The Sword & The Trowel

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TS&TT: William Wolfe | The Need For Public Theology And The Abuse of Romans 13 Mar 15, 2022

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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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TS&TT: Joel Beeke | The Ministry of Reformation Heritage Books Mar 08, 2022

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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.

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TS&TT: Conrad Mbewe | Healthy Church Planting and Pastoral Ministry with the Spurgeon of Africa Mar 03, 2022

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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.

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TS&TT: Canadian Freedom Convoy, The Tyranny of Trudeau & Biblical Principles To Apply Feb 22, 2022

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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.

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TS&TT: Voddie Baucham | Cultural Apologetics, the "Awokening" of the SBC & Joining CBN Feb 15, 2022

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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.

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TS&TT: The State of Evangelical Leadership | Megan Basham’s Unanswered Questions Feb 08, 2022

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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.

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Megan Basham article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-federal-government-used-evangelical-leaders-to-spread-covid-propaganda-to-churches

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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

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TS&TT: The Recovery of the Gospel and The Reformation of Churches - What is the Mission of Founders? Feb 01, 2022

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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?

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TS&TT: Mark Coppenger | History and Future of the Southern Baptist Convention Jan 25, 2022

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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/

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TS&TT: A Call to Action for Southern Baptist Pastors - Staying Long in the Fight Jan 18, 2022

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss life in the Southern Baptist Convention. Founders was born out of concern for the SBC and we're still very much invested in what's going on there. With all the decline we see, why should churches stay in the SBC? Is there still reason to continue to fight for the health of our institutions and agencies? Or is it too far gone?

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/

Ed Litton, Southern Baptist Leaders, and Judgment Day Honesty: A Call for Accountability and Action by Southern Baptist Churches - Tom Ascol article | https://founders.org/2021/09/08/ed-litton-southern-baptist-leaders-and-judgment-day-honesty-a-call-for-accountability-and-action-by-southern-baptist-churches/

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/

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TS&TT: Samuel Sey | Forced Diversity, CRT and Sinful Partiality in the Evangelical Church Jan 11, 2022

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Canadian blogger Samuel Sey (Slow to Write). They discuss Samuel's personal testimony and how he came to write about racial, cultural, and political issues. They unpack the impact Critical Race Theory is having in Evangelical churches today, forced diversity and how it undermines the gospel, Bill C-4 in Canada and more.

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