ATS is board-governed and benefits from the visibility of its Council of Reference, an advisory board of evangelical notables from business, ministry, and other walks of life.

[1] Before ATS was founded, the Bible was the only religious book being distributed widely around the United States.

[3]: 86  The separate tract societies merged and moved into a four-story building at 87 Nassau Street in New York City.

[2] ATS took advantage of the population's growing literacy, distributing tracts to immigrants, Native Americans and freed slaves.

These peddlers sold tracts, provided counseling, and led church services.

[8] The ever-increasing advances in technology and social media present both challenges and opportunities for ATS in disseminating its message.

Over the years ATS has developed a number of ways to present the gospel in a relevant and timely manner.