Bobby Gruenewald

Bobby Gruenewald (born July 31, 1976) is the Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life.Church, a multisite church based in Oklahoma.

[5] After college, Gruenewald started and sold two technology companies and served as an advisor for various startups and venture capital funds.

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.

One year later, Gruenewald oversaw the launch of a fully interactive church location in Second Life, the 3-D online virtual world.

[1] Gruenewald also oversees the development and management of Life.Church Open Network, which offers free resources and tools to churches around the world.