Pastors go to conferences and workshops to get information they can use. They go on personal retreats so that God can use them. Conferences give information about the way things should be or can be in a church. Personal retreats are where God opens your eyes to the way things really are in a church—good and bad. Conferences can give structure and shape to your vision. Personal retreats are where you get visions, and where God nourishes them. Conferences give you things to thi