The church needs both extroverted and introverted leaders. We just forget about the latter.
Author
Andy Keck
Executive director of strategic initiatives, Perkins School of Theology
Andy Keck is executive director of strategic initiatives at Perkins School of Theology. Previously he served as director of library services at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and as a librarian at Duke Divinity School.
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