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Canon Harold Percy was ordained in 1975 and has been the Incumbent of the Anglican parish of Trinity, Streetsville in Mississauga, Ontario since 1987. In 1991 he became the founding Director of The Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism in the Toronto School of Theology. He remained Director of the Institute until May, 1998 when he stepped down in order to devote more time to his parish ministry. He continues with the Institute as Consultant on Leadership and Congregational Development.
Harold is the author of “Following Jesus: First Steps on the Way:, and “Good News People: An Introduction to Evangelism For Tongue-Tied Christians”, both published by The Anglican Book Centre. For nine years he wrote the column “Sharing The Joy” in the Anglican Journal; he is a regular contributor to The Institute of Evangelism’s resource sheet “Good Idea” and writes a column on congregational leadership and development in “Ministry Matters:”, a journal for clergy published by the Anglican Church of Canada. Harold travels widely throughout North America, speaking at conferences and leading workshops in the areas of congregational development, evangelism, and church growth.
Making the Connections That Build Healthy Congregations
By Harold Percy
How is your church going to grow? Will it grow by fine-tuning worship, the preaching, the Christian education programs, and the like? Or will it grow by making strategic assessments of the people it is most likely to reach and focusing the ministries of the church on the goal of offering the gospel to those people? In this brief, practical book Harold Percy helps congregations answer these critical questions about their mission and ministry. After assisting the reader with the crucial issue of motivation, Percy lays out the four main groups of people that any congregation can and should seek out: 1. Those in the pews; 2. Those who walk in; 3. Friends and family of current members; 4. Those who live in the neighborhood. Percy argues that these four types of people represent the congregation's best opportunity to lead people to become committed disciples of Jesus Christ. He offers solid, easy-to-follow advice on how churches can understand the needs of these groups and reach out to them.
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Trinity Anglican Church
69 Queen Street South, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5M 1K5 Tel: (905) 826-1901 Fax: (905) 826-8715 email: shirley@trinitystreetsville.org |
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