Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam S. McHugh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book covers a very interesting topic. Given that the Church must be outward facing to accomplish its mission, how do introverts fit into the Church?

The author, an introvert himself, provides compelling evidence that a typical Christian Church is primarily set up to appeal to extroverts, even though introverts make up about half of the population. This can be tremendously off-putting to an introvert who is seeking to find a church where he or she feels comfortable. Or consider an introverted person who feels the need to become an ordained minister; how does he or she lead a congregation?

The author has a number of ideas that can make a church more appealing to introverts and also has suggestions, some of which are based on his own experience, about how an introverted pastor can successfully lead a congregation.

As an introvert myself, I found the book to be quite interesting. I think that some of the author’s analysis can be applied to extroverted organizations, other than the Church. All in all, it’s a very interesting and thought-provoking book.