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I recommend church leaders read this book .   McHugh offers numerous practical insights on how introverts can leverage their personality type to lead effectively.    He discusses the importance of paying attention to natural rhythms and managing energy, offering practical strategies and advice in Chapter 7.      He doesn't let introversion be an excuse for withdrawing from relationships or from loving people.   The role of community is described as 'healing' for the introvert, and he talks about two critical movements for the introverted leader:   Inward movement of accepting and working with the way we are wired   Outward movement towards community This book challenged my assumptions about the relationship between personality and leadership.  It helped me discover some of my strengths and how I can leverage them in my leadership role.  It also gave me some insight into some of my struggles as a...

The events of Acts 2, though seemingly insignificant to the average Roman citizen at the time, marked the launch of the beginnings of God’s promised Kingdom. On that day of Pentecost, the risen King, Jesus Christ, sent His Spirit to empower His disciples and set in motion His grand strategy for bringing blessing to all the families of the earth just as he promised to Abraham. When the Spirit came, the Spirit empowered the disciples not only to speak in many languages but also to forge a new family—a community bound together in love and devotion to Jesus and one another. Acts 2:42-47 describes this family’s radical practices: Devotion to the Apostles' Teaching:  Believers wholeheartedly committed themselves to learning and living out the good news of Jesus and his kingdom, reordering their lives to align with all Jesus’ commands that were now made clear by the Spirit.   The Spirit filled them with a love for God and his ways. Devotion to Fellowship:  Far more tha...