The Christian Introvert

by Evan D. Baltz

The modern Christian church, perhaps especially the evangelical church, is designed almost exclusively for extroverted individuals. What’s wrong with this model? It excludes or even alienates and fails to minister effectively to perhaps as much as 50% of the population. Using Myers-Briggs evaluations, 50.9% of those surveyed fall into one of the 8 introverted personality types. Other recent surveys have also backed up this data, so it is fairly safe to say fully ½ the population is or leans toward introversion. This also means that is likely 50% of the people sitting in the pew each week at church are introverted and therefore likely uncomfortable in that environment. So why does the modern church continue to focus on that model?

91 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2016

Reviews

[Maxine Rohde · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for my own edification. As an introvert, I’ve always found the various aspects of church challenging. Evan’s book helps to put things in perspective. It’s thought provoking, well written, and insightful. With an engaging style, he addresses the often-overlooked needs of introverts in the church, and the church’s failure to meet those needs. He also makes a valid, scripturally based point that Jesus Himself was an introvert. I would highly recommend this book to other introverts, extroverts wanting to gain a greater understanding, and church leaders.

[Ruth Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introverts are people too!

This is well thought out as it calls out that we are all not called to serve God the same way. Introverts can be their wonderful quiet, gifted, contemplative, selves and let God do the work as He chooses.