The Sword & The Trowel is the weekly Founders Ministries podcast with Tom Ascol. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "TS&TT: Grace Doesn't Erase Nature" (29 October 2026, 50 minutes), "TS&TT: The 1689 Confession: Saving Faith" (22 October 2026, 44 minutes), and "TS&TT: Gods Two Words: The Importance of Law & Gospel" (15 October 2026, 53 minutes).
The Sword & The Trowel publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes.
Booking probability for The Sword & The Trowel is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Sword & The Trowel requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Sword & The Trowel's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Sword & The Trowel
Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss the distinction between grace and nature and why it matters for the Christian life. Grace does not destroy nature but rather perfects it. They...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 14 on Saving Faith and discuss...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk with Pastor Tom Hicks about his new book - God's Two Words: 31 Meditations on the Law and the Gospel. They unpack the distinction between Law and...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 13 on Sanctification and discuss...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Graham Gunden welcomes Pastor David Mitzenmacher back to the show. They discuss the recent trial of Lindsay Clancy, the response of many women on social media, the plague of feminism...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden reflect on the life and legacy of our brother, Dr. Voddie Baucham. They discuss that although Voddie passed away one year ago, through his teaching...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Tou Thao, former Minneapolis police officer, one of the four officers involved in the George Floyd incident in May of 2020. Mr. Thao shares his story...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Joey Tomlinson, Pastor of the Deer Park Fellowship in Newport News, VA, to talk about his new book: Those Things Most Surely Believed. They discuss...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Dr. Josh Holler, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in St. John, MO, to talk about his new book: Misconceiving IVF. They discuss why he wrote this...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 12 on Adoption and discuss God's...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss confessionalism. They address the theological and practical benefits for churches, specifically baptist churches, to adopt and maintain a...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 11 on Justification and discuss...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss some recent discussion around the Sabbath on social media. They address the enduring command of the Sabbath from the Bible, the 1689...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss some recent discussion around the Sabbath on social media. They address the enduring command of the Sabbath from the Bible, the 1689...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden answer your questions! They talk about the role of women in the Sunday worship service, common pitfalls for new church plants, deciding whether to...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They address Chapter 10 on Effectual Calling and...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden discuss our Nation's 250th anniversary. They talk about how to rightly love our Nation and reflect on how God has blessed us and the world through the...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Graham Gunden sits down with David Mitzenmacher, Pastor at Grace Baptist Church and Seth Tweeddale, Lead Pastor of Grace Community Church in Ormond Beach, FL. They discuss the recent...
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Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden continue in their series of walking through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. They finish Chapter 8 on Christ the Mediator talking...
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Today on the Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden welcome Chase Davis, Pastor of The Well Church, to talk about his new book: Offensive Christianity. They discuss why he wrote this book, the current state of...
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President of the Institute of Public Theology and Founders Ministries, Grace Baptist Church
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computer scientist, AI alignment researcher, educator, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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