Background
Werning, Waldo John was born on May 1, 1921 in Newhall, Iowa, United States. Son of George Conrad and Paula (Dornseif) Werning.
Werning, Waldo John was born on May 1, 1921 in Newhall, Iowa, United States. Son of George Conrad and Paula (Dornseif) Werning.
Bachelor, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1945. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Concordia Seminary, Porto Allegre, Brazil, 1970.
Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Lockwood, Missouri, 1945-1948;
pastor, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 1948-1952;
assistant stewardship counselor, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1952-1956;
stewardship and mission counselor Southern Nebraska district, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1956-1966;
stewardship counselor South Wisconsin district, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Milwaukee, 1966-1976;
director development, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1976-1988;
Adjunct Professor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1976;
director, consultant, Discipling/Stewardship Center, Fort Wayne, since 1982. Editor topic International Lutheran Women Missionary League, 1959-1969. Speaker United States Congress on Church Growth, Garden Grove, California, 1975.
Sectional speaker Lausanne II Congress on World Evangelization, Manila, 1989. Board directors, secretary All Nations Missions, Pasadena, California, since 1986. Conductor numerous seminars and workshops.
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Member National Association Evangelical Stewardship Commission, NET Bible Society (secretary, board directors since 1987), Lutheran Bible Transls. (chairman, vice chairman 1965-1985), Haiti Mission Society (board directors since 1990), Toastmasters (secretary, treasurer).
Married Ruth Charlotte Kienow, July 28, 1945. Children: Sharon Ann, Daniel John, Charlotte Ruth, Jonathan Paul, James Mark.