“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 ESV)

Here are a few ways you can distribute gospel tracks

1.     Hand them to people - The most logical and most effective method of distributing gospel tracts is to simply hand them to people; especially to those who you already know and have a positive relationship with. They are usually the most receptive. Always keep some in your pocket and watch and pray for opportunities the Holy Spirit will direct you to. For instance, one day I was in a big hotel attending a business conference, and I got into an elevator to go to a meeting held on an upper floor. Stepping in at the same time was a well dressed businessman with a briefcase. He reached over to push the button for the floor he wanted and then he said to me, “Are you going up?” And I said, “Well yes, I am. In fact, this morning I got up, I am prayed up, and I’m ready to go up. How about you? Are you going up?” He laughed and said, “I can’t say that I am ready to go up. I wish I had your confidence.”  I then reached into my pocket, retrieved a gospel tract and handed it to him with a smile. I said, “This little pamphlet will explain how you can be absolutely sure you will go up!” He laughed, took it from my hand and said, “Thank you, I will read this.” We then reached his floor and got out. After he had left the elevator, I prayed a little prayer for him. I prayed that he would read the tract, that he would be drawn by the Holy Spirit, and that he would  pray to receive Christ. 

2.     Mail them to people – Include them with letters and cards to your family and friends. If you own a business you can put them in with business correspondence such as with invoices, statements and payments. By the way, you get up to one ounce of weight for a first class postage stamp. That amounts to 5 pages of normal weight letter-size pieces of paper and one standard #10 business size envelope. Most business correspondence is only one page so you have all that extra room available to use at no extra charge. The gospel tract you tuck in gets a free ride!

3.     Leave them in places where they may be found. As I travel around the country, I have discovered that most hotel rooms have Gideon Bibles in their drawers and/or other religious books there, such as the Koran. I tuck a tract inside their front covers where they may be discovered later by other travelers. Other good places to leave tracts are along with your generous tips at restaurants and for the hotel room-maid when you check out after your stay. When I travel in my RV I leave them at rest stops and other places I visit along my route, especially where literature is generally left for visitors. 

4.     Include them in shipments – I print and ship “People Can Be Recycled, Too!” Gospel tracts to many automotive recycling companies who include them in every shipment. They, too, get a free ride with every customer order. 

5.     Have them displayed at your business in a prominent location - perhaps at the front counter, or in waiting areas: “Free, take one”. 

Our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit

“Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.” (1 Thess. 1:5 ESV)

“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.” (Psalm 68:11 KJV)

What are gospel tracts?

The dictionary defines a tract as “a piece of writing expressing a strong belief, usually about religion or politics.” Therefore, gospel tracts are pieces of writing expressing the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Fulfilling God’s command to “preach the Word” 

We’re commanded in 2 Timothy 4:2 to be ready to “preach the Word” at all times. People usually think of preaching as a spoken sermon, but there are many preaching methods. One way to “preach the Word” is through the use of gospel tracts which is the gospel message in written form usually on a small piece of paper or a pamphlet or booklet. I found one of them in a glove compartment while out partying with some friends over 50 years ago. We had stopped at a liquor store to get some beer. While my friends were in the store I rustled through their glove compartment for some matches to light a cigarette. I didn’t find matches, but I did find a small booklet with the title on front that said, “This Was Your Life!” It explained how Jesus had died on the cross for my sins and how I could pray and receive Him as my personal savior. I prayed that prayer and instantly my life was changed! I don’t know how that booklet got into my friend’s glove compartment (he wasn’t a Christian) but I’m glad it had been put there, because God used it to bring me to Jesus Christ. 

Where to get gospel tracts

• Chick publications: https://www.chick.com/ 

• Good News Tracts / American Tract Society: https://goodnewstracts.wordpress.com

• Gospel tract: “People Can Be Recycled, Too!” Below is link to a gospel tract I put together for the automotive recycling industry which I had worked in for many years in a business capacity. It’s called, “People Can Be Recycled, Too!” Many thousands of them have been printed and distributed broadly. Many automotive recycler companies include one in every product shipment. Even though created with auto recyclers in mind, they are used by many others who like the concept of people being “recycled to a new purpose” by Jesus. The digital version can be easily shared with anyone electronically. Feel free to share the link!

https://www.mikefrench.com/recycledpeople

Therefore…

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9 ESV)