There is nothing beautiful or glamorous about Christ’s church. The church or the covenant community is lacking luster in many ways. In his first letter to the church of the Corinthians Paul stresses this truth about the church. “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth” (1 Cor. 1:26). From the world’s standards, the church is not made up of wise (smart) people, powerful (influential) people, and noble (sophisticated) people.