Bobby Gruenewald

Bobby Gruenewald (born July 31, 1976) is the Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life.Church, a multisite church based in Oklahoma. He is also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App While in high school, he started and performed in a Christian rap group In 2015, Southern Nazarene awarded Gruenewald an honorary doctorate.

Career After college, Gruenewald started and sold two technology companies and served as an advisor for multiple startups and venture capital funds. He also contributed a monthly column to Outreach Magazine for seven years. Gruenewald also serves on the board of directors for OneHope and the Museum of the Bible.

Companies Bobby Gruenewald founded and ran two major companies. He first created a web hosting company, which later sold for an undisclosed amount in the millions. He then created the largest WWE fan site at the time, with games and online chat rooms for fans. The WWE website also later sold for an undisclosed amount in the millions. He currently serves on boards of several organizations and non-profits.

Life.Church Gruenewald joined the Life.Church staff in 2001. Working with Senior Pastor Craig Groeschel, Gruenewald helped launch MySecret.tv in 2006, an online forum that allows users to anonymously confess secrets. When asked about the motivation behind the initiative, Gruenewald said, “We believe that if we confess to one another, healing can begin.” Life.Church launched an Internet Campus, now known as Church Online, in 2006. Church Online allows people around the globe to attend services that feature worship music, biblical teaching, live chat interaction, and one-on-one prayer through a private chat. One year later, Gruenewald oversaw the launch of a fully interactive church location in Second Life, the 3-D online virtual world. Wycliffe Bible Translators awarded Gruenewald the Scripture Impact Award in 2014.