

The Sword & The Trowel
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The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
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Mar 29, 2022 • 41min
TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | SBC Pastors Conference Presidency and How We #ChangeTheDirection
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Voddie Baucham about his willingness to run for President of the SBC Pastor's Conference. Dr. Baucham and Dr. Ascol talk about the history of their friendship, their experience in the SBC and the change they believe needs to come in the years ahead in the denomination.
DAILY WIRE: Southern Baptists Nominate Tom Ascol, Voddie Baucham To Leadership To Combat Woke Drift In Largest Protestant Denomination: https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-southern-baptists-nominate-tom-ascol-voddie-baucham-to-leadership-to-combat-woke-drift-in-largest-protestant-denomination
African Christian University: http://acu-usa.com Statement from Southern Baptists Nominating Tom Ascol and Voddie Baucham: https://founders.org/2022/03/22/statement-from-southern-baptists-nominating-tom-ascol-and-voddie-baucham/
Tom Ascol - Why I Am Willing to Be Nominated for SBC President: https://founders.org/2022/03/22/why-i-am-willing-to-be-nominated-for-sbc-president/
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Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681
2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conference/
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The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/
Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/
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Mar 22, 2022 • 19min
TS&TT: The Nomination of Tom Ascol for SBC President and the Need To #ChangeTheDirection
Today on a special episode of The Sword and The Trowel, Graham Gunden interviews Tom Ascol to talk about his recent nomination to be President of the Southern Baptist Convention and his personal heart and vision for the SBC.
DAILY WIRE: Southern Baptists Nominate Tom Ascol, Voddie Baucham To Leadership To Combat Woke Drift In Largest Protestant Denomination: https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-southern-baptists-nominate-tom-ascol-voddie-baucham-to-leadership-to-combat-woke-drift-in-largest-protestant-denomination
Tom Ascol - Why I Am Willing to Be Nominated for SBC President: https://founders.org/2022/03/22/why-i-am-willing-to-be-nominated-for-sbc-president/
Statement from Southern Baptists Nominating Tom Ascol and Voddie Baucham: https://founders.org/2022/03/22/statement-from-southern-baptists-nominating-tom-ascol-and-voddie-baucham/
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Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681
2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conference/
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The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/
Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/
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Mar 15, 2022 • 27min
TS&TT: William Wolfe | The Need For Public Theology And The Abuse of Romans 13
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with William Wolfe, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon and Director of Legislative Affairs at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. They discuss the need for theology in the public square and how Christians should engage with government.
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Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681
2023 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2023conference/
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Mar 8, 2022 • 21min
TS&TT: Joel Beeke | The Ministry of Reformation Heritage Books
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Pastor Joel Beeke, President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation and Editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books. They talk about Dr. Beeke's story of salvation, his love for books and how he began the ministry of Reformation Heritage Books.
Joel Beeke Website: http://www.joelbeeke.org/
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary: https://prts.edu/ Reformation
Heritage Books: https://www.heritagebooks.org/
2023 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2023conference/
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Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/
The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/
Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/
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Mar 3, 2022 • 39min
TS&TT: Conrad Mbewe | Healthy Church Planting and Pastoral Ministry with the Spurgeon of Africa
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Pastor Conrad Mbewe in the Founders studio to talk about his ministry in Africa. Dr. Mbewe shares his experience pastoring a church-planting Church and what Biblical principles and practices are required for healthy church-planting.
African Christian University: https://acu-usa.com/
2023 National Founders Conference: Militant & Triumphant | https://founders.org/2023conference/
Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/
Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/
The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org/
Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/
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Feb 22, 2022 • 33min
TS&TT: Canadian Freedom Convoy, The Tyranny of Trudeau & Biblical Principles To Apply
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the Freedom Convoy and truck driver's protests in Canada. They examine the situation with the truckers, Prime Minister Trudeau and the Emergencies Act that was put forth and they unpack Biblical principles that Christians should apply when dealing with these type of situations.
2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/
Christian Patriotism by Andrew Fuller: https://founders.org/2022/02/23/christian-patriotism/
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Evangelism course - R.F. Gates & Jim Oden: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXMbCWFEKybL1UXDcV3_Gp5dmymkNbsVu
Table Talk with Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/armory/table-talk-with-tom-march-2022/
Buy Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe | https://press.founders.org/shop/fault-lines-the-social-justice-movement-and-evangelicalisms-looming-catastrophe/ Shop the Founders Press Store: https://press.founders.org/
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Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/
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Feb 15, 2022 • 24min
TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Cultural Apologetics, the "Awokening" of the SBC & Joining CBN
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with Dr. Voddie Baucham to discuss his health, updates on the African Christian University, the IOPT course on Cultural Apologetics, and his recent renewed involvement in the SBC through the Conservative Baptist Network.
2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/
Buy Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe | https://press.founders.org/shop/fault-lines-the-social-justice-movement-and-evangelicalisms-looming-catastrophe/
Voddie Baucham: https://www.voddiebaucham.org/
African Christian University: https://acu-usa.com/
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Feb 8, 2022 • 32min
TS&TT: The State of Evangelical Leadership | Megan Basham’s Unanswered Questions
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Megan Basham's recent article: "How the Federal Government Used Evangelical Leaders To Spread Covid Propaganda to Churches" and the backlash she has received from the evangelical elites and tone police. They cover Justin Taylor's article at The Gospel Coalition, Francis Collins' cowardice, the NY Times Dissenters and more.
2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/
Megan Basham article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-federal-government-used-evangelical-leaders-to-spread-covid-propaganda-to-churches
Megan Basham tweets: https://twitter.com/megbasham
Megan Basham TS&TT Episode: https://founders.org/interviews/tstt-megan-basham-churches-forcing-the-shot-dividing-christians-with-a-new-religion/
Erick Erickson article: https://ewerickson.substack.com/p/im-going-to-regret-writing-this
Justin Taylor - The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/an-earnest-plea-to-slow-the-evangelical-twitter-wars-and-to-drop-the-tribal-performance-art/
NY Times | The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/evangelicalism-division-renewal.html
WSJ on Fauci and Collins (Dec 21, 2021): https://www.wsj.com/articles/fauci-collins-emails-great-barrington-declaration-covid-pandemic-lockdown-11640129116
See more on Cobert: https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe/status/1490456426493399041?s=20&t=RXGMK25DSbN9udWUoRGg3Q
https://www.yahoo.com/video/jerry-seinfeld-gets-hilariously-vulgar-lesson-in-broadcast-standards-and-practices-from-stephen-colbert-070221272.html
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Feb 1, 2022 • 34min
TS&TT: The Recovery of the Gospel and The Reformation of Churches - What is the Mission of Founders?
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the mission of Founders: The Recovery of the Gospel and The Reformation of Churches. What does that mean? Has Founders always emphasized those things or has our mission shifted over the last 40 years?
2023 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2023conference/
2022 Founders Conference Livestream Sessions: https://press.founders.org/armory/2022-conference-livestream/
Reclaiming the Gospel and Reforming Churches by Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/shop/reclaiming-the-gospel-and-reforming-churches/
From the Protestant Reformation to the SBC by Tom Ascol: https://press.founders.org/shop/from-the-protestant-reformation-to-the-sbc/
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Jan 25, 2022 • 32min
TS&TT: Mark Coppenger | History and Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol sits down with special guest, Dr. Mark Coppenger to talk about IOPT, his history in philosophy, calling to pastoral ministry, working in the Southern Baptist Convention and the future of the SBC.
#WieldTheSword: Aesthetics | Mark Coppenger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz8HEJXB9s8&t=628s
A Call to Action for Southern Baptist Pastors - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2022/01/05/a-call-to-action-for-southern-baptist-pastors/
My Endorsement for SBC President - Heath Lambert article | https://fbcjax.com/my-endorsement-for-sbc-president/
The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention: What Just Happened? - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2021/06/17/the-2021-southern-baptist-convention-what-just-happened/
2022 National Founders Conference Livestream: https://press.founders.org/armory/2022-conference-livestream/
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Become a part of the F.A.M. https://press.founders.org/fam/
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