Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by Megan Hill,

entitled Seven Tips to Help Introverts Connect at Church.

Megan is the author of A Place to Belong, Learning to Love the Local Church from Crossway.

Seven Tips to Help introverts connect at church.

Written and read by Megan Hill.

Nearly every Sunday, for the past 15 years, I've gotten a migraine headache.

It typically sets in some time after the benediction, while I'm standing on the

church lawn, talking with members and visitors. Once I get home, the subtle throbbing behind one eye

increases until I can't ignore it anymore. With the judicious application of caffeine and medication,

I'm usually able to head off the most

debilitating effects, and I'm grateful for the prayers of God's people, which have been answered

with some headache-free Sundays over the years. But for me, migraines and Sundays will probably

continue to coexist until Christ calls or comes. That's largely because I'm an introvert.

Contrary to popular assumptions about introverts, this doesn't mean I hate people, or even that I'd rather

spend my days in solitude. I find people, especially other Christians, amazing.

I'm honored to hear their stories, and I genuinely want to love them well.

I'm genuinely grateful to God that my life is joined to his body, the church.

But talking to people gives me a headache.

And, as a result, it can be tempting to think I just don't belong in the church.

If, like me, you're an introvert or know someone who is, consider these seven ways to connect to your local church. One,irm God's Wisdom.

The church is made above people, and the Christian life depends on interacting with them

regularly, something that doesn't come easy to introverts.

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