What Pastors Really Want Missionaries to Know With Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden

What Pastors Really Want Missionaries to Know With Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden

The Missions Podcast · 2025-01-27
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Do you know what your pastor is looking for in a missionary? In this week's episode, Alex travels to Ft. Myers, Florida to visit the studios of Founders Ministries and interviews Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden. Together they discuss the office of pastor in the church, what pastors should look for in missionaries, and how the work of evangelism is integral to both pastors and missionaries.

Tom Ascol is President of Founders Ministries and The Institute of Public Theology. He also serves as pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida. Graham Gunden has held a variety of roles with Founders Ministries, serves as Dean at The Fletcher School, and is Assistant Pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida. Together, Tom and Graham host a weekly podcast called The Sword and The Trowel

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