Adam McHugh is a spiritual director, chaplain, speaker, and retreat leader. The author of Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture, he is an ordained Presbyterian minister, having earned a Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theology in Greek New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is also the author of The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction, and lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Episode Highlights

4:30 Becoming an ordained minister

7:30 What led to writing Introverts in the Church

10:50 Explanation of introversion and extroversion

16:00 Problems that introverts experience at church

19:00 Understanding the discomfort of personal vulnerability and sharing beliefs as an expression of faith

22:00 Introverts generally prefer depth over breadth

24:00 The power of listening: experience at a hospital

30:00 Introverts and small talk

34:00 How introverts approach dealing with conflict and decisions

40:00 Silence, reverence, and the internal experience compared to active social environments

45:20 Cultural clash of introvert and extrovert leaders: overcoming stereotypes and encouraging introverts to be leaders

48:50 Reaching out to invite introverts to participate

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