Did you know that DL Moody and his followers passed out millions of tracts in their day? Many of you respect Moody but many of you are against tracts. Why?
Well I was out witnessing today and I have to say you may have a point regarding the money tracts. To most the tract was puzzling so this tract was far more popular.
I use chick tracts sometimes, and money tracts as well sometimes as they both have their place. I do not think that these types of tracts are the best tracts but they do reach some people.
I did not get to open air today as it was so blasted cold!!! Only got to pass out some 25-30 tracts before I had to get inside.
Because they can and do reach some people. However the problem with the money tracts is that most view them as a joke and do not take the back of the tract seriously. But I won't doubt that some do read them seriously. For example at the gay pride event I passed out 200 money tracts formatted for gay's and that was the best way to reach them, as the traditional tracts were vastly rejected.
My own opinion.
If one is to use tracts as a tool, it should be a supplement for personal conversation.
Simply handing out tracts with little/no personal interaction is a cop-out.
By speaking with the person, it can be made certain that they at least heard the Gospel if they do not read it in the literature.
Have you ever done street evangelism? Do you know that most are going to and fro and do not have the time to sit and talk with you? Tracts are a way to reach people that do not have the time to speak with you. Tracts can lead to conversations but they are by no means a cop-out. They are only a cop-out to those that have absolutely zero to little experience with street evangelism.
It is good that you do not leave them as gratuity.
One would not want to be insulting to the staff, especially if one hopes to dine there again.
Do not take this wrongly.
Where I live, leaving things on other people's cars is like throwing one's trash in another's pickup-truck bed.
It is considered an annoyingly unsociable.