Intentional x Dadville (w/ Dave Barnes + Jon McLaughlin from Dadville)
The Intentional Parents Podcast
Intentional
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we sit down for a “co-pod” with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin from the Dadville podcast for an honest, funny conversation about parenting, podcasting, and why intentionality matters in the first place. We share the heart behind Intentional and Intentional Fatherhood, getting back to the basics of why we do this work and what we hope it creates. Along the way, there’s plenty of laughter and a shared acknowledgment that none of us have this figured out. Intentionality isn’t about getting it right all the time — it’s about consistently showing up in small, ordinary ways, even when things feel messy or overwhelming.
Dave and Jon tell the story of how Dadville began, how the show has grown and changed over the years, and what it’s really like behind the scenes of hosting a long-running podcast. Together, we talk about the importance of repair in relationships, how owning our mistakes can actually deepen connection, and why keeping the lines of communication open with our kids matters more than almost anything else.
We also wrestle with the downside of intentionality — when information turns into pressure and fear starts to drive our parenting. Grounded in Jesus’ words from Matthew 18:1-5, the conversation keeps circling back to the simplicity of “becoming like little children.” The question underneath it all is this: do our kids know our heart? At the end of the day, this episode is about helping our kids know they are deeply loved — and learning to lead from love rather than fear.
Dadville: Spotify, Apple Podcasts + YouTube
Dave Barnes: New Music on Spotify + Apple Music
Jon McLaughlin: New Music on Spotify + Apple Music / Tour with Ben Rector
Scripture Mentioned: Matthew 18:1-5
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| 0:00.0 | Attention mothers. We have the intentional motherhood retreat in Franklin, Tennessee in April, April 23rd, through the 25th to be exact. And if you haven't gotten tickets yet, we want to remind you, grab some tickets. We have group rates. We also have volunteer tickets. So if you're looking for a discounted ticket and want to come help a little bit, go to our website, Intentionalparents.org, get your tickets. Megan Fait Marshman's going to be there. Correta Eskridge is going to be there. Elizabeth and Diana sharing and other guests that you don't even know about. Plus, incredible worship. Can't wait to have you all there. And also, for the fathers, we have our first ever intentional fatherhood retreat in Costa Mesa, February 19 through 21. So if you have not gotten your tickets for that, |
| 0:38.7 | we also have group rates. We also have volunteer tickets. All you need to do is go to |
| 0:42.4 | Intentionalfatherhood.org, grab your tickets. Can't wait to see you all in Costa Mesa or Nashville. |
| 0:47.9 | See you soon. |
| 0:53.1 | You're listening to the Intentional Parents podcast, brought to you by Intentional. |
| 0:58.1 | Intentional is all about spiritual formation in the family. |
| 1:01.8 | We desire to bring biblical hope and practical hope. |
| 1:05.4 | Enjoy this week's conversation. |
| 1:14.3 | Yeah, did you like the click? |
| 1:16.3 | I actually, I mean, I was a drummer. |
| 1:17.8 | He was going to say, Brooke is a drum. |
| 1:20.6 | I thought that was dead on. |
| 1:21.9 | That was pretty close. |
| 1:23.4 | Not only tone as well. |
| 1:25.0 | I was like, oh, he picked a different sound, but I. |
| 1:27.9 | That was at least 81, you know. |
| 1:31.2 | Can we get an actual, can we get a tap on that? |
| 1:35.8 | So folks, you hear, listen to all these voices. People are listening and they're going, |
| 1:40.7 | either we know that voice and we don't know the others or we don't know that voice and we, we know the giggles. Either way, they want to be here. |
| 1:42.9 | They did. Yes. Yes. And so what we're doing is we're doing a combination pod. I wanted to have a clever way of saying. We should have come up with it. Pod pod. Co-pod. It's a co-pod. Oh, it's a co-pod. There you go. That reminds me of like the COVID school pods. Oh gosh. |
| 2:00.8 | Oh no. |
| 2:01.9 | See, |
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