The Sword & The Trowel
The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
Episodes
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the recent dismissal of Steve Lawson from his Pastoral role and how we should respond when church leaders sin in these grievous ways. They discuss the seriousness of sin and how we each individually need to be on guard against the attacks of the devil. They also address the importance of the local church, church discipline, the dan...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden showcase the brand new podcast studio and take the opportunity to discuss what it means to build and fight. What can we learn from Nehemiah as he held both his sword & his trowel? We live in a day where there are dragons to slay and God’s kingdom to build - what does that look like practically for the Christian?
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2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden interview Zachary Garris, pastor and author of Honor Thy Fathers: Recovering the Anti-Feminist Theology of the Reformers. They discuss his book and the importance of understanding what our protestant forefathers believed about the role of men and women in the church, in the home and in society.
SHOW NOTES: Honor Thy Fathers: https://www.ne...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden address the recent debates around the active obedience of Christ. What is it and should we be concerned about it? What is the doctrine of imputation? and what does this mean in regards to the doctrine of Law and Gospel?
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2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden address some of your questions - What is Predestination? What can we do to effect change in our government? Should we still listen to leaders that have gone astray? Should a Baptist church have open membership? How can Christians understand Just War Theory? They answer all these and more!
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss Evangelicals for Harris, the recent Democratic National Convention and more.
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2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
2025 National Founders Pre-Conference: Steadfast & Immovable - https://founders.org/preconference/
Suffering with Joy: https://press.founders.org/shop/su...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss what it means to be a productive Christian and what it means to be a productive Church. Does God care about how we work? How can we be fruitful in our homes and churches for God's glory?
SHOW NOTES: 2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol talks with Bradley Pierce, President of Abolish Abortion Texas, Executive Director of the nonprofit Foundation to Abolish Abortion and Vice President of Heritage Defense. They discuss the pro-life movement, abolishing abortion, and the truth about the number of abortions that still happen in the post-Roe v. Wade world.
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Aaron Gardner, who works at the forefront in the fight against Abortion in Florida. He joins us today to discuss Amendment 4, which is coming up on the November ballot and would effectively make abortion legal without exception in the state of Florida. This is an important episode for all Christians about the reality of abortion in...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden address some questions they've received about the recent shifts in the Republican National Platform on marriage and abortion. They discuss how we should think about this as Christians and unpack some of the concerns they share.
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2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump's life. They unpack a little bit of how we should biblically think through and talk about these events.
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2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/conference
Illustrated Catechism for Boys and Girls: https://press.founders.org/sh...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about politics. They discuss the presidential debate, the competency of President Biden, the issues with Donald Trump, the GOP platforms, Abortion, wielding power in politics, and how to think through all these things as Christian Americans.
SHOW NOTES: 2025 National Founders Conference - REVIVE US O LORD: https://founders.org/confere...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Carrie Gress about her book: The End of Woman. They discuss the lies of feminism, how destroying the patriarchy has had detrimental effects on the family and the church, the true beauty of womanhood and more.
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Find out more about Carrie Gress: https://www.carriegress.com/
The End of Woman: https://www.amazon.com/E...
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome back Dr. Ben Dunson. They discuss the recent PCA general assembly, and some of the significant issues that were covered - things like Women Deacons, Jesus Calling and more.
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Article by Ben Dunson: https://americanreformer.org/2024/06/pca-general-assembly-recap/
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden are joined in the studio by David Schrock & David Mitzenmacher. They discuss recent 2024 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis. They share some of the key events that happened, encouragements, disappointments and where we go from here.
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Christ Over All: https://christoverall.com/
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden are joined in the studio by David Mitzenmacher, Associate Pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, FL. They discuss the resolution David submitted to the Southern Baptist Convention, why it was rejected, and then dive into the broader issues of antisemitism, religious liberty and evangelism.
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Dr. Voddie Baucham about his newest book "It's Not Like Being Black: How Sexual Activists Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement". They discuss why this book is important, especially while we are in Pride Month. Listen to the show and then go buy a copy today!
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BUY Voddie's book: https://itsnotlikebeingblack.com/
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the dominion mandate and the Great Commission. How does the cultural mandate still apply today? How does it relate to the Great Commission? What is our responsibility as Christians in this world?
SHOW NOTES: Register for the 2024 SBC event: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/sbc2024-lunch/
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden interview Megan Basham, Reporter at The Daily Wire, about her forthcoming book, "Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda." Megan shares the background of how she came to write this book and the exposing information she discovered along the way. They discuss the specific implications this book has f...
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