聖保祿到一個地方時,並不是偶然路過那裡去發表一場演講——而是留下來建設當地的教會:取得知識分子的認同、勸勉、皈依、與基督結合,幫助他們度全面基督徒的生活。
When Saint Paul arrived, he did not appear for an occasional lecture: but he stayed and formed: to ensure the consent of the intellect, to persuade, to convert, to unite with Christ, to begin a fully Christian life (APim, p. 227).