SCLQ – Introverts

Last Monday I wrote a post about a worship leader asking a crowd I was in to “hug someone.” (If you haven’t read “Worship Leader Simon Says“, well, I hate to overuse the word ‘life-changing,’ but …)

The most popular comment on the post was something I would have never expected:

“Aaaaaand…. all the introverts run away.”

Whoa, in four years of writing Stuff Christians Like I’ve largely ignored a whole group of people. I’ve never written about being an introvert at church. It wasn’t on purpose, it’s just that most days I’m a ridiculous extrovert. I’m an ENFP in the Myers-Briggs test. (ENFP is easily the most awesomest personality type, just ask an ENFP. We’ll write a musical about it for you.) I’m 100 on the I scale in the DISC profile. And I was an otter on a different personality test. Because I like to float on my back and smash mussels together from the bottom of river beds. Or I’m outgoing.

Meanwhile, there are millions and millions of introverts sitting around me at church. Not all at once. (Imagine how often you’d have to scoot to the middle to accommodate a million people.)

So today, I want to do something simple. I want to write a post titled, “10 most awkward moments Introverts experience at church.”

Only, I’m not an introvert. I could write the post but it wouldn’t be that funny. Instead, I’m throwing you the mic. If you’re an introvert, this is your chance. Write a response to this question in the comments:

“What’s something awkward that happens to introverts at church?”

I’ll pick the 10 funniest next week and give you credit.

Ready? Go.

(I completely see the irony and risk in asking a group of introverts to speak up on a blog, but I still think they will share some awesomeness in the comments.)