The Ship of State

Our ruling party's General Secretary is quoted by the BBC today: "We have been able to cushion our people from the worst," after a legacy of "300 years of deprivation and a mismanaged country and economy." This in the context of a looming "failed state". I wonder how such a perspective would be accepted in the Church. Many Churches would say it's a failed minister if he or she can't overcome history to some extent within a year -- or produce some useful indicators in that time. OBSERVATION: Some countries have indeed been turned around fast. I think a failing Church can be well turned around in five years, even with a long history.