9 Kinds of Difficult People

Here is a snippet on difficult people from Todd Rhodes site. The material was orignially lifted from Lifeway.com.

Can you identify any of these folk in your church? Or, should I say, "which one are you???"

1. The sherman tank will run right over you.
2. The star performer is entitled to your preferential treatment.
3. The megaphone will talk your ear off.
4. The bubble buster deflates everyone’s enthusiasm.
5. The volcano has temper like Mt. St. Helens.
6. The cry baby is a chronic complainer.
7. The nit picker is an unpleasable perfectionist.
8. The backbiter is a master of calculated rumor.
9. The space cadet is on a different wavelength.

Check out Todd's site. It gives some great tips on how to deal with challenging people, yourself included.