035: FAITH THAT ISN’T TESTED CAN’T BE TRUSTED with Adam Everett - Founder of Ndure Project & DCC

Episode SummaryThis episode, we sit down with Adam Everett, founder of the Ndure Project and Desert City Classic, for a conversation that lands right at the heart of CruciFit: faith isn’t meant to make us comfortable—it’s meant to transform us.We talk about why doing hard things matters, the power of shared suffering and community, and how physical challenges can prepare us to endure the trials life inevitably brings. Adam also opens up about burnout, doubt, marriage, and a season when everything looked successful from the outside while he felt completely empty on the inside.From faith and fitness to leadership, relationships and learning to stop carrying everything alone, this conversation is a reminder that the testing isn’t always something to escape. Sometimes, it’s exactly where God is building the endurance we’ll need for what comes next.Faith that isn’t tested can’t be trusted.Key TakeawaysFaith that isn’t tested can’t be trusted.Comfort can quietly become an idol—and hard doesn’t mean we’re on the wrong path.Physical challenges can train us to endure difficult seasons mentally, spiritually and emotionally.We weren’t designed to carry everything alone; community and shared suffering matter.Success on the outside doesn’t necessarily mean we’re healthy on the inside.Faith and fitness shouldn’t live in separate compartments—how we live matters as much as what we know.Strong leadership is less about forcing results and more about stewarding environments that produce fruit.Chapters00:00 — Welcome & Getting to Know Adam08:00 — Rucking, Faith & Carrying Weight16:45 — Building the Desert City Classic20:00 — When Faith & Fitness Collide30:00 — Brotherhood & the Ndure Project39:00 — Why Hard Challenges Change Us43:00 — Adam’s Journey to Faith & Ministry51:30 — Fatherhood, Leadership & Becoming Better53:00 — Burnout, Doubt & Feeling Far From God58:50 — Faith That Isn’t Tested Can’t Be Trusted1:02:00 — The Idol of Comfort1:04:40 — The Power of Shared Suffering1:07:00 — Leadership That Produces Fruit1:08:00 — Why We Need Hard Things1:13:00 — Final Thoughts & What Comes Next