1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Most leaders are waiting on a dramatic, burning bush moment to tell them what their life is for. So they stall. They spin their wheels, convinced the &quot;real&quot; calling has not arrived yet. In this episode, Daron Earlewine sits down with Ken Primeau, lead pastor of Mercy Road Northeast, who built a thousand person church without ever planning to. Ken's whole story is a chain of small yeses. A blank check handed to God in a Panama outhouse pit, a scholarship that came through at the last second, a dream that pointed him to a state he could not find on a map, and two words he heard as his plane touched down in Indiana. If you have been measuring your life by milestones nobody handed you, this conversation reframes what a faithful, purposeful life actually looks like. KEY TAKEAWAYS: ⚡️ Purpose gets built through small steps of obedience, not one cinematic calling. ⚡️ A surrendered &quot;blank check&quot; yes to God strips the fear out of risk. ⚡️ Healthy leadership shares the weight instead of building everything around one personality. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Why Saying Yes Beats Having a Plan 05:30 — Moving Countries and Finding Purpose in Pain 11:00 — The Little Yeses That Shaped a Life 16:30 — The Blank Check Moment in Panama 22:00 — Learning to Hear God's Voice 29:00 — The Dream That Pointed to Indiana 34:00 — Why the Celebrity Pastor Model Is Broken 40:00 — The Christmas Card That Built Trust 45:30 — A New Definition of Success 51:00 — Why Home Is the Presence of God CONNECT WITH DARON: Website: https://daronearlewine.com&amp;nbsp; Rogue Collective Coaching: https://roguecollectivecoaching.com&amp;nbsp; Blackbird Mission: https://blackbirdmission.com&amp;nbsp; Email: daron@daronearlewine.com CONNECT WITH KEN PRIMEAU Website: https://exponential.org/person/ken-primeau/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-primeau-0a1aaaaa Which yes is God asking you to say right now? Drop it in the comments, and if this episode helped you, hit subscribe so more people find it. HASHTAGS:&amp;nbsp; #DaronEarlewinePodcast #FaithAndLeadership #Purpose #ChristianEntrepreneurs #HearingGodsVoice #Surrender #Discipleship #BlackbirdMission #FaithFilledLeaders #KingdomBusiness The Daron Earlewine Podcast http://blackbirdmission.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41703525/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/246866/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/203125640