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

In 2006, his fellow members requested his removal from the board, citing "gossip, slander, lack of accountability and loss of trust.

[9][10] Wade Burleson has publicly supported Judd Blevins, a known white nationalist affiliated with Identity Evropa who marched at the 2017 Unite the Right rally, for election to Enid City Commission.

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

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

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