tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post3513059128394672541..comments2010-01-30T10:29:50.814-08:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-16065436542303488392010-01-30T10:29:50.814-08:002010-01-30T10:29:50.814-08:00I get that, Barry. <br /><br />About halfway through the book it switches to more of a &quot;how to pastor a church if you&#39;re an introvert&quot;...in other words, it becomes all about &quot;ministry&quot; and &quot;being effective&quot;...and all that jazz. I guess I didn&#39;t quite get that the point of the book was to help &quot;fix&quot; pastor-types who are introverted. <br /><br />But up until that part, I have really enjoyed the insight.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-3177666619929156922010-01-29T06:14:51.037-08:002010-01-29T06:14:51.037-08:00I&#39;ve ordered the book anyway (plus another one on introversion not related to church, which I&#39;m reading at the moment). As a typical introvert, once you&#39;d piqued my interest I wanted to read up on the subject as much as I can!Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344399473884127122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-71719255017953390382010-01-28T23:16:55.794-08:002010-01-28T23:16:55.794-08:00Frances - I hate ice breaker games and such too. It&#39;s so hard...<br /><br />The main reason for that is simple...introverts don&#39;t think on their feet...so they are forever struggling to find the right thing to say, and we feel uncomfortable about it. And if pressure is put on us and we feel put on the spot, it just makes it worse.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-50267680020791153652010-01-25T21:39:52.241-08:002010-01-25T21:39:52.241-08:00Been awhile since I checked your blog but oh what a great subject! I am an introvert who often likes to stay at home to putter around doing small stuff as opposed to crusading for something. At work I got listed as an INTJ which didn&#39;t surprise me at all. It has meant swimming against the current in church gathering though. And I hate ice-breaker games not to mention most small group exercises, sigh! It feels so intrusive.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01272248097079145093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-85236971326329195272010-01-25T19:01:04.431-08:002010-01-25T19:01:04.431-08:00Barry - Don&#39;t rush into it, because I haven&#39;t got to the parts I <i>don&#39;t</i> like yet. ;) <br /><br />Maybe you will still want to buy it, because the first half is great, fantastic even...but the second half, not so much. So wait and see.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-21951773988420276172010-01-25T18:59:02.739-08:002010-01-25T18:59:02.739-08:00Thanks Ann. I don&#39;t know about insight, but it&#39;s a subject that means a lot to me.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-17284095794596778932010-01-25T13:09:57.029-08:002010-01-25T13:09:57.029-08:00I&#39;m going to have to buy a copy of that book. It seems to make a lot of sense.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344399473884127122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-57064576830442322362010-01-25T08:59:20.192-08:002010-01-25T08:59:20.192-08:00Erin - again thank you for processing all this in your blog. It&#39;s a great help to look at being introverted in the context of the religious life. Your insights are great.Annhttp://annsopendoor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com