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Bobby Gruenewald

Innovation Leader, Life.Church; Creator of YouVersion Bible App

Rank #14 Warm path: Detail EXCEPTIONAL
RoleInnovation Leader, Life.Church; Creator of YouVersion Bible App
Age40 → NEW BUILD \
Faith alignment
91 / 100
EXCEPTIONAL
How to reach him

Warm Path

Via FDE (Kaestner) or Scott Beck (Gloo/faith-tech). 2-3 hop.

  1. Best warm path: Carter → Craig Groeschel / Life.Church leadership → Bobby Gruenewald. Or: Carter → Alpha International → Bobby (board member). Or: Carter → evangelical tech entrepreneur network → Bobby.
Who he knows in our world

Network

Bill High/SignatryFaith Driven EntrepreneurGloo/Nona Jones connectionBobby Gruenewald. OrAlpha International
What he believes

Faith & Conviction

Non-denominational evangelical (Life.Church)

Warm path to Genesis
The record

Identity

Full Name
Bobby Gruenewald
Born
July 31, 1976
Education
Not publicly detailed (entrepreneurial career began young)
Faith Background
Non-denominational evangelical (Life.Church)
Full dossierthe complete record →
Internal — wealth (not for any recipient surface)
Net worth
$20M+ estimated

Synthesized from 14 sources · Composite 91 · Coverage 40

IDENTITY

FieldValue
Full NameBobby Gruenewald
BornJuly 31, 1976
EducationNot publicly detailed (entrepreneurial career began young)
DenominationNon-denominational evangelical (Life.Church)

WEALTH & HOLDINGS

Asset/MetricDetail
Net Worth$20M+ estimated
  • Dossier: planning/wave3-dossiers/bobby-gruenewald.md
  • Hub: planning/command-center/14-bobby-gruenewald.md

FAITH & ALIGNMENT

Alignment Score: 98/100

Denomination: Non-denominational evangelical (Life.Church — one of America's largest and most innovative churches)

Key faith signals:

  • Pastor on Life.Church leadership team since 2001
  • Created the most widely distributed Bible in history (YouVersion)
  • "This generation has the potential to become the most Bible-engaged generation in history"
  • "I thought about how Gutenberg's invention revolutionized the accessibility and distribution of Bibles hundreds of years ago, and wondered how technology might be able to do something similar for our generation"
  • "If we confess to one another, healing can begin" (on MySecret.tv motivation)
  • Board member, Alpha International (global evangelism)
  • Every innovation initiative explicitly aimed at Great Commission fulfillment
  • Life.Church's mission: "to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ"

Theological position: Life.Church is broadly evangelical, seeker-sensitive, multisite, tech-forward. Craig Groeschel's theology is conservative evangelical with cultural accessibility. Bobby operates as the technology arm of this vision.


Bobby Gruenewald is king of the intersection of faith and consumer technology. He created the YouVersion Bible App — the most downloaded religious app in history with 650M+ installs — and pioneered the "Church Online" model that became standard during COVID. His domain: proving that technology can serve faith at planetary scale without compromising the message.

Gruenewald proved that faith-driven technology can reach 650 million people without compromising the message. Genesis represents the next frontier: intelligence infrastructure built with the same conviction. The pitch: "You proved technology could serve faith at scale with YouVersion. Genesis proves intelligence can serve truth at scale. Same conviction. Next technology layer."

DimensionAssessment
Stated dreamEvery person on earth with access to Scripture in their language on their device — barriers removed through technology
Faith registerDEVOUT — Innovation Pastor at Life.Church; entire career dedicated to technology serving the Gospel; radical generosity as theological conviction
Domain (12-domain map)Church Technology / Bible Accessibility
Warm path to GenesisEXTREMELY STRONG — Gruenewald is the single best case study in the world for "technology built from Christian conviction that serves a billion people." His philosophy (give it away, measure engagement not revenue, technology serves Scripture) is essentially Genesis's playbook applied to the Bible. He has DONE what Genesis aims to do. Entry via: "You built the Bible app for a billion people. What if AI could help every one of those billion people understand Scripture personally?" He's also the technical bridge to Craig Groeschel (rank 59).

Completeness: 85% — strong across all dimensions; YouVersion is extremely well-documented

Fact count: 20 sourced facts

Confidence: VERY HIGH (YouVersion success is globally documented; existing dossier 359 lines)

---SOURCE: 10_014-bobby-gruenewald.md---


WARM PATH & RELATIONSHIPS

Primary warm path: Via FDE (Kaestner) or Scott Beck (Gloo/faith-tech). 2-3 hop.

  • Craig Groeschel — Life.Church founder/Senior Pastor; one of America's most influential pastors
  • Pat Gelsinger — Former Intel CEO; Gloo board chair; top technology executive
  • David Green — Hobby Lobby ($14B family); YouVersion sponsor since 2012
  • Nona Jones — Chief Content & Partnerships, YouVersion + Gloo board
  • Scott Beck — CEO, Gloo
  • Melissa Gruenewald — Wife
  • Alpha International — Global evangelism (Nicky Gumbel network)
  • Life.Church technology teams — Digital, Communications, Innovation
  • Fast Company — Named among 100 Most Creative People in Business
  • illumiNations — Bible translation partnerships
ChannelDetailStatus
Life.ChurchEdmond, Oklahoma (leadership team)VERIFIED
Twitter/X@bobbygwaldVERIFIED
Conference circuitELO, Leadership Conference, Church Outreach SummitVERIFIED
Alpha InternationalBoard connectionVERIFIED
Warm pathThrough Life.Church/Craig Groeschel; through Alpha International; through ELO networkHIGH PROBABILITY

Best warm path: Carter → Craig Groeschel / Life.Church leadership → Bobby Gruenewald. Or: Carter → Alpha International → Bobby (board member). Or: Carter → evangelical tech entrepreneur network → Bobby.

Key Connections

  • (Tyler
  • / Advisor / Bridge to Green family |
  • 1996; 4 kids; Edmond OK; joined Life
  • 2026
  • Alpha International; through ELO network | HIGH PROBABILITY |
  • Bill High / The Signatry
  • Bill High/Signatry |
  • CauseIQ
  • Craig Groeschel and one of America's largest church networks
  • Dan Proft and John Tillman (political operatives
  • FDE (Kaestner
  • FDI network
  • FDI or Gloo channels |
  • Faith Driven Entrepreneur
  • Faith Driven Entrepreneur community
  • Faith Driven Entrepreneur network (Kaestner bridge
  • Faith Driven Investor network
  • Gloo/Nona Jones connection
  • GuideStar
  • GuideStar (10/27/2025

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

Prepared: June 2, 2026 | Session 1290

Site: https://bobby-gruenewald.myday7.com


  • Best warm path: Carter → Craig Groeschel / Life.Church leadership → Bobby Gruenewald. Or: Carter → Alpha International → Bobby (board member). Or: Carter → evangelical tech entrepreneur network → Bobby.

[H8-notes] Entity: Genesis Outreach — Bobby Gruenewald | Note ID: 9969932a-9164-4b64-8ed8-56cbdf0c08b0


KEY QUOTES

QuoteYearSource
"if we confess to one another, healing can begin"2001pioneered virtual church attendance (long before COVID made it mainstream)
"This generation has the potential to become the most Bible-engaged generation in history"2001
"I thought about how Gutenberg's invention revolutionized the accessibility and distribution of Bibles hundreds of years ago, and wondered how technology might be able to do something similar for our g"2001
"If we confess to one another, healing can begin"
"to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ"
"Genesis is building the truth infrastructure for the AI age — a Kingdom investment that protects and empowers the Body of Christ."Maclellan family, NCF leadership, Kaestner, Cathy family
"generosity advising" and non-cash complex assets (business interests, real estate, crypto). Genesis could position for"
"Faith-driven technology infrastructure deserves the same generosity advising that missions and churches receive."1890overlaps with Midwest faith-capital networks.
"Genesis is a faith-driven technology company building truth infrastructure — exactly what FDI exists to fund and celebrate."
"how faith-driven entrepreneurs build"2026
"vetted ministry" or"
"Genesis is building Kingdom infrastructure for the AI age — the kind of culture-shaping technology that NCF donors want to fund."1493

ALL FACTS

KeyValue
Action neededManual search of Carter's inbox for correspondence with this contact.
Best warm pathCarter → Craig Groeschel / Life.Church leadership → Bobby Gruenewald. Or: Carter → Alpha International → Bobby (board member). Or: Carter → evangelical tech entrepreneur network → Bobby.
BornJuly 31, 1976 (age 49)
Completeness85% — strong across all dimensions; YouVersion is extremely well-documented
Composite Score91.0/100
ConfidenceVERY HIGH (YouVersion success is globally documented; existing dossier 359 lines)
Coverage40 → NEW BUILD \Data Status: DATA-RICH
Data StatusRICH (50,961 bytes across sources)
DenominationNon-denominational evangelical (Life.Church)
Direct?No
Domain (12-domain map)Church Technology / Bible Accessibility
Dossierplanning/wave3-dossiers/bobby-gruenewald.md
EducationNot publicly detailed (entrepreneurial career began young)
Email(s)bobby.gruenewald@life.church, carter@day7.io.
Fact count20 sourced facts
Faith registerDEVOUT — Innovation Pastor at Life.Church; entire career dedicated to technology serving the Gospel; radical generosity as theological conviction
FamilyMarried to Melissa; four children
Full NameRobert "Bobby" Gruenewald
Hubplanning/command-center/14-bobby-gruenewald.md
LocationEdmond, Oklahoma (Life.Church HQ)
Mined byC3 window, S1334 LAST RUN
Net Worth$20M+ estimated
One-Line ReadThe man who put the Bible in a billion pockets — now positioned at the intersection of faith, technology, and AI
Packetplanning/excavation-packets/014-bobby-gruenewald_PACKET.md
PreparedJune 2, 2026 \Session 1290
PrimaryNona Jones — Chief Content & Partnerships at YouVersion AND Gloo board member. Bridges tech and faith; accessible on social media. Most natural warm intro.
Profilewar-room/profiles/bobby-gruenewald.md
Rank214 \Tier: Top-300 \Domain: Technology, Innovation & Digital Ministry
Ranked Fallbacks1. Scott Beck (CEO, Gloo) — position Genesis as relevant to Gloo's faith-tech platform
RoleInnovation Leader, Life.Church; Creator of YouVersion Bible App
Search terms usedBobby Gruenewald
Sitehttps://bobby-gruenewald.myday7.com
Slugbobby-gruenewald
Sourcegit-deleted planning/excavation-packets/014-bobby-gruenewald_PACKET.md (commit caea9ab79bdb)
Source LinksDossier · Top300 · Packet · [Profile](war-r
Sources- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Gruenewald
Stated dreamEvery person on earth with access to Scripture in their language on their device — barriers removed through technology
SubjectYou said you're preparing for 'opportunities that do not yet exist.' This is one.
Suggested search termsBobby Gruenewald, company/org names from network section.
The imageone phone, glowing in the dark, open to Scripture, held by hands we cannot fully see — and behind it, almost subliminal, a billion more of the same light kindling across a dark earth. One hunger, mult
The line"I went from googling ways to die to having lasting joy and peace, all because of the Bible." — a real message from a man, not a Christian, who downloaded the app while ready to take his life, read
The one breathA two-time tech founder who expected to spend his life building companies and selling them — and instead built the thing he himself most needed (a way to actually read the Bible), gave it away to the
TierStrategic Partner / Advisor / Bridge to Green family
Timestamp2026-06-16T16:45Z
TitlesPastor & Innovation Leader, Life.Church; Founder & CEO, YouVersion; Board Member, Gloo (NASDAQ); Board Member, Alpha International
Top-300 Dossierplanning/top300/dossiers/bobby-gruenewald.md
Warm PathVia Faith Driven Entrepreneur network (Kaestner bridge) or Scott Beck/Gloo (faith-tech). 2-3 hop.
Warm path to GenesisEXTREMELY STRONG — Gruenewald is the single best case study in the world for "technology built from Christian conviction that serves a billion people." His philosophy (give it away, measure engagement
WarmthKNOWN
WhyResearch profile with background, wealth, faith alignment, and engagement data.

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