Introverted Church?

Here is a blog post that has been drawn to my attention about how introverts react to church.

It is a timely reminder on how our personalities affect the way we process what happens when we meet together. I particularly liked one of the comments which pointed out that extroverts tend to be good at enaging with a lot of people (but rather superficially) and introverts often are good at developing deeper relationships with a very small number of people.

This perspective is helpful because ...

1. It stops us comparing personality types. Extroverts are not more godly per se than introverts.

2. It doesn't allow personality type to become an excuse for un-Christlike behaviour. (e.g. trampling over other people's feelings or ignoring visitors.)

3. It reminds us that, in Christ's body, we need all types to function well.