LEADERSHIP

Tim Goss is the founder and Pastor of Crossroads Cowboy Church. He and his wife, Jennifer, have been married since 1995 and have four children: Austin, Kathleen, Megan, and Will. Tim and Jen were high school sweethearts and were married in December of 1995 in Clearfield, PA.  They were blessed with three children while living in Pennsylvania: Austin, Kathleen and Megan. ​ When Tim was 28 years old, he worked in a cabinet factory, attending church but never really engaged. He chaperoned the youth group one night to an event called “Acquire the Fire". Tim responded to the altar call that was given to ask God to open doors.  God did start opening doors for Tim to sing Christian County music in churches all around the area.  He was asked to lead a teen class and became the worship leader for his local church he attended. Jennifer stayed home with the kids and traveled around to churches with him running the sound.  During this time, Tim recorded four Christian Country music albums with his family that lived in Tennessee.  ​ The Lord started calling the Goss family to move to Tennessee.  Everywhere they went, someone preached on the rich young ruler- tugged on Tim's heart to sell his property and move. One morning as Tim was heading to work, his mom called and said the Lord had given her a scripture for him.  It was Luke 12:15: "Then He said, “Beware!  Guard against every kind of greed.  Life is not measured by how much you own.”  Hearing this, Tim knew he needed to move to Tennessee.  This did not make sense in the natural.  The Lord always knows best so after talking with Jen and making the decision, he called one person and the house was sold. The family moved to Greeneville, Tennessee in June of 2006 without a job and thinking Tim was going into music ministry full time.  Upon arrival, Tim was offered a job in Jefferson City working in a woodworking manufacturing facility. ​ Tim was invited to sing at a radio station in Rogersville, TN.  After watching fellow artist get up before him and arrogantly say he was not a contemporary singer, southern gospel singer, or anything other than a country and Christian country singer, the Lord spoke to Tim in that moment and said, “That is you!” From that moment on Tim told God he would sing anything that God asked him to.  He was asked to lead worship for the church he was attending at the time and led worship there for three years.  Jennifer ran PowerPoint and helped with sound. The Goss’ helped a friend and his wife start a church in Greeneville as well. They grew and learned many things about church planting.  They also had a 4th child, Will, born in January of 2009. ​ Tim started his own business, buying and selling large woodworking equipment.  While he was running his business, the Lord impressed upon him to start studying for the ministry.  Tim felt called to be a Pastor from the age of 14 but thought he had messed up the perfect plan of God.  Tim completed his studies and started looking for a place to pastor a church.  They always liked Colorado and enjoy the great outdoors (skiing, snowboarding, biking, hiking, etc.) and Tim has always enjoyed western culture. When he moved to PA at age 18, he came wearing a Cowboy hat, boots, and big ole truck.  He has never lost that. ​ The Holy Spirit impressed upon Tim to send the Presbyter in Colorado some CD’s and his resume. The Presbyter had enjoyed Tim’s music and asked if Tim would come sing at his Cowboy Church in Durango, CO.  The Goss family went to Durango and were asked if they would come help them in their church as an Assistant Pastor.  After much prayer the Goss’ felt like this was the right thing to do.  They put their house and business up for sale and informed their current church that they would be moving to Colorado.  After a few months nothing was selling, and they could not go without selling first.  As Tim was praying the Lord told him to start something here and now.  Tim and Jen began to pray for clarity. ​ Tim was passing a church at the crossroads in South Greene and he felt impressed to call about it.  He got a hold of the man who oversaw it, and they went and met with him.  He was all for them starting a Cowboy Church in the building because no one was meeting there.  The Goss’ started the process but then all of the sudden all doors shut for the church at the crossroads. ​ Jen felt led to start in the barn in the Goss’ backyard and they had their first service in October of 2016. Since then, the location of CCC has moved twice, once in an old school building and the other in an old Skating Rink building, until finally building and moving into the current facility we worship in today.