Personally, I just get angry when people hand me stuff like this.
Adam Smith
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Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.
u00a0Not a fan of paper evangelism. u00a0Especially when it has a cheesy opening like that. u00a0Hmmmm.
Not a fan of paper evangelism. Especially when it has a cheesy opening like that. Hmmmm.
I am the same way and its not easy that my pastor really encourages us to use things like that. Whenever I bring up that with my friend she asks me, how would be a better way to reach those when you happened to be having a conversation with someone about Jesus or God or church or other such things? I honestly don’t know how to answer the question. The only thing that comes to me isu00a01 Peter 3: 15-16u00a0n”But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,u00a0u00a0keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.”nnI don’t know if that includes tracts, maybe for some but not all people need to use them.u00a0
I am the same way and its not easy that my pastor really encourages us to use things like that. Whenever I bring up that with my friend she asks me, how would be a better way to reach those when you happened to be having a conversation with someone about Jesus or God or church or other such things? I honestly don’t know how to answer the question. The only thing that comes to me is 1 Peter 3: 15-16
“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.”
I don’t know if that includes tracts, maybe for some but not all people need to use them.