Faith, Fitness & Why Everyone's Welcome w/ DJ Paden Owner of Kingdom Fit | The JD Denham Podcast 89

In this episode of The JD Denham Podcast, JD Denham sits down with DJ Paden, owner of Kingdom Fit in Huntington Beach, California, a gym built on the belief that faith and physical discipline are not separate things. They are the same thing. JD took his whole team there to train and pray, and he knew immediately he had to sit this man down. DJ opens up about losing his father and his older brothers, staying sober through all of it, and never losing his faith. He talks about what it means to build a space where everyone is welcome regardless of where they are with God, why it is about relationship not religion, and why the two great commandments are really all you need: love God and love others. He shares one of the most powerful stories of the episode, a girl who came into his gym heartbroken after losing her 21-year-old brother, brought her wife and her non-believing family to a worship night in the gym, and ended up asking DJ to lead the celebration of life. That is what a Kingdom Fit gym is for. JD and DJ dig into the spiritual leadership crisis in men, why physical discipline and spiritual discipline are inseparable, what it means to put on the armor of God every single day, and why the church closing its doors during COVID was one of the biggest leadership failures of our generation. They also talk about grace, self-righteousness, and why a cuss word in a sentence does not erase the truth inside it. This one is for the man who is ready to come as he is and let God do the rest. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:08 – Meeting DJ Payden 01:25 – Who Is DJ Payden Today? 02:36 – The Awakening: Men Reclaiming Boldness for Christ 07:46 – Putting on the Armor of God Daily 12:08 – The "Warrior Gene" & the Black Sheep Theory 14:08 – DJ's Childhood, Early Drinking & Getting Into Fitness 18:31 – DUIs, Addiction & Losing His Reputation 26:42 – Rock Bottom: Overdosing, Detox & a Suicide Attempt 34:34 – Fourth DUI & Facing Prison Time 37:55 – Sobriety Date & JD's Own Rock Bottom 47:59 – Finding a Sponsor & Wanting What He Had 52:52 – Leaving Corporate to Start Kingdom Fit 1:02:00 – Why You Have to Give Your Story Away 1:07:05 – Walking Through Grief: Losing Brothers & His Father 1:16:24 – God Using the Gym to Reach a Grieving Family & Outro Follow DJ Paden: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj\_paden Kingdom Fit HB: https://www.instagram.com/kingdomfithb Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jddenhamofficial/ Join My Community: https://www.skool.com/peptideoftheweekcommunity/about Intro Music: Pennywise – Let Us Hear Your Voice