Dallas-Fort Worth

Michael Daoust - DFW

Michael and Elizabeth Daoust are dedicated to guiding everyone towards an intimate, abiding relationship with Jesus Christ… 

The seeds for Influencers Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) were laid in the Spring of 2012 when Michael experienced two major life events at the same time. First, Michael’s Home Church was experiencing a Church split while, at the same time he discovered that he had a major back injury that was going to end his career as a Firefighter. During this difficult time Michael was reconnected with a previous mentor, Pete McKenzie, at the Elders request to support his local Church. 

It was during one of their conversations that Pete handed Michael a book called “The Journey to the Inner Chamber” written by his best friend, Rocky Fleming. Michael read the book, enjoyed it thoroughly and believed he didn’t know what the “Inner Chamber” represented but wanted to. Throughout the next 9 months Michael wrestled with “The Journey” materials and discussed with Pete their implications in his life. The result was transformative! 

Michael’s transformation also rekindled a passionate desire for the Scriptures. With the encouragement of Elizabeth, the family relocated to Texas in 2016 so he could attend Dallas Theological Seminary.

In 2018 as part of a Seminary assignment, Michael contacted his Church’s Pastor of Equipping, Grant Castleberry, to see if he could assist the Church while completing the assignment. Pastor Grant not only approved the collaboration but invited Michael to be involved with the Church’s Men’s Ministry. At Pastor Grants direction, the Church was looking for ways to increase the Discipleship of the men at our Church. As part of the research for this, Michael shared 35 years of men’s ministry and discipleship materials that he had participated in over the decades. With no prompting by Michael, Pastor Grant went through numerous curriculums and selected the Influencer Journey Materials out of them all. In the Spring of 2018, the church conducted two Journey to the Inner Chamber groups, which lead to the first Journey Group in the fall of 2019. 

The 2019 Journey Group exceeded all expectations as men pressed into their relationship in Christ experiencing similar transformations as Michael did years before. What does that mean? Men who didn’t pray were now praying. Men who didn’t read their Bibles, now read their Bibles daily. Men were working on their marriages and looking to have an influence for Christ in their workspaces where they never had before. This change in the men’s lives prompted their wives to participate in The Journey, seeing some 250 men and women seeking to grow deeper in their relation in Christ. This kindled Michael’s hopes and prayers that he could continue to share this process ever wider within the DFW Metroplex. Therefore, with the support of other local men and women who had experienced the same life transformation in Christ he had, they established Influencers DFW, a Regional Office of Influencers Global Ministries in March of 2022.

To God be the Glory, as men and women are encouraging fellow believers toward an intimate, abiding relationship in Christ (1 Cor. 3:7). If you have any questions about Influencers or would like to know more about how to be involved with one of our Groups within the DFW Metroplex, visit our Influencers DFW website at www.InfluencersDFW.org, or feel free to contact Michael (info above).