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Sunday, May 4, 2008

This week

For the last few months I've been attending various churches and worship services to get a sense for which practices facilitate introvert participation and which practices alienate us. The last chapter of my book will be my reflections on my experiences. Tonight I am attending a Taize service at All Saints Episcopal in Pasadena, which I am very much looking forward to. I'm sure I'll have some reflections about it this week. I also plan on blogging some thoughts on the movie Into the Wild, which I watched this weekend.
Posted by Adam S. McHugh at 9:38 AM

2 comments:

  1. Here's a list from me:

    1. Hymns - forced singing can be an issue for me. I just don't sing that well. This is particularly apparent in Taize with its repetition and usual lack of a covering organ.

    2. Worship in a circle - our church does Taize with the chairs in a circle. How can you be anonymous when 1/2 of the congregation is looking at you?

    3. Holding hands during prayers (Lord's Prayer, etc).
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  2. Sounds very interesting! Did you get my email?
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Adam S. McHugh is the author of Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister, spiritual director, chaplain, speaker, and retreat leader. He has been published in The Washington Post, The Christian Century, RELEVANT Magazine, Psychology Today, and Leadership Journal, among other publications. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and Princeton Theological Seminary. On February 28, 2012 he will serve as guest chaplain in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lives in Claremont, CA.

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