Pound for Pound

This metaphor ran through my mind that I have to work to develop but may have some potential. In boxing it seems that everyone wants to be a heavy weight because that is the glamour division. But the term "pound for pound" has been around boxing for a long time. People who follow boxing realize that heavy weight champs are often not the best boxers. Those in lower weight divisions may be better "pound for pound" but simply can't overcome the reach, height, weight and power of the upper classes. Therefore, we often hear the claim that so and so is the best fighter "pound for pound" in the world.

Churches like to be heavy weights too. That's the glamour division. We often really don't care how good we are just as long as we are in the heavy weight division. But I think churches need to focus on being the best pound for pound church out there. There are extremely good heavy weights out there. But there are also some extremely good light weights too.