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 B.S. degree in sociology from Texas A&M University (1979) and has also earned the M.Div and Ph.D degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. 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.