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{{Infobox_organization

| image = File:Founders-Ministries.jpg

| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]], [[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]

| type = Religious [[wikipedia:Nonprofit_organization|Non-profit]]

| formerly = Southern Baptist Founders Conference

| founders =

| leadership = [[Tom Ascol]] (president)

| theology = [[Reformed Baptist]]

| date_founded = November 13, 1982

| affiliations =

| notable_figures =

| website = [https://founders.org founders.org]

}}

'''Founders Ministries''' is a [[Reformed Baptist]] ministry organization, founded and led by [[Tom Ascol]]. It was previously known as the '''Southern Baptist Founders Conference''' (a [[Reformed Baptist]] group within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] in the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]), with its goals being to return [[Southern Baptists]] to their roots,<ref>http://www.sbts.edu/about/abstract</ref> and it has contributed to the [[Southern Baptist Convention conservative resurgence]].

The Southern Baptist Founders Conference was established in 1982, holding its first annual conference in 1983.<ref name=Robinson>http://www.bpnews.net/13921/founders-ministries-marks-20th-anniversary</ref> The organization which developed was renamed Founders Ministries in 1998.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150723052810/http://founders.org/faq/</ref> As of 2007, there were 807 churches in the United States.

According to [[Nathan Finn]], non-Calvinists within the Southern Baptist Convention "seem to be especially concerned with the influence of Founders Ministries."<ref>''[[The Great Commission Resurgence: Fulfilling God's Mandate in Our Time]]'' (pg. 73)</ref> Critics argue that Southern Baptists have never been [[Calvinistic]]. Tom Ascol, president of Founders Ministries, stated a majority of the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 held to the [[Calvinism|doctrines of grace]].<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/13921/founders-ministries-marks-20th-anniversary</ref>

Founders Ministries has operated '''Founders Press''' since 1983,<ref>http://founders.org/fj26/announcing-founders-press</ref> and publishes ''Founders Journal'', a quarterly journal established in 1990.

In December 2020, Founders Ministries established the '''Institute of Public Theology''', which has undergraduate and certificate programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing the Institute of Public Theology |url=https://founders.org/articles/introducing-the-institute-of-public-theology/ |website=Founders Ministries |publisher=Founders Ministries |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, Founders Ministries established '''Founders Seminary''', a residential seminary in [[Cape Coral, Florida]]. Ascol, [[Voddie Baucham]], and [[Tom Nettles]] were the founding faculty.<ref>https://www.foundersseminary.org/</ref>

==References==

[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1982]]

[[Category:Calvinist organizations established in the 20th century]]

[[Category:Baptist organizations established in the 20th century]]

[[Category:1982 establishments in the United States]]

[[Category:Reformed Baptist organizations]]

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+{{Infobox_organization
+| image                 = File:Founders-Ministries.jpg
+| headquarters          = [[wikipedia:Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]], [[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]
+| type                  = Religious [[wikipedia:Nonprofit_organization|Non-profit]]
+| formerly              = Southern Baptist Founders Conference
+| founders              =
+| leadership            = [[Tom Ascol]] (president)
+| theology              = [[Reformed Baptist]]
+| date_founded          = November 13, 1982
+| affiliations          =
+| notable_figures       =
+| website               = [https://founders.org founders.org]
+}}
+'''Founders Ministries''' is a [[Reformed Baptist]] ministry organization, founded and led by [[Tom Ascol]]. It was previously known as the '''Southern Baptist Founders Conference''' (a [[Reformed Baptist]] group within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] in the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]), with its goals being to return [[Southern Baptists]] to their roots,<ref>http://www.sbts.edu/about/abstract</ref> and it has contributed to the [[Southern Baptist Convention conservative resurgence]].
+The Southern Baptist Founders Conference was established in 1982, holding its first annual conference in 1983.<ref name=Robinson>http://www.bpnews.net/13921/founders-ministries-marks-20th-anniversary</ref> The organization which developed was renamed Founders Ministries in 1998.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150723052810/http://founders.org/faq/</ref> As of 2007, there were 807 churches in the United States.
+According to [[Nathan Finn]], non-Calvinists within the Southern Baptist Convention "seem to be especially concerned with the influence of Founders Ministries."<ref>''[[The Great Commission Resurgence: Fulfilling God's Mandate in Our Time]]'' (pg. 73)</ref> Critics argue that Southern Baptists have never been [[Calvinistic]]. Tom Ascol, president of Founders Ministries, stated a majority of the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 held to the [[Calvinism|doctrines of grace]].<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/13921/founders-ministries-marks-20th-anniversary</ref>
+Founders Ministries has operated '''Founders Press''' since 1983,<ref>http://founders.org/fj26/announcing-founders-press</ref> and publishes ''Founders Journal'', a quarterly journal established in 1990.
+In December 2020, Founders Ministries established the '''Institute of Public Theology''', which has undergraduate and certificate programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing the Institute of Public Theology |url=https://founders.org/articles/introducing-the-institute-of-public-theology/ |website=Founders Ministries |publisher=Founders Ministries |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, Founders Ministries established '''Founders Seminary''', a residential seminary in [[Cape Coral, Florida]]. Ascol, [[Voddie Baucham]], and [[Tom Nettles]] were the founding faculty.<ref>https://www.foundersseminary.org/</ref>
+==References==
+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1982]]
+[[Category:Calvinist organizations established in the 20th century]]
+[[Category:Baptist organizations established in the 20th century]]
+[[Category:1982 establishments in the United States]]
+[[Category:Reformed Baptist organizations]]