Career
He is currently the senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida. Tom Ascol has served as Pastor of Grace Baptist Church since 1986. Prior to moving to Florida, he served as pastor and associate pastor of churches in Texas.
He has a Bachelor of Surgery degree in sociology from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University (1979) and has also earned the M.Div and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Texas. His major field of study was Baptist Theology. He taught two years as an adjunct professor for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary at their Southwest Florida extension.
He has also served as adjunct professor of theology for Reformed Theological Seminary and is a Visiting Professor for their Nicole Institute of Baptist Studies. He teaches adjunctively for the Midwest Center for Theological Studies and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary through their Equip Center.
Ascol serves as the Executive Director of Founders Ministries, an organization committed to the recovery of the Gospel and the reformation of local churches.
He edits the Founders Journal, a quarterly theological publication of Founders Ministries, and has written numerous articles and edited and contributed to several books He regularly preaches and lectures at various conferences throughout the United States and other countries.