Podcast Summary: Secrets of Success Behind Dufresne Ministries | Legacy Partner Podcast

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: Secrets of Success Behind Dufresne Ministries | Legacy Partner Podcast
Date: August 25, 2025
Host: Dufresne Ministries
Guests: David, Morgan, and team

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the heart and operations of Dufresne Ministries, shining a light on the legacy, faith, and partnership model that fuels their spiritual outreach. The hosts and their guest, David, reflect on recent impactful ministry events and share stories that highlight Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s commitment to following the Holy Spirit’s guidance—regardless of numbers, prestige, or financial return. Listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at how partnership makes supernatural ministry possible and how every contribution—large or small—directly empowers miracles and tangible breakthroughs in people’s lives.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Summer Recap: A Season of Impactful Ministry

• Busy Summer (00:31–02:10):

  • The team recounts an intense summer filled with travel, including miracle crusades, youth conferences, and high-profile conventions such as the Southwest Believers Convention.
  • Pastor Nancy ministered across various age groups, especially the youth.
  • Quote: "We’ve touched all ages, but especially the youth, I feel like this summer. And I love it. Cause mom, she'll go anywhere God tells her to go." – Morgan (01:18)

• Powerful Services (01:18–02:19):

  • Pastor Nancy’s services stood out, with healing anointing flowing powerfully as she ministered individually to hundreds.
  • Collaborative ministry with other anointed leaders (e.g., Carolyn Savelle, Bill Johnson) left memorable spiritual impact.
  • Quote: "It was liquid fire." – A (02:15)

2. The Heart of Ministry: Person-to-Person Connection

• Personal Touch vs. Large-Scale Events (04:59–06:19):

  • The ministry emphasizes not just preaching but personally delivering “the power to the people” through hands-on ministry and individual contact.
  • Quote: "This ministry represents getting the power to the people, the presence to the people. ... People so hunger for not just the presence in a corporate way, but ... lay hands on the people, minister to the people." – A (05:32)

• Legacy of Personal Transformation (06:39–08:01):

  • The commitment to individual deliverance started with Dr. Ed Dufresne's own powerful born-again experience.
  • The team underscores the continuing need for real spiritual touch—not just religion or teaching.

3. Partnership: Fueling Supernatural Ministry

• Partnership’s Essential Role (03:05–04:59; 09:22–10:48):

  • Hosting large ministry teams at conventions or crusades is only possible through partners’ support.
  • Partners are described as “funding healing,” empowering not only Pastor Nancy but entire communities to receive from God.
  • Quote: "They are funding healing. ... So when mom shows up, they've said, we're going to help you get healed. We're going to help you receive the revelation to stay healed. And that to me is priceless." – B (10:01)

• Revelation for Longevity (10:54–11:18):

  • The ministry is equally passionate about teaching people how to “keep their healing,” not just receive it.

4. Financial Integrity & Spirit-Led Decisions

• Spirit-Not-Money Motivated (11:18–14:06):

  • Pastor Nancy consistently chooses assignments by God’s leading, not monetary opportunity or church size.
  • Hosts share stories of turning down large churches and ministering in prisons and small venues purely from obedience.
  • Quote: "She is not controlled or paid for by anyone or anything. She is simply led by the spirit of God." – C (15:08)

• Generosity & Sowing (15:57–17:07):

  • Around 30% of donations are given to other ministries.
  • The ministry goes beyond itself, sowing overseas and supporting outreach like prison ministry.

5. How Partners Are Treated

• No Preferential Treatment (19:09–21:18):

  • Every partner is treated equally—no special seating, events, or recognition for large donors.
  • Quote: "Every partner is the same as every other partner. There's no special treatment ... You're all the same to us in that you have sacrificed something of yours." – C (19:09)

• Purity of Motive (21:18–22:36):

  • Pastor Nancy never charges for ministry or prioritizes finances; sometimes she returns honorariums to churches to rely solely on God's provision and partnership.
  • Quote: "She charges nothing. ... She doesn't ask for anything. She doesn't require anything." – A (21:18)

6. Role of Partners in Ministry Success

• Rest & Refreshing for Effective Ministry (22:42–24:00):

  • Partners make it possible for Pastor Nancy to keep a healthy pace, ensuring she’s spiritually and physically refreshed for maximum impact.
  • The “pace of grace” is a recurring theme.

• Supporting Miracles & Testimonies (25:10–28:37):

  • Partners fund the team’s ability to respond to unique ministry opportunities—like healing a nonverbal autistic child who now speaks and hugs family members.
  • Quote: "You can't pay for that ... they've gotten their child back through the anointing." – B (27:21)

• Small Seeds, Big Impact (27:48–28:50):

  • Every donation, even $5, is honored as contributing to miracles.
  • Quote: "That $5 that you sowed in the last month helped to send Pastor Nancy and the team ... helped to fund these miracles. We're not paying for them, but we are funding this message." – C (28:48)

7. Current & Future Goals

• Growing the Partner Base (28:51–30:34):

  • The ministry has reached 3,800 partners—a 30% increase in 8 months.
  • Faith goal: 50,000 partners, as confirmed by a prophetic word.
  • Quote: "We're up to 3,800 partners right now. ... there's been a 30% increase. ... The next stop is 50,000." – A & B (29:21–29:56)

• Upcoming Events & Ways to Connect (31:00–32:22):

  • Listeners are encouraged to check the website for the ladies' meeting, Bible school, worship training school, and major upcoming crusades.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the power of personal ministry:
  "This ministry represents getting the power to the people, the presence to the people." – A (05:00)

• On partnership:
  "They're funding healing." – C (10:00)
  "If it's my plan, I pay. If it's God's plan, he pays." – A (15:08)

• On financial integrity:
  "You handle the finances, maximizing the seed of the people. But you’re not stingy and you don’t shortcut on quality. ... right at or a little above 30% ... goes back out to other ministries." – A (15:57)

• On treating all partners equally:
  "Every partner is the same as every other partner. ... I feel like for our partners to know that she is not looking. So ... you’re not in a category, a giving category." – C (19:09; 20:24)

• On supernatural results:
  "That child now talks in full sentences, gives hugs, looks to touch. So a total in one year, that child has made such a significant turn." – C (26:36)

Important Timestamps

• [01:10] Ministry summer recap
• [02:10] Powerful moments at believers convention
• [05:32] Philosophy of person-to-person ministry
• [09:22] Partners as funders of healing
• [11:18] Decisions based on God’s leading, not money
• [15:08] Principle: “If it’s God’s plan, he pays”
• [19:09] Policy of equal treatment for partners
• [21:18] Pastor Nancy’s uncompromised integrity: never charging, sometimes giving back
• [22:42] Value of rest and refreshing; partners make this feasible
• [26:36] Autistic child testimony
• [29:21] Current partnership numbers and bold faith goal
• [31:00] Upcoming events—details and invitation

Final Blessing & Invitation

• [32:22] David prays for partners:
  "May the same anointing of healing, may the same anointing of increase, may the same anointing of revelation come abundantly upon every present partner." – A (32:22)

For more information on events or to become a partner:
Visit dufresneministries.org or dmpartner.org.

Tone/Language:
Warm, faith-filled, sincere, practical, celebratory, personal, and marked by a spirit of generosity and deep honor for both the Holy Spirit and the partners that make ministry possible.