Christ instructed the Apostles to "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" So how do we interpret Paul's statement in light of the Great Commission?
Loo at the passage in context
1 Corinthians 1:10-14, 16-18
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose. For members of Chloe's household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you. Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.” Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, (I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Otherwise, I do not remember whether I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless. For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
So Paul was baptizing
The theme of this passage is doctrinal unity, not baptism, So Paul's comments have to be seen in that light Paul is saying that his individual commission was, above all, to preach
Sorry, but watching Brain Games has heightened my ability to notice misdirection when it is shown to me.
THEME all you want; it CANNOT change the very plain words on the page.