The Proper Care of Introverts: Episode 727
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
How to love your introverted friends, plus a Q&A with counselor and author Debra Fileta, and what makes a good small group?
Featured musical artist: Darlene Zschech ( https://www.darlenezschech.com/ )
Roundtable: Understanding Introverts
How well do you understand your introverted friends? Do you know what makes them tick? Do you celebrate their strengths? Our panel of introverts shares some of the dos and don’ts of a successful introvert relationship, so if you’ve ever wondered how to connect with your energy-conserving friends, you’ll enjoy this conversation. (Don’t worry, extroverts. You’re up next week.)
Culture: Q&A With Debra Fileta
Author and relationship expert Debra Fileta is here to answer a variety of questions sent in by Boundless fans. She’ll address topics like femininity, maintaining strong mental health, and navigating tricky dating scenarios. She’ll also share both the biggest disappointment and the biggest joy she’s encountered in marriage.
Inbox: Finding a Good Small Group
Community is essential to living the Christian life well. But how can you find a group of friends who’ll also be a reliable community and a catalyst for growth? Is it best to find a group that only studies the Bible? How deep should the subject matter and sharing be? Does age, life stage or gender matter? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Friends, it is that time of year when people contact you and ask you to bless them as we are in the Christmas season and heading into a new year with a monetary gift. |
| 0:12.2 | And you know what? |
| 0:12.8 | I'm just going to go ahead and do that on behalf of Boundless. |
| 0:15.8 | This is Lisa Anderson, host of The Boundless Show. |
| 0:19.8 | And we are in our year-end giving campaign here |
| 0:22.9 | at Focus on the Family and Boundless, and your gift this year is going to be doubled in order |
| 0:28.9 | to further the work of Boundless as we minister to young adults. |
| 0:33.2 | How do you give? |
| 0:34.0 | Go to Boundless.org slash donate. |
| 0:36.6 | You can give today, and your gift will be matched |
| 0:39.6 | by a generous donor who has offered to put up that financial resource in order to stretch |
| 0:45.1 | gifts even further. So boundless.org slash donate, you have the opportunity to take us into the new |
| 0:50.9 | year here at boundless as we continue to provide great content and conversation |
| 0:55.9 | for you and everyone you love. Thanks so much in advance. |
| 1:01.8 | Well, hey everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 1:13.5 | Lisa Anderson here with you, and we are officially now in the new year, 2022. |
| 1:18.8 | So welcome. |
| 1:19.7 | And as I often like to do, a little bit of what is coming up on the show. |
| 1:24.1 | For our inbox, we know that community is important as we start the new year. So we're |
| 1:28.9 | going to answer a question from a listener who wants to know what makes a good small group. Okay, |
| 1:34.4 | for those of you that have tried to enter small groups or be in small groups or maybe you've |
| 1:38.3 | tried to leave a small group, it's just like, ah, this could get awkward. So I'm going to weigh in |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Focus on the Family, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Focus on the Family and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.