Donald R. Burzynski, Executive Director

Don’s passion is to share the “Christ life” truth— that believers might come to know Jesus Christ as Savior, Lord and LIFE! Galatians 2:20. The desire of his heart is to take this message of freedom and grace into all the world as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28. Bio: Don was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 29, 1953.  He was saved at age 16 only to “wash out” spiritually by not being discipled. At 20 years of age, desperate and not sure life was worth living, he had an encounter with the person of Jesus Christ that changed the direction of his life forever. He received the call of God on his life and attended Bible College, earning a Bachelors of Arts degree in Biblical Education which prepared him for service, but not for life. He was ordained as a minister of the gospel of God in 1981 and pastored churches in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida.  After striving to serve God for years, he began to realize his total inability to do so. As he begin to understand his inadequacy in his own strength, he discovered Christ as his Life. This discovery took place at CrossLife Counseling, through attending the training opportunities of the Christ Life Seminar, Workshop and Advanced Discipleship Training. In 2001, upon completion of the CrossLife Residency program, Don joined the staff as a counselor.  In July, 2003,  he became  Executive Director of CrossLife. Serving in this capacity, he gives oversight and direction to the ministry. He also continues to counsel and teach in all levels of our training.  He has traveled the world teaching the message of grace, in such places as Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mongolia, China and the Philippines. Don and his lovely wife Joy have been married since 1976. They have seven children: Donald (and daughter-in-law Samantha), Janae, Kevin, Annette, Jonathan, Michael, and Kristy; and two very precious granddaughters, Lindsay and Anna :).