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If you are a life-long churchgoer like me, you’ve seen it happen – the pastor or worship leader is making announcements at the beginning of worship and invites the visitors to stand. I use the word “invitation” loosely because the pressure surrounding it makes it more like a command. In some cases, they go one step further and “invite” them to share their name, so the congregation can commit their face and name to memory.

In the case of the introverted, which some studies show as up to half of your visitors, this is a wasted exercise. You won’t need to know their names or faces because they are likely never coming back.

Introverts can be described as people who draw their energy from having time alone and enjoy spending time being by themselves or in small groups. They may get overwhelmed by new situations or large groups of people. Introverts prefer to focus on one task at a time and observe a situation before jumping in.

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