Have you ever wondered if you're really doing what God wants you to do?

So many of us spend our lives searching for God's will, waiting for certainty before we take a step. What if calling isn't about having all the answers? What if God is simply looking for someone who is available?

In this episode of ONWARD, Bethany Barr Phillips walks through Isaiah 6 and discovers that God's calling doesn't begin with a plan... it begins with an encounter. Before Isaiah was sent, he saw the holiness of God, experienced His grace, and responded with one simple prayer: "Here am I. Send me."

If you've been asking, "How do I know what God wants me to do?" this conversation will encourage you to stop waiting for perfect clarity and start living with courageous availability.

In this episode:

• Why calling doesn't begin with your plan
• The difference between certainty and availability
• Why God doesn't always call the qualified
• How to recognize God's will with one simple response
• What it means to live beyond passivity

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1–8

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Have you ever wondered why spiritual growth seems to take longer than you expected?

In a world obsessed with the hype of success, God often works through slow, unseen transformation. In Episode 5 of the Onward Series at the Pioneer Assembly, Bethany Barr Phillips explores Galatians 6:9 and discovers why God's deepest work often happens where we see the least visible progress.

If you've ever prayed, "Lord, why is this taking so long?"—this episode is for you.

Together we'll explore:

• Why growth often happens beneath the surface
• How ordinary faithfulness shapes extraordinary disciples
• Why comparison steals joy AND perseverance
• How to keep trusting God when you don't see immediate results
• The promise of God's perfect timing and the coming harvest

Whether you're feeling discouraged, spiritually stuck, or simply tired of waiting, this conversation will remind you that slow growth is not failed growth.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." — Galatians 6:9

Don't quit before the harvest.

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00:00 Intro: Outlasting the Hype

02:15 Why Is Growth So Slow?

03:40 Galatians 6:9 Explained

05:30 Early Church Insight

07:10 Five Truths for the Waiting Season

07:25 Growth Happens Underground

09:05 Faithfulness Is God's Favorite Pace

10:45 Don't Compare Your Field

12:30 Weariness Doesn't Mean You're Failing

14:20 The Harvest Has an Appointment

17:45 Challenge

18:45 Encouragement

Why do we still feel spiritually empty, even when life seems full?

In episode 4 of the ONWARD Series, Bethany Barr Phillips opens Psalm 42 to explore one of the most honest questions every believer eventually asks: Why am I still hungry?

This episode dives into spiritual dryness, disappointment, unanswered questions, and the quiet danger of apathy. You'll discover that your longing isn't something to suppress—it may be God's invitation to know Him more deeply.

Drawing on Scripture and insights from early church leaders such as Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa, this conversation reminds us that our restless hearts were created for something this world can never satisfy.

If you've ever felt distant from God, struggled with a lack of passion, or wondered why your soul still aches despite following Jesus, this episode is for you.

In this episode:

• Why spiritual hunger is evidence you were made for more
• How to navigate seasons of spiritual dryness
• Why honest questions don't threaten your faith—they deepen it
• The hidden danger of apathy
• Practical ways to cultivate a deeper hunger for God

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