The Rohawk Story

The Rohawk Story

In 2001, Scott Ross resigned from his position as Vice President of Engineering at a New Hampshire-based videoconferencing company. During the next year, Scott worked as a consultant, and part-time executive pastor at Manchester Christian Church, where he was serving as an elder. It was during this time that he saw an opportunity for provide software to help church leaders be more effective. It was also during this time that Scott sensed God calling his family to Montana.

With no relatives and no job waiting in Montana, the move was a step in faith. But in 2002, after much prayer, and many conversations with friends and family, Scott, his wife Kathy, son Luke, dog and cat headed west to Absarokee, MT. On their first day in Montana, a stranger struck up a conversation in a Wal-Mart parking lot, and mentioned that his old pastor had recently started preaching in Absarokee. His church was not the church the Rosses first started attending, but it was the one they ended up at. They got plugged into ministry, with Scott eventually leading the worship team and Kathy leading children’s ministry. It was clear God directed them to this church.

Scott began studying for his Microsoft certifications while looking for work. Eventually Scott accepted a position at a software development company, where he completed his MCP and MCSD certifications, and where he developed a close friendship with Russ Hawkins. Russ is a strong Christian who immediately saw the value in Scott’s idea for leadership software. After a lot of discussions and napkin drawings, with a strong sense that God was behind it, they formed Rohawk.

Says Scott: “It’s exciting to look back and see God’s hand in bringing us together in this place, at this time to develop software that can be a blessing to a lot of church leaders, and a lot of churches.”