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'''Wade Burleson''' is a politician, author, avocational historian, and retired pastor for Emmanuel Enid church in [[Enid, Oklahoma]], United States. Burleson was twice elected [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma]], serving between 2002 and 2004. He later served as a trustee for the [[International Mission Board|Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board]] from 2005 to 2008. Oklahoma Governor [[Frank Keating]] appointed Burleson to the northwest Oklahoma Higher Education Program Board in 1996.
'''Wade Burleson''' is a politician, author, avocational historian, and retired pastor for Emmanuel Enid church in [[Enid, Oklahoma]], United States. Burleson currently blogs<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=www.istoriaministries.com |url-status=live}}</ref> about current events, assists in bettering the life of Pacific Islanders, holds weekly Bible Studies, and has a ministry to counsel victims of sexual abuse, specifically those who have experienced abuse in church or religious settings.


He is a speaker on the [[Civil war|Civil War]] in Oklahoma,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burleson to Speak on a Little-Known State Civil War Event |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/burleson-to-speak-on-a-little-known-state-civil-war-event/article_5242c920-4bd2-5e16-b135-e314d3da1cd7.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-12-08 |website=News Ok}}</ref>{{failed verification| date=July 2022| note=Link goes to an archive, but there is no article by this title in the archive.}} the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]], conspiracies associated with assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.news9.com/story/13538603/oklahoma-towns-connection-to-the-lincoln-assassination|title=Oklahoma Town's Connection to Lincoln's Assassination|website= News 9 |access-date= 2018-12-08}}</ref> and the history of the [[National Football League]] with its roots in [[Indian Territory]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://k101online.com/listen-wade-burleson-on-oklahomas-impact-on-the-formation-of-the-nfl/|title=LISTEN: Wade Burleson on Oklahoma's Impact on the Formation of the NFL|date=2018-05-14|newspaper=K-1O1|access-date=2018-12-08 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329231001/https://www.k101online.com/listen-wade-burleson-on-oklahomas-impact-on-the-formation-of-the-nfl/ }}{{primary inline|date= July 2022}}</ref>
He is a speaker on the [[Civil war|Civil War]] in Oklahoma,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burleson to Speak on a Little-Known State Civil War Event |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/burleson-to-speak-on-a-little-known-state-civil-war-event/article_5242c920-4bd2-5e16-b135-e314d3da1cd7.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-12-08 |website=News Ok}}</ref>{{failed verification| date=July 2022| note=Link goes to an archive, but there is no article by this title in the archive.}} the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]], conspiracies associated with assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.news9.com/story/13538603/oklahoma-towns-connection-to-the-lincoln-assassination|title=Oklahoma Town's Connection to Lincoln's Assassination|website= News 9 |access-date= 2018-12-08}}</ref> and the history of the [[National Football League]] with its roots in [[Indian Territory]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://k101online.com/listen-wade-burleson-on-oklahomas-impact-on-the-formation-of-the-nfl/|title=LISTEN: Wade Burleson on Oklahoma's Impact on the Formation of the NFL|date=2018-05-14|newspaper=K-1O1|access-date=2018-12-08 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329231001/https://www.k101online.com/listen-wade-burleson-on-oklahomas-impact-on-the-formation-of-the-nfl/ }}{{primary inline|date= July 2022}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Burleson attended college at Baylor University. He moved to Holdenville, Oklahoma in 1982 and became pastor at First Baptist Church, Holdenville, at age 21. He then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1987 to pastor at Sheridan Road Baptist Church and serve as Tulsa Police Chaplain. In 1992, Burleson moved from [[Texas]] to [[Enid, Oklahoma]] to pastor for Emmanuel Enid.<ref name="EthicsDaily2006">{{Cite web|url= https://www.ethicsdaily.com/baptist-roots-run-deep-for-controversial-imb-trustee-cms-6833/|title=Baptist Roots Run Deep for Controversial IMB Trustee|date=2006-01-16|website=EthicsDaily|access-date= 2018-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921191511/http://www.ethicsdaily.com/baptist-roots-run-deep-for-controversial-imb-trustee-cms-6833 |archive-date=21 September 2014}}</ref>
In 1982, Burleson became pastor at First Baptist Church, Holdenville, Oklahoma. He then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1987 to pastor at Sheridan Road Baptist Church and serve as Tulsa Police Chaplain. In 1992, Burleson moved from [[Texas]] to [[Enid, Oklahoma]] to pastor for Emmanuel Enid.<ref name="EthicsDaily2006">{{Cite web|url= https://www.ethicsdaily.com/baptist-roots-run-deep-for-controversial-imb-trustee-cms-6833/|title=Baptist Roots Run Deep for Controversial IMB Trustee|date=2006-01-16|website=EthicsDaily|access-date= 2018-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921191511/http://www.ethicsdaily.com/baptist-roots-run-deep-for-controversial-imb-trustee-cms-6833 |archive-date=21 September 2014}}</ref>
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Burleson was appointed to serve on Oklahoma's Higher Education Program Board in 1996 by Governor [[Frank Keating]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.okhighered.org/leg-info/1996/may_03.html |title=Legislative Updates 1996|website= Ok higher ed|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref> In 2002, he was elected the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma]] and he was reelected to the position in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Man of grace' rises from crowd to head Baptists|url = https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/11/30/man-of-grace-rises-from-crowd-to-head-baptists/62068956007/|website = NewsOK |accessdate = 2015-10-28|date = 2002-11-30}}</ref><ref name="EthicsDaily2006" /> He was elected to the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board in 2005. In 2006, his fellow members requested his removal from the board, citing "gossip, slander, lack of accountability and loss of trust."<ref name="EthicsDaily2006" /> A month later, IMB officers withdrew the request for removal. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Baptist |date=2006-02-20 |title=IMB officers seek withdrawal of request to remove trustee |url=https://baptistcourier.com/2006/02/imb-officers-seek-withdrawal-of-request-to-remove-trustee/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Baptist Courier |language=en-US}}</ref>


Burleson was appointed to serve on Oklahoma's Higher Education Program Board in 1996 by Governor [[Frank Keating]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.okhighered.org/leg-info/1996/may_03.html |title=Legislative Updates 1996|website= Ok higher ed|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref>
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== Personal Life ==

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Pastor Wade Burleson has been married to Dr. Rachelle Burleson, DNP, chief nursing officer at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center,<ref>Emily Summars, [https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/returning-to-work-st-mary-s-hires-new-chief-nursing/article_e54f882b-874f-5167-822b-117753a8d1ad.html Returning to work: St. Mary's hires new chief nursing officer], ''Enid Eagle'', 26 Dec 2016.</ref> for over 30 years. They have four adult children and three grandchildren. In 2011, Burleson was briefly jailed in Mexico after causing a traffic collision that injured two.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enid pastor briefly is jailed while in Mexico |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/enid-pastor-briefly-is-jailed-while-in-mexico/article_b2c6409e-0565-5722-bda2-19e7653dc767.html}}</ref>
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In 2002 and 2003, he was elected the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Man of grace' rises from crowd to head Baptists|url = https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/11/30/man-of-grace-rises-from-crowd-to-head-baptists/62068956007/|website = NewsOK |accessdate = 2015-10-28|date = 2002-11-30}}</ref><ref name="EthicsDaily2006" /> He was elected to the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board in 2005. In 2006, his fellow members requested his removal from the board, citing "gossip, slander, lack of accountability and loss of trust."<ref name="EthicsDaily2006" /> A month later, IMB officers withdrew the request for removal. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Baptist |date=2006-02-20 |title=IMB officers seek withdrawal of request to remove trustee |url=https://baptistcourier.com/2006/02/imb-officers-seek-withdrawal-of-request-to-remove-trustee/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Baptist Courier |language=en-US}}</ref>


Burleson retired from Lead Pastor at Emmanuel Enid in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Burleson announces GOP candidacy running against incumbent Lucas |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/covid19/burleson-announces-gop-candidacy-running-against-incumbent-lucas/article_765e4556-82f1-11ec-8013-23d2c07dd9e1.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Enid News}}</ref>
Burleson retired from Lead Pastor at Emmanuel Enid in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Burleson announces GOP candidacy running against incumbent Lucas |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/covid19/burleson-announces-gop-candidacy-running-against-incumbent-lucas/article_765e4556-82f1-11ec-8013-23d2c07dd9e1.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Enid News}}</ref>

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== Education and Personal Life ==
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Pastor Wade Burleson attended college at Baylor University. Burleson has been married to Dr. Rachelle Burleson, DNP, chief nursing officer at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center,<ref>Emily Summars, [https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/returning-to-work-st-mary-s-hires-new-chief-nursing/article_e54f882b-874f-5167-822b-117753a8d1ad.html Returning to work: St. Mary's hires new chief nursing officer], ''Enid Eagle'', 26 Dec 2016.</ref> for over 30 years. They have four adult children and three grandchildren.

In 2011, Burleson was briefly jailed in Mexico after causing a traffic collision that injured two.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enid pastor briefly is jailed while in Mexico |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/enid-pastor-briefly-is-jailed-while-in-mexico/article_b2c6409e-0565-5722-bda2-19e7653dc767.html}}</ref>


== Political Influence and Candidacy ==
== Political Influence and Candidacy ==

Revision as of 19:12, 12 July 2023

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Wade Burleson
Born (1961-12-27) December 27, 1961 (age 64)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
SpouseRachelle Burleson
Children4
Parent(s)Paul and Mary (Cherry) Burleson
RelativesRufus Columbus Burleson (ancestor)[2]
Congregations served
Emmanuel Enid

SRBC, Tulsa, 1987–92[citation needed]

FBC Holdenville, 1982–87[citation needed]
TitlePastor, Writer, Historian
WebsiteWade Burleson Burleson for Congress

Wade Burleson is a politician, author, avocational historian, and retired pastor for Emmanuel Enid church in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Burleson currently blogs[3] about current events, assists in bettering the life of Pacific Islanders, holds weekly Bible Studies, and has a ministry to counsel victims of sexual abuse, specifically those who have experienced abuse in church or religious settings.

He is a speaker on the Civil War in Oklahoma,[4][failed verification] the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, conspiracies associated with assassin John Wilkes Booth,[5] and the history of the National Football League with its roots in Indian Territory.[6]

Career

In 1982, Burleson became pastor at First Baptist Church, Holdenville, Oklahoma. He then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1987 to pastor at Sheridan Road Baptist Church and serve as Tulsa Police Chaplain. In 1992, Burleson moved from Texas to Enid, Oklahoma to pastor for Emmanuel Enid.[2]

Burleson was appointed to serve on Oklahoma's Higher Education Program Board in 1996 by Governor Frank Keating.[7]

In 2002 and 2003, he was elected the President of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.[8][2] He was elected to the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board in 2005. In 2006, his fellow members requested his removal from the board, citing "gossip, slander, lack of accountability and loss of trust."[2] A month later, IMB officers withdrew the request for removal. [9]

Burleson retired from Lead Pastor at Emmanuel Enid in 2022. [10]

Education and Personal Life

Pastor Wade Burleson attended college at Baylor University. Burleson has been married to Dr. Rachelle Burleson, DNP, chief nursing officer at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center,[11] for over 30 years. They have four adult children and three grandchildren.

In 2011, Burleson was briefly jailed in Mexico after causing a traffic collision that injured two.[12]

Political Influence and Candidacy

Burleson has publicly advocated for the removal of elected officials, advocating for their removal in court filings. These political stances were taken on church letterhead, as the office of Lead Pastor.[13][14] The effort Burleson advocated was later found to be "fatally-flawed" by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

On February 1, 2022, Burleson announced his candidacy as a Republican to represent Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Frank Lucas; he lost in the primary to Lucas.[15][16]

Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 44,442 61.1
Republican Wade Burleson 22,258 30.6
Republican Stephen Butler 5,997 8.2
Total votes 72,697 100.0

Gender equality

Christians for Biblical Equality awarded Burleson the International Priscilla and Aquila Award for his advocacy of gender equality.[18]

The termination of Sheri Klouda would not have been publicly known except for it being highlighted on Burleson's blog.[19]

Burleson was a speaker at a rally for women during the 2018 Convention in Dallas, telling messengers that "The New Testament we say we believe teaches us Jesus Christ sets women free to serve, to lead, to minister."[20]

Proposed database of sexual predators

Wade Burleson Speaking at the 2018 "For Such a Time As This" Rally in Dallas, Texas

In 2007, Burleson proposed to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to create a national data base tracking pastors and church leaders with sufficient evidence and those found guilty of sexual misconduct or abuse.[21] A second motion was proposed in 2011.[22] The purpose was to track offenders and not allow them an opportunity to offend within the SBC membership. TIME Magazine reported the denial of motion was in the Top Ten Most Underreported stories[23] in the nation in 2008. Eventually, in 2022, the SBC put into action Burleson’s original proposal and released the list of sexual predators.[24]

Istoria Ministries blog

In 2005, Burleson used his blog, Istoria Ministries, to identify what he called "the continuing narrowing of the doctrinal parameters of fellowship and cooperation in the area of missions and evangelism by demanding conformity and agreement on nonessential doctrines."[25]

In May 2015, policies implemented by International Mission Board and spoken against by Burleson, leading to his censure by the IMB, were reversed.[26]

In May 2015, the IMB trustees reversed its controversial missionary qualification policies and implemented the changes that Burleson had recommended a decade earlier.[27] In May 2015, Christianity Today reported on the IMB policy reversals, writing, "Former IMB trustee Wade Burleson, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma, clashed with other trustees over the policies. In 2006, a group of trustees tried to oust him from the IMB board, but that attempt failed."

Awards and honors

Burleson received the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters for his radio and television ministry.[28]

Burleson spoke on the subject of respecting women during the 2009 regional New Baptist Covenant meeting in Norman, Oklahoma.[29]

Burleson was awarded the International Priscilla and Aquila Award for his advocacy of gender equality.[30]

Bibliography

Year Title Notes References
2003 Happiness Doesn't Just Happen: Learning to Be Content Regardless of Your Circumstances [31]
2009 Hardball Religion: Feeling the Fury of Fundamentalism [32]
2016 Radically New: The New Covenant Will Change the Way You Think and Live [33]
2017 Fraudulent Authority: Pastors Who Seek to Rule Over Others [34]
Forthcoming Red Earth Courage [35]

References

  1. ^ "Wade Burleson Pastoral History".
  2. ^ a b c d "Baptist Roots Run Deep for Controversial IMB Trustee". EthicsDaily. January 16, 2006. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  3. ^ [www.istoriaministries.com www.istoriaministries.com]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Burleson to Speak on a Little-Known State Civil War Event". News Ok. Retrieved December 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Oklahoma Town's Connection to Lincoln's Assassination". News 9. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "LISTEN: Wade Burleson on Oklahoma's Impact on the Formation of the NFL". K-1O1. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.[non-primary source needed]
  7. ^ "Legislative Updates 1996". Ok higher ed. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "'Man of grace' rises from crowd to head Baptists". NewsOK. November 30, 2002. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Press, Baptist (February 20, 2006). "IMB officers seek withdrawal of request to remove trustee". Baptist Courier. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Burleson announces GOP candidacy running against incumbent Lucas". Enid News. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Emily Summars, Returning to work: St. Mary's hires new chief nursing officer, Enid Eagle, 26 Dec 2016.
  12. ^ "Enid pastor briefly is jailed while in Mexico".
  13. ^ "Legislative Updates 1996". Ok higher ed. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "In tabling recall election vote, city has drawn ire from petitioners, local pastor". Enid News. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Ewald, Alexander (June 28, 2022). "Lucas wins GOP primary vote, defeating Enid's Burleson". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Court rules Ezzell recall petition is insufficient; election won't be held". Enid News. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "June 28 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Priscilla and Aquila Award Recipients". CBE International. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  19. ^ "Sheri Klouda surprised at the fallout from her 'removal' at Southwestern". Baptist News Global. January 25, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  20. ^ "At Southern Baptist meeting, lunchtime protest calls for change". Dallas News. June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "Data Base of Sexual Offenders Recommendation 2007".
  22. ^ "2008 Renewal of Sexual Offender Database Request".
  23. ^ "Top Ten Most Underreported Stories of 2008".
  24. ^ "Southern Baptist Convention Releases Secret Database of Sexual Offenders".
  25. ^ Hansen, Sarah Pulliam and Collin. "Costly Complaints". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  26. ^ "IMB drops ban on 'private prayer language'". Baptist News Global. May 14, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  27. ^ Shimron/RNS, Greg Horton and Yonat. "Southern Baptists Change Policy on Speaking in Tongues". Charisma News. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  28. ^ Long, Jeannine (Fall 2013). "Official Publication of the Oklahoma Society of Mayflower Descendants" (PDF). Oklahoma Mayflower. Oklahoma Society of Mayflower Descendants.
  29. ^ "Burleson urges respect for women in ministry". Baptist News Global. August 11, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  30. ^ "Priscilla and Aquila Award Recipients". CBE International. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  31. ^ Burleson, Wade (June 30, 2010). Happiness Doesn't Just Happen: Learning to Be Content Regardless of Your Circumstances. United States: Trestle Press. pp. 1–5. ISBN 978-0-98274461-1.
  32. ^ Burleson, Wade (April 20, 2009). Hardball Religion: Feeling the Fury of Fundamentalism. United States: Smyth & Helwys Publishing. pp. 1–5. ISBN 978-1-57312527-7.
  33. ^ Radically New: The New Covenant Will Change the Way You Think and Live. Enid, OK: Istoria Ministries. April 5, 2016. ISBN 978-1-52032020-5.
  34. ^ Fraudulent Authority: Pastors Who Seek to Rule over Others. April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  35. ^ "Enid's Night of the Generals". Enid news. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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