The Sword & The Trowel

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Mark Coppenger, former Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, onto the show. Dr. Coppenger shares his insight as an elder statesman into the the current state of the Evangelical world in North America. Show Links: IVP Book Review: https://www.booksataglance.com/book-reviews/mark-t-coppengers-review-of-the-myth-of-equality-uncovering-the-roots-of-injustice-and-privilege-by-ken-wytsma/ Testimony about Women in the Draft: https://www.inspire2serve.gov/_api/files/227 Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore address the Q&A with the 2019 SBC Resolutions Committee about Resolution 9, recently released by Baptist Press.  Q&A with the 2019 SBC Resolutions Committee about Resolution 9: http://www.bpnews.net/54275/qa-with-the-2019-resolutions-committee-about-resolution-9 Identity Politics and the Bondage of the Will | Timon Cline: https://founders.org/2020/02/10/identity-politics-and-the-bondage-of-the-will/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Pastor Tom Buck onto the show to discuss the state of the SBC. They give helpful pastoral insight into the issues we face today vs the Conservative Resurgence in the 1980s. Are these issues more dangerous than anything we have seen before in the SBC? What is the responsibility of SBC Pastors and church members?  Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss the idea of hierarchy. Is it Biblical? How does it apply in the realms of church, family and culture? How do we promote biblical hierarchy and stand against the abuse of hierarchy? They also share a Resolution relating to this topic of hierarchy, that will be submitted for the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention. Resolution - God's Good Hierarchical Design: https://founders.org/2020/01/28/resolution-gods-good-hierachical-design/ Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss what it means to be a Southern Baptist. What is involved? How does the Southern Baptist Convention work? What is the role and responsibility of the local Southern Baptist church and pastor? They address all these questions and more. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss affliction in the life of the Christian and more specifically, in the lives of pastors. What should our perspective be when we come under affliction and trial? How do we deal with it in the light of the Cross and help others in their afflictions? Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword and The Trowel, by God's grace, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore are back in the studio together after a month away following Tom’s incident on December 8th, 2019. They share more of the full story of the incident, what the last month at Founders has looked like for us and how God's grace has ruled over every moment. Wield The Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ Jared Longshore's Sermon | December 8th, 2019: http://truegraceofgod.org/resources/sermons/mightier-than-the-waves/ WATCH NOW: Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Merry Christmas from Founders Ministries! WATCH NOW | Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ Founders Docuseries | Wield the Sword: https://founders.org/wieldthesword/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Jared Longshore gives a special update from the hospital on Tom Ascol's condition. ** Parents please be advised: this is a particularly intense and emotional episode and may not be suitable for children of all ages. ** Original Prayer Request: https://founders.org/2019/12/08/pray-for-tom-ascol/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss JD Greear's recent comments on using specific pronouns with the gender confusion phenomenon in our culture today. They unpack the difference between truth & love in these kind of situations and how to balance them in a Godly way. Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ The Sword & The Trowel: https://founders.org/the-sword-the-trowel/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/