read. The ones on evangelism and church (the last two).
