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--- topical_evangelism [2020/04/23 13:03] – [[2] The Evangelist Trains] gregkedro
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-===== Gospel Tracts =====
+===== Tracts =====
+Motivation to pass out tracts: {{ :09_topical:evangelism_george_street.mp3?linkonly |George Street}} (9 mins)
+Buy good tracts:
+  * [[https://www.tractplanet.com/|Tract Planet]]
+  * [[https://chick.com/|Chick Tracts]]
+  * [[http://store.livingwaters.com/gospel-tracts.html|Living Waters]]
+Learn:
+  * [[https://markcahill.org/product/one-thing-you-cant-do-in-heaven/|One Thing You Can't Do in Heaven]] by Mark Cahill
+  * [[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978607538/|Terrified]] by Todd Friel
+  * [[https://biblicalevangelism.com/|The School of Biblical Evangelism]]
+----
+===== EDDM =====
+==== The Problem ====
+One of the problems I have encountered where I live is the restrictive nature of local "soliciting" law. Many of the municipalities where I live define "soliciting" in such a way as to include door-to-door evangelism.
+Lenexa, for example, states the following in their [[http://online.encodeplus.com/regs/lenexa-ks/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=1347|City Ordinance regarding Soliciting]]:
+  * **Purpose:** The City has a substantial interest in protecting citizens' right to privacy and quiet enjoyment of their private property. Courts have recognized the government has an interest in protecting individuals from unwanted intrusions into the privacy of their homes.
+  * **Definition:** Solicitation defined by the ordinance and it includes leaving a gospel tract or church invitation: "Hanging, leaving, or depositing any advertisement, flyer or handbill on or upon any door, porch, driveway, residence, or business, regardless of whether a doorbell is rung or any physical or verbal contact is made."
+  * **Prohibited:** Solicit at a residence, dwelling, business, or individual dwelling unit in a multi-family residential complex, or other location at which a sign bearing the words "No Solicitors" (or similar)...
+  * **Prohibited:** Solicit or attempt to solicit at a multi-family residential complex when all street entrances or all primary entrances to the complex have been clearly posted with signs marked "No Solicitors."
+  * **Prohibited:** You cannot place gospel tracts on //**vehicles**// in Lenexa, Kansas: "It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any handbill in or upon any vehicle, unless the vehicle is occupied and the occupant is willing to accept it."
+[[http://online.encodeplus.com/regs/overlandpark-ks/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=1136|Overland Park]] and [[https://www.olatheks.org/government/police/community-outreach/solicitation|Olathe]] have similar City Ordinances. [[https://www.leawood.org/licenses-permits/solicitation-permits/|Leawood]] is even more restrictive (and it's not a bad thing!) in that they require all solicitors to get a permit.
+==== The Solution ====
+Most people want their privacy at home. They want the quiet enjoyment of their private property (me, too). They don't want unwanted intrusions into the privacy of their homes (me, too).
+In addition to that, we don't want to break the law (Rom 13.1-5, etc.).
+So, how can we reach people in our community with the message of the biblical gospel in a way that abides by the law and doesn't intrude into people's quiet enjoyment of their private property? EDDM is an interesting option...
+**[[https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm|Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)]]**
+EDDM is a service offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that reaches every address in a chosen and defined geographic location.
+**The Steps:**
+  - Create or Use an Existing USPS.com Account
+  - Select Neighborhoods & Audience
+  - Design & Print Your Mailpiece
+  - Choose Drop-Off Date & Payment Options
+  - Print Forms & Prepare Mailing Bundles
+  - Drop Off Your Bundles at the Post Office
+**Resources:**
+  * [[https://www.usps.com/business/pdf/every-door-direct-mail-user-guide.pdf|EDDM User Guide]]
+  * [[https://www.usps.com/business/pdf/quick-reference-guide.pdf|EDDM Quick Reference Sheet]]
+  * Mailers: {{ :09_topical:eddm_mailer_9x625.pdf |9x6.25"}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_mailer_11x625.pdf |11x6.35"}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_mailer_17x11.pdf |17x11"}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_mailer_85x11.pdf |8.5x11"}}
+  * {{ :09_topical:eddm_min_max_sizes.jpg?linkonly |Comparison}} of minimum and maximum EDDM sizes
+==== Examples ====
+When I was the pastor of Harvest Baptist Church, we invested in several rounds of EDDM in order to reach our community with the message of the gospel and an invitation to our Bible-believing congregation.
+  * Our first mailer: {{:09_topical:eddm_hbc_invitation_1_front.png?linkonly|front}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_hbc_invitation_2_back.png?linkonly |back}}
+  * Our second mailer: {{ :09_topical:eddm_hbc_pretending_1_front.jpg?linkonly |front}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_hbc_pretending_2_back.jpg?linkonly |back}}
+  * One round of 100,000 mailers: {{ :09_topical:eddm_hbc_100k-mailers-1.jpg?linkonly |Pic1}} | {{ :09_topical:eddm_hbc_100k-mailers-2.jpg?linkonly |Pic2}}
+Andy, founder and owner of [[https://www.tractplanet.com/|Tract Planet]], helped us with the mailer design and printing. He's outstanding to work with and a good Christian brother.
+==== Cost ====
+The USPO charges $0.178 per EDDM mailer (that's less than 18 cents; it's less than half the price of [[https://www.usps.com/business/prices.htm|mailing a normal postcard]]).
+In 2012, Andy (from Tract Planet) designed and printed 100,000 mailers for $7,500.00 (that's $0.075 -- seven and a half cents -- per mailer). Granted prices will have increased since then, but this give you an idea of how relatively inexpensive EDDM is.
+You can reach your entire community with the message of the gospel for about 25 cents each.
+Or... you can keep your quarter laid up in a napkin and see how that works out for you...
+> He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come... And another came, saying, Lord, behold, //**here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin**//... And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. [Luke 19.11-27]
-other fun stuff goes here.