Acts 20:28: How to Choose a Church
Choosing a church is not first a question of preference but of ownership: the assembly belongs to the Lord because he purchased it with his own blood. Acts 20:28 turns our attention to leaders who watch over themselves and shepherd God's people as a trust.
Acts 20:28: How to Choose a Church
Paul's charge to the Ephesian overseers turns church choice away from consumer preferences and toward the flock Christ purchased and the shepherds God appoints. A church is weighed by faithful shepherding around the whole counsel of God.