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Wednesday 2nd, December

posted by: gaynor

Does “church” suit some personality types better than others?
According to John Drane, Leslie Francis (both are scholarly heavies) has suggested that 90% of church-goers in the UK are ISFJ (Myers-Briggs Personality type), while in the general population, only 10% are ISFJ (and 2/3 of those are women).
I wonder how that statistic would pan out at PBC? (For the record I am ISTJ.)

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I’m an INTJ, but I’m a leader… Usually rooms aren’t big enough for too many of us!!! ISFJ are committed people, so I would agree that they are the last to jump ship if a church is declining.

By David Smith on 02 Dec 2009

Maybe there’s already and INTJ in the room! Our worship space is quite small!

By David Smith on 03 Dec 2009

There are 2 kinds of people in this world !

1. Those who make things happen
2. Those who watch things happen

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By JON on 04 Dec 2009

Which are you Jon?

By David Smith on 04 Dec 2009

Under the pump now.
Answer
90% 2.
10% 1.
I will expand on that later , why 10% , keeps your ears to the ground.

By JON on 05 Dec 2009

Nice answer!

By David Smith on 05 Dec 2009

I am ISFJ

” in the general population, only 10% are ISFJ “Now I know why I am different.