Are Tracts an Effective Evangelism Tool?
When some people evangelize, they do so with tracts. Tracts, for those that don’t know, are short Gospel presentations in a little booklet. They usually have some sort of eye-catching cover or are centered around a particular theme. Every single one that I’ve seen includes a “Sinner’s Prayer” that the reader can read aloud in order to become a Christian.
We’ve probably all heard stories of well-meaning Christians leaving tracts as tips at restaurants, or giving children tracts instead of candy during Halloween. And if you’ve spent any time in a major city, you’ve probably seen a tract or two “left” in a bathroom. I’d have to imagine that most of these tract distribution methods are ineffective (I’m willing to be proven wrong). However, a tract in the hands of someone who can explain what it means seems like it has potential to me.
What about you, do you think that Tracts are an effective evangelism tools?
I agree with you Chris. Tracts get thrown away quickly.
I think that tracks are very useful. I have been down on my luck several times in my life’s joutney, and to look in my purse and find a track that someone handed to me God knows when, gave me a much needed power boost of the Word of God.
Well, I highly doubt there have been many people who’ve been totally evangelized and born again just from a tract they found in the bathroom. However, it gets them thinking and it’s better than nothing. Two things on tracts. One, every Christian should have them, especially the timid like me because it’s better to do SOMETHING than nothing to obey the Great Commission. You can’t just say, “well I’m not great at talking to people and I think tracts are a waste so I’ll just keep my faith to myself.” We need to GET BETTER at talking with people cause it’s what we’re called to do, and tracts are a start. Secondly, tracts should point people to the Bible, not the sinner’s prayer. The sinner’s prayer is a very dangerous thing and you won’t find it anywhere in Scripture. It has the potential to make someone who repeated a couple lines from a tract believe they are going to heaven, when in fact there’s been no change in their behavior and they’re still going to hell.
I know somone who was handed a tract in the street and became a Christian as a result. I wouldn’t discount them entirely.
tracts are an effective way of evangelism as far as iam concerned. the one who bistribte them must make sure that he or she explains the contents of the tracts and ask the recipiant to become a christion if willing also we have to bear in mind that some people will be in a hurry therefor they will not give you their attention but can take the tract and read lettermoreso some have a tendance of not giving attendance to strengers but they will recive christ after reading a tract from stranges.
They are effective it`s only that one can not have a recod of the number of people who recived Christ as their savior.
No,they are seen as a joke by those who want to evanglise.
i believe that tracts are very effective. i have heard testimonies of lives transformed thru tracts. i have experienced it myself. there are different ways of evangelism yes but the use of tracts cannot be under estimated.
The topic on tracts and their effectiveness is very interesting and informative. I am a minister and it hurts me to tell you this but I have never given out a tract to anyone. I fell that we who are evangelizing should take advantage in EVERY way possible All the methods
and strategies to bring people into relationship with CHRIST. Please send me a few examples of some of your most effective tracks to thearkgod@yahoo.com. I just want to thank you all for your comments; they all for the most part were excellent point.
Dear All,
Yes you can’t underestimate tracks in Evangelism specially in the Non Christian world.
I have tried it and when you leave them with people or in different places near the mosques or temples they have tremedous results.
God Bless You.
I believe they are effective if it comes from someone that can convey the love of Jesus to the person that receives the tract. My personal experience was on a flight from Houston to San Jose , Ca. My sister gave me the tract at the airport when my plane was only going to be there for one hour.I realized she had made the sacrifice of getting there just to give it to me. I’ve been a Christian ever since.
I believe that tracts can change people’s lives. you never know what will happen when a tract leaves your hand. i believe that even if someone throws a tract away on a rubbish dump, someone else could still read it. there are people living on a rubbish dump that the Lord could save. Never underestimate a tract. i have heard of countless testimonies of how tracts have changed people’s lives.
I shall use it again.
God bless
vedra
Of course, tracts are a very powerful way to evangelism people who
dont know Jesus. Here in our mission in a town of 35,000 people, my 11 years old son Francisco and I delivered 1000 tracts.When we ended the
delivering, we came back in our own feet,and for our surprise, we just
find 5 or 7 tracts on the floor.We enjoyed doing this, we came back
happy and blessed. And my son felt the power of God, like me
Let me tell you people who said that the delivering of tracts are
useless for any reason you were mentioned. Our job is to put a tract
in the hand of an unbeliever, and God will do the rest.When we deliv-
red tracts, we show love to the people, and show responsability be-
fore Jesus, think in this tought, and act with mercy, like God are merciful with us.