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Kirk Bouse was born and raised in Southwest MO. Kirk attended college at Southwest Baptist University and played baseball for 4 years, earning a degree in Exercise Science. Following college, Kirk married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer and started working in the health industry. Within a few years Kirk had found a new passion and God opened the doors to his new business, Crosstraing Inc. It was a sports/personal training facility, where he and his team helped athletes and everyday people meet their health and performance goals. During the 15 years that Kirk owned Crosstraining Inc. he and Jen had 2 amazing daughters, Kenzie and Maddy and lived in the Willard MO area.

Kirk has always been passionate about the outdoors. Hunting, Fishing, and telling others about Jesus were something that he has loved since he was a young man. Kirk loved taking his girls and other youth hunting and fishing too. So, when He felt the call to sell his business and go into ministry, he was excited to learn about a hunting and fishing ministry called Cross Trail Outfitters. Kirk and Jen immediately felt this was where God was leading their next journey. Kirk has been a full-time outfitter of CTO since 2008. CTO Missouri was growing fast and a few years later, God called Kirk to step into the role of the MO state Director. His passion for the outdoors and his expertise for growing a successful business and team building has been ideal for his role in leading the MO chapters. As of September 2021, Kirk has been leading CTO Nation as the CTO National Executive Director. Cross Trail Outfitters is the leading national Hunting and Fishing Club that focuses on “Guiding the next Generation to Christ through the Outdoors.”