Is tract distribution relavent to day?

Is Gospel Tract Distribution relevant to day?

Is Gospel Tract Distribution relevant to day?

Every time I visit the US and give my report as to the effectiveness of the tracts in India the response is disbelief or surprise! Giving me the benefit of doubt some would say, "well it may work in India but not in the US". Is this a fact? Has tracts become obsolete? I want to explain to you why tracts are still very effective.

I would like to start with basics! What is a Gospel tract? What should it do? How come it is effective in India? or is it?

All through History we find that revival was pre-seeded by tract distribution. Bible was a costly comodity to have until paper and printing came to being. While the OT was available to the early disciples it was available in bits and peaces to rich individuals. The synagogues had them at least in parts.

The NT was another matter all epistles were letters. That would be just tracts - written primarily to individuals, churches or to all believers in general.

Reformation came about because of a tract written by Martin Luther! Calvin first named them tracts! I want you to consider this very carefully Tract has to attract!!! Most people do not understand this.

The reason for this is that they consider Evangelism as an event! If you look at the History of redemption it was a process consisting of many events. The revelation to man was given through a long process. Hebrews is very clear "in the past god revealed through the process by bits and pieces but now in the in the kairos He revealed through His Son" This final and complete revelation took a long process and time. As we see even from the early church the Gospel never spread in a vacuum. 3000 people did not all of a sudden responded to the Gospel. All through History God was revealing Himself but at the proper time ...! The mighty response to the gospel came because of the preparation – prophets, John the Baptist, Jesus’ ministry, the disciple’s ministry, the resurrection etc., set the stage for a mighty revival and response to the Gospel with ushering of the permanent presence of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. If you read John 1 chapter you can clearly this process at work! I will continue this soon! You might wonder what all this got to do with tracts? I beg you to have patience. I will surely answer my own question to your satisfaction! Indulge me to cause l little suspense!

Your servant for His sake

Mano Daniel