Most leaders are reactive — something happens, then they respond. In this episode, Calvin breaks down a different way to lead: asking one question before you ever walk into a room — "who else, besides me, needs this to go well?"
Calvin gets into what it actually looks like to lead with intention instead of just managing whatever comes up. He talks through preparing versus repairing, a real moment leading worship where he had to stop and read the room instead of just powering through, and the honest, sometimes uncomfortable line between being intentional and just people-pleasing.
This one goes deeper into faith than usual — Calvin unpacks how Jesus led with more intentionality than anyone who ever lived, including the story of the woman at the well in John 4, and ties it to a modern moment that wrecked him this past week watching a stranger's random act of kindness change someone's life.
If you lead anything — a team, a stage, a room, a family — this episode will change how you walk into it.
In this episode:
- Why most leadership is reactive, not intentional
- The John Maxwell line that reframes preparing vs. repairing
- A real story from leading worship on Isaiah 6
- Telling the difference between intentionality and people-pleasing
- How Jesus led with intention — the woman at the well, John 4
- A modern-day echo of that same heart, caught on camera
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