“When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.” — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“When introverts go to church, we crave sanctuary in every sense of the word, as we flee from the disorienting distractions of… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts,… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“introverts often feel more freedom in worship services that feature traditional liturgy than they do in ones that feature more open, informal,… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“God has always been about the business of shattering expectations, and in our culture, the standards of leadership are extroverted. It perfectly… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“The familiarity and informality of some churches in the evangelical tradition, with their best intentions of devotion and hospitality, can actually exclude… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“The verbal tool of exploring mystery together is not confrontation or preaching but dialogue. We subject ourselves to the same questions we… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“Introverted seekers need introverted evangelists. It's not that extroverts can't communicate the gospel, either verbally or nonverbally, in ways that introverts find… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“Typical evangelism books always seem to locate airplanes as the most advantageous setting for evangelistic encounters, where, at 30,000 feet, restive unvelievers are unable… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“Let God make you fully you. Rejoice in your God-given temperament and use it for God's purposes. This point cannot be emphasized enough. We… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors!” — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“Introverted seekers need introverted evangelists. It's not that extroverts can't communicate the gospel, either verbally or nonverbally, in ways that introverts find appealing, it's… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“We could paraphrase "repent and believe" with "close your ears and listen." Obedience has both a stop and start to it. We turn our… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“When we open the Bible we must do so in faith that God has the power to resurrect dead letters. As Scot McKnight says,… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“Listening and silence are not necessarily the same thing, but silence is a really good start.” — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“One of the most unexpected findings of my research was that introverted pastors felt very comfortable preaching, irrespective of congregation size. Many of them… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“It signaled a big shift in my approach to the Bible when I started calling it not "reading" but "listening." In listening to the… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“The familiarity and informality of some churches in the evangelical tradition, with their best intentions of devotion and hospitality, can actually exclude introverts. Times… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“This is one of the greatest challenges for a listener: to delay your response so that others can express their present emotions and unresolved… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“introverts often feel more freedom in worship services that feature traditional liturgy than they do in ones that feature more open, informal, unstructured styles… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
“Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.” — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share
