Psychological type and religion/church?
Reading a thread just now on this forum I realized that the article in the OP was fairly obviously written by an extroverted person, the author was going on and on about the value of community and a meeting space and groups and all I could think of was how wearying it would be to deal with groups of people all the time. I'm fine with up to about half a dozen people I know fairly well or a large completely anonymous crowd where I don't have to interact except perhaps superficially like a concert but interacting with strangers or near strangers on a relatively prolonged basis is mentally or emotionally tiring and I want to get away to somewhere more solitary fairly quickly. Put me in a cocktail party with a bunch of strangers and it's my idea of Purgatory.
To be blunt I'm an introvert, not an extreme one but I have the tendency and being alone quite a bit doesn't bother me much if at all because I'm good at amusing myself, I always have something I want to learn or see or a book to read a project to work on, people who are wrong on the internet and so on.
Anyone else find the idea of getting together with a largish group like a church not super attractive?
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...then, my idea of fun is to sit around all day doing math, so what do I know?
Well, that and dancing salsa.
I see the blurb mentions Steve Wozniak, I'm kind of Wozzish I guess...
The author does a TED talk at this page.. I'll watch it shortly.
http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/about-the-book/
let me gush on and tell you this is a must read for anyone who struggles fitting in in this world of extroverts. I guarantee you that you will learn a lot about yourself and feel much better having done so. It was also, at least for me, an interesting read. I had no problem breezing through this book.
being an introvert does not preclude enjoying groups of people (even large ones) and social interactions. It simply means that we introverts don't 'recharge' psychically that way. Extroverts come alive and feel re-energized when they interact with 'objects' outside of themselves. Introverts come alive and feel re-energized when we go within. So extroverts still need time alone and can enjoy solitary activities, and introverts still need social interactions and can enjoy even large group functions.
I am an extreme introvert. I still enjoy community and social interactions. I have to sometimes speak before very large groups of people. I don't feel recharged doing it, but I don't mind it. I take time before or after to reset so to speak.
I have found the best of both worlds being a Buddhist more than anything else. I have plenty of time, even in group settings, where I get to go within and meditate.
So I don't think that introversion and extroversion alone in typology account for the religion/church question. Now we could go deeper into the Sensates vs. Intuitives and the Feelers vs. Thinkers for some fun discussion. 
...but my biggest conflicts are between S & N.
Both sets of MBTI explanations for Sensing & Intuition have elements that I display strongly, reject or am neutral about.
But, "I", I am.
INTP's of the world!...Let's Unite...or...go and analyze the possibilities on our own terms and we'll get back to you about the results...
...eventually...
...after careful consideration....
I spend much of my time alone and avoid large groups of strangers. Ditto about your 'Purgatory.'
edit: but that's 'strangers.' Have invited my high school graduating class for a 'birthdays' party, and hoping some good friends will come. Group may end up small enough to not cause problems, and I'll know them all. (Maybe 20 will come.)
