The Church - Common People

Excerpt from AW Tozer's 'Insight for Leaders': The Church - Common People

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to
the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has
chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise,
and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the
things which are mighty.
--1 Corinthians 1:26,27

Christian believers and Christian congregations must be thoroughly
consecrated to Christ's glory alone. This means absolutely turning
their backs on the contemporary insistence on human glory and
recognition. I have done everything I can to keep "performers" out
of my pulpit. I was not called to recognize "performers." I am
confident our Lord never meant for the Christian church to provide a
kind of religious stage where performers proudly take their bows,
seeking personal recognition. That is not God's way to an eternal
work. He has never indicated that proclamation of the gospel is to
be dependent on human performances.

Instead, it is important to note how much the Bible has to say about
the common people--the plain people. The Word of God speaks with such
appreciation of the common people that I am inclined to believe they
are especially dear to Him. Jesus was always surrounded by the
common people. He had a few "stars," but largely His helpers were
from the common people--the good people and, surely, not always the
most brilliant. Tragedy in the Church: The Missing Gifts, 5.