Joe Boone Abbott

Background

Abbott, Joe Boone was born on February 24, 1932 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Charles E. and Frances R. (Boone) Abbott.

Education

Bachelor, Baylor University, 1954. Master of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1957. Doctor Ministry, Columbia Theological Seminary, 1989.

Career

Pastor churches, Indiana, 1952-1954; pastor churches, Alabama, 1957-1962; intern pastoral care, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1962-1963; resident, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1962-1963; chaplain, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1962-1964; corporation vice president pastoral care and counseling, Baptist Medical Centers, Birmingham, Alabama, since 1964.

Achievements

• Joe Boone Abbott has been listed as a noteworthy Minister, pastoral counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow College Chaplains, American Association Pastoral Counselors (diplomate), American Protestant Hospital Association, American Association Marriage and Family Therapy (approved supervisor). Member International Transactional Analysis Association, Association Clinical Pastoral Education (supervisor).

Connections

Married Margaret A. Burks, April 13, 1954. Children: Margaret, Joe Boone, James.