Five Reasons to Send Your Pastor to a Conference

  
Michael Johnson at the desiringGod blog discusses five reasons to send your pastor to a conference. I agree that there are very good reasons to send your pastor but I also think that a lot depends on the conference. That being said, while some churches say that they can't afford to send their pastor, I would suggest that in many cases you cannot afford not to send your pastor. Intellectual stimulation and spiritual encouragement is one way to avoid intellectual stagnation and spiritual discouragement.