A gospel tract is a small pamphlet designed to explain the gospel clearly and simply. They work best as a supplemental guide when a conversation has led to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Tract evangelism can be an extremely effective way of communicating the gospel. Three things are very important to keep in mind: Prayer, permission, and personality. First, pray before, pray during your conversation, and pray afterward. Second, ensure you have permission to share. Forcing a tract on someone is not recommended. Starting with “May I share something with you that is of the most importance to me?” can be very helpful. Third, have a winsome personality. With kindness and respect, go step by step through the tract, stopping frequently to ask if there are any questions. Also, having them repeat Bible verses as you quote them helps ensure their undivided attention.
EvanTell tracts use a bad news / good news method for explaining the truth of the gospel. This helps the listener/reader clearly understand that we are all sinners, and the penalty of sin is death (bad news) – and that while were still sinners, Christ died for us so that we can be saved simply by trusting in Him alone (good news). Each part of the bad news and good news states the related Bible verse and provides an illustration that makes the point even clearer. For example, to illustrate “trusting in Christ”, a chair is used to help the listener/reader understand that just as we rely on a chair to hold us up through no effort of our own, so we too must fully trust in Christ, relying on no works of our own for salvation.