Reference

Acts 14:1-28
Successful Ministry

“As this first missionary journey came to a close, we feel a sense of relief when Paul and Barnabas finally made it back to Antioch. But instead of hitting the talk show circuit, they immediately reported back to their sending church and highlighted how God had ‘opened the door of faith to the Gentiles’ 14:27. That’s because Paul and Barnabas were in it for God’s glory, not theirs, all along. Sometimes successful ministry takes a lot of guts.” Whitney Kuniholm, The Essential Question, p 83.