Background
Mortensen, Joseph Ide was born on May 28, 1936 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Axel Christian Mortensen and Mabel G. Ide.
Mortensen, Joseph Ide was born on May 28, 1936 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Axel Christian Mortensen and Mabel G. Ide.
Bachelor, Wheaton College, 1958. Bachelor's Degree, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1961. Doctor in Theology, Boston University, 1966.
Associate pastor First United Baptist Church, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1961-1963. Pastor Dudley St. Baptist Church, Boston, 1963-1966, University Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1966-1969. Senior pastor First Baptist Church, Midland, 1969-1993.
Area minister American Baptist Churches Michigan, East Lansing, 1997—2001. Adjunct professor church history Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois, 1984-1998. Visiting professor New Testament, Moscow Theological Seminary, 1996-2000.
Adjunct professor, Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, since 2003.
President Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund, Midland, 1997-2003. Trustee Elsa University Pardee Foundation, Midland, 1997-2003. Board directors MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, since 1999.
Treasurer Neighborhood Clinic, Midland, 1997-2003. Member American Baptist Churches Michigan (president 1973-1974, president minister council 1993-1995), Phi Alpha Chi.
Married Linda Ann Larsen, August 7, 1959 (deceased August 1974). Married Kathleen N. Nummy, December 27, 1975. Children: Andrew, Anne, Peter, Charles, John.