Why giving away free Bibles is the Church’s most underrated evangelistic tool

Evangelistic books and tracts have their place, but don’t overlook your most powerful tool for sharing faith, says Bethan Lycett 

I am a huge advocate for evangelistic books, resources and tracts, and I know how instrumental they can be in people coming to faith. But, it’s fair to say one of the most undervalued tools for evangelism is the Bible itself.

But handing someone a Bible isn’t usually the first instinct when faced with somebody unfamiliar with the good news of the gospel.

Perhaps there are some questions we ask ourselves that steer us away from this approach, doubts that seem practical, but in reality, may be interfering with what could be someone’s encounter with God.  

Let’s consider some of these questions: