quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

One blogger wrote about his “cry from
the heart wondering how to fit in as an
introvert in a church that prides itself
on extroverted evangelism. There are
probably quite a few [of you] out there
who are put on guilt trips each time
[you] get a personal evangelism push at
church. There’s a place in God’s kingdom
for sensitive, reflective types. It’s
not easy to claim, but it’s there.”
Another wrote about his simple desire
“to serve the Lord but not serve on a
parish committee. In a universal
church, there should be room for the
un-gregarious.”
McHugh added his own voice to this
chorus, first with a blog calling for
greater emphasis on religious practices
of solitude and contemplation, and
later with a book called Introverts in the
Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted
Culture. He argues that evangelism
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