“Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts, gratified that other people are initiating with them, can easily get caught in these exhausting and unsatisfying relationships.” — 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
