In my opinion if a pastor fails to be out in the real world with other than the membership he won't see the trials and tribulations that are going on. Being in the real world seeing real life situations (not just sitting behind a desk and preaching sermons) is continuing education to be qualified to stand in front of the congreation and preach. Most preachers that just sit behind the desk and preach become very dry and boring pretty quickly and they have no clue why the congreation is leaving.
