May 28, 2021
Bobby Gruenewald joined the Life.Church staff in 2001, and along with Senior Pastor Craig Groeschel, he helped launch MySecret.tv in 2006, an online forum that allows users to anonymously confess secrets. Bobby is passionate about exploring new ideas and finding practical ways to leverage them for the global Church. He has helped pioneer the missional use of technology that allows Life.Church to reach people all over the world, and oversees the YouVersion, Open Network, Church Online, Information Technology, Creative Media, Spaces & Places, and Communications teams. Bobby and his wife, Melissa, live in Edmond, Oklahoma with their four children.
Today on the podcast Bobby discusses the entrepreneurial lessons that God showed him in his teenage years and how they shaped later forays into the world of business. He shares how his money mindset changed when he sold his tech companies and why he made a conscious decision to embrace the abundance mindset. Bobby also explores why we shouldn’t be afraid to take risks and be willing to fail sometimes, and how we can reframe obstacles as opportunities to fine-tune our knowledge.
"We invest in people more than we do ideas.” - Bobby Gruenewald
“My passion for the church just eclipsed my passion for entrepreneurial things business. It wasn't that one got smaller, it was just one got really big.” - Bobby Gruenewald
“Sometimes we take these risks and fail, and it’s one of the hardest things to do, but you’ve got to be able to quit.” - Bobby Gruenewald
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Bobby Gruenewald’s Words of Wisdom:
If you surrender all parts of your life to God then don't be surprised when God uses all of your experiences for His purpose, not just the things that you’re proud of, but the regrets too.
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