Where to Begin?

Yesterday I got to be a part of an interesting conversation about leadership and leadership training for folks in my annual conference. Without going into a lot of detail, the group gathered was there to help our new director of leadership begin to think about ways to offer training, support, and networking for pastors and laity in our area.
As I sat on a small group team talking about possible continuing education offerings, a couple of things struck me. One was a comment about how there are a large group of pastors who don't know where to look to get the kind of training they need to grow in their leadership. Now, I'm someone who loves to learn and am very committed to continually finding ways to grow and learn. So I know that there are plenty of ways to look for these kinds of opportunities. All day I was dumbfounded by that statement. Really, it just feels like a cop-out or a definite sign that these folks are not in ministry because they want to give their all. (Our system has not held us accountable, so it has perpetuated this behavior and attitude.) So one of the things we were taxed to do is to think about what sort of offerings we would need to have for those folks...
And then there is another level-- trying to find ways to offer courses, seminars, and other learning experiences for people who are stuck in the past and scared of the present. How can we offer things that will encourage pastors and laity to look in the world beyond the building and want to engage the people on our doorstep?
What sorts of courses do you think would be helpful? What suggestions would you make?