Introverted Church: One last crack

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

One last crack

I received my typeset manuscript back today, which means I have one last crack at making minor revisions to my book. I was thinking today that it's been 4 1/2 years since I came up with this idea, in a moment of listening prayer during Christmas '04. The paradox in my mind is that it seems like a ridiculously long time since I began this project, but I still can't believe that I've reached this point. They will be printing my book late next month. Stunning.

I've got a couple of weeks to fix any glaring errors, to add a few brief ideas, and to convince my editors to make the changes I want.

Pray for me!

4 comments:

paulaJul 9, 2009 06:22 AM
Wow. I've been stewing since yesterday about Presiding Bishop Schori's "idolatry of individualism" which seemed to me a battle-cry of the gregarious, group-oriented, extroverted, outer-oriented Christian as opposed to those of us who constitutionally and neurologically get little pleasure from crowds and struggle to find our place and particular vocation/charism in the body of Christ. If you hadn't written this -- and I can't wait to read it ! -- I would have had to !
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ibrowejJun 18, 2011 11:10 PM
Great guidelines and encouraging words for the introvert. Being an introvert myself, I can see where different methods need to be employed in order to achieve the same results as the extrovert. But, it is possible to succeed, in spite of the common stereotype given to the introvert. We definitely have our strong points. We just need to know how to recognize them and learn how to use them. Social skills will become more natural if you are persistent at practicing them. Social media can be a great outlet to build confidence. I also found some other helpful tips for introverts at: http://relationshipcapital.co/op/?utm_src=bl
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paulaJul 18, 2011 06:58 PM
Wow. I've been stewing since yesterday about Presiding Bishop Schori's "idolatry of individualism" which seemed to me a battle-cry of the gregarious, group-oriented, extroverted, outer-oriented Christian as opposed to those of us who constitutionally and neurologically get little pleasure from crowds and struggle to find our place and particular vocation/charism in the body of Christ. If you hadn't written this -- and I can't wait to read it ! -- I would have had to !
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ibrowejJul 18, 2011 06:58 PM
Great guidelines and encouraging words for the introvert. Being an introvert myself, I can see where different methods need to be employed in order to achieve the same results as the extrovert. But, it is possible to succeed, in spite of the common stereotype given to the introvert. We definitely have our strong points. We just need to know how to recognize them and learn how to use them. Social skills will become more natural if you are persistent at practicing them. Social media can be a great outlet to build confidence. I also found some other helpful tips for introverts at: http://relationshipcapital.co/op/?utm_src=bl
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