Someone once said, "Failure is succeeding in something that really doesn't matter."  How much of our ministry efforts and time are spent on things in the church that really doesn't matter.  I know when I was in the parish if we had one more meeting about the color of the carpet for the mother's room or what snacks to serve at the ladies day tea I was going to scream.  I just kept thinking, "How does this increase the kingdom?  How will this lead one more person to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ?"  So was the work I was doing a failure?  By God's kingdom standards, YES!  By investing more time and energy in the Great Commission we can leave an eternal lasting legacy.