Hey guys, Pastor Burton here with a quick bite just to kind of make things a little
clearer on some questions that have been coming in.
Now I'm going to go through these in a certain order and there's a particular reason for
it because I've actually, you know, built into something here, which is great.
Good news.
It's a great plan altogether.
I think you're going to like it.
The first question is, and I'll explain where this came from, the first question is, I heard
you were recently ordained.
I thought you already were.
And the answer to this is yes and yes.
I have been ordained for a number of years.
I've had ordination under a couple of different organizations.
That has not changed.
Now with that said, certain churches, in order to recognize people as being part of their
staff, you know, as like a staff pastor or anything like that, they have to meet certain
guidelines in order to be recognized as such.
And for the last couple of years, of course, I've been leading the Veterans Ministry at
Cross Christian Fellowship Route 66 and I've recently become, you know, over the last little
over a year more involved.
I took over as music director and I've been stepping into other shoes as well.
And in order for them to officially recognize me as one of their pastors, I was ordained
within their bylaws and their guidelines.
So this is an additional ordination on top of what I've already had for years and years,
which is a great thing.
It's just the Lord opening another door, which is absolutely wonderful.
Okay, with that said, the next question is, well, what does that mean for this ministry?
Well, that just means that this ministry is going to be able to reach that many more people.
It's not going anywhere, right?
I started this ministry over a decade ago.
Where I go, it goes, it follows me everywhere.
How it's going to get wrapped in, I'm not sure yet.
However, you know, the podcast and everything is going to remain the same.
The Veterans Outreach is going to remain, you know, in place as well.
It's not going anywhere.
What it does mean is more than likely my preaching on Sundays, which is happening more and more.
So they're at the Christ Christian Fellowship.
More likely it's probably going to be, you know, what you're going to be hearing on the
podcast here, a little bit more regular on top of regular episodes like this week and
have been mixed in there as well.
Right?
The things that you all have come to know me for.
Now what all is going on there with that's prompted all these changes.
Well, it's quite simply this.
Pastor Mark, who I love, he was there for my wedding.
Our wives, you know, have known each other for years as well.
He moved south of Albuquerque.
He has a new property that he's looking to start a new ministry at down closer to home.
And you know, he's been saying for years, even before all this happened, before I even
came to cross Christian, you know, the Lord had been putting on his heart for a while
that times were changing and that he was going to be moving away to start a new ministry,
which is what's starting to happen now.
What that said, Pastor Mark, he went to the board of trustees and he made the recommendation
that I be his successor.
Now he of course is not the end all be all there.
He had to go to the board of trustees, the board of trustees, reviewed things.
They've heard me preach.
They know what I'm about and my background and everything.
And so they took a vote and then approached me and the vote was that I am to be the successor.
Should I choose so, you know, to accept that.
And at this point I have, we're still working through some things.
There's still a transition period that's going on and everything.
So that's what happened there.
You know, Pastor Mark, he'll still be involved just in a much different role and everything,
you know, like a lot of senior pastors, he's not completely leaving and stepping away,
but he'll still be involved.
And like I said, he's a good friend of mine.
So he's somebody that I lean on for various things as well.
So these are all really good things.
A lot is happening, you know, for years and years now with the mobile ministry being what
it is, you know, we've talked about trying to find a permanent location or at least a
place where we can have Sunday services.
Well, guess what?
This is how it's going to happen.
This is what the Lord's provided.
So that's what we're going to start seeing.
You know, we've been, you know, there's been talk about a permanent location.
Well, this isn't going to be permanent brick location, which is great.
We've talked about trying to find a good way to have a video as well.
Well, guess what?
That's also going to be coming with, you know, this transition as well.
Matter of fact, there on their YouTube channel there with Cross Christian Fellowship, you
can actually already see me preaching there, especially over the last month and a half
or so, has prominently been myself as Pastor Mark has been away dealing with personal issues,
which it's a good thing.
So there's a whole lot happening behind the scenes.
That's what's going on.
I said nothing here at the podcast is changing.
You know, you guys, you know, you've gotten to know, you know, know me, those of you who
have listened to the podcast for, you know, the almost two years that it's been going,
you know, you've come to expect certain things.
None of that's changing.
None of that is going away.
So you know, all really good things.
I'm really excited about this.
I'm really pumped.
You know, the Lord is opening doors for us and has brought us partnerships, you know,
within the body of Christ, you know, that we just we wouldn't have expected, you know,
all those years ago when we first started down this path.
You know, this has been a this has been a goal that we've been reaching towards in small
steps and now we've got a huge one in front of us and I'm excited to see what comes of
it.
So sit back and enjoy.
If you have questions, of course, don't hesitate, shoot me an email.
You know, I do see all those.
Those do come directly to me, you know, or if you know me on Facebook, you know, message
me.
I will tell you these days on Facebook, I'm not looking at the messages as often as I
used to.
I need to get better at that.
Email is better.
Just because I do have so much going on.
But please, you know, keep those questions coming.
Let me know what you're thinking of.
Let me know what your concerns are.
Let me know what you would like to hear me preach about, what your questions are, all
that good stuff, you know, because I'm here to serve you and without knowing, you know,
what's going on out there, what concerns or questions you have or what it is that you're
looking to learn more about.
You know, it's it's not as easy for me to to be able to address everything as it should
be.
You know, I feel like there's still holes out there.
So definitely let me know what those holes are so we can we can address them together
as we continue to grow.
So good times.
That's all I have for you today.
Another fresh episode, of course, is coming up this Friday.
I hope you tune in for it.
And you know, for those of you who are here in the Albuquerque and metro area, you know,
please feel free to join us at Cross Christian Fellowship Route 66 on Sundays at 1030.
We are located right off of Central.
So when you look up Cross Christian Fellowship, make sure you're looking at the right one.
We are at the Route 66 location off of Central Boulevard.
All right.
So take care.
Love you all.
Remember you are a blessing and you are loved.
Now go and be the church.