Spring Harvest is coming under new leadership, as former midwife and ordinand Jo Moir takes the reins.

Previously, Abby Guinness served as Head of the Christian festival for 11 years.

Moir told Premier Christian News she has a long history with the festival—beginning in her student days, when she first attended.

“It’s nearly as old as me,” she joked. “My oldest daughter got saved at Spring Harvest. So, it's hugely important to us as a family.”

Her background is in events, having worked with the BBC and ICC, Birmingham, before heading up communications at The Salvation Army.

Moir says she is keen to tap into a growing wave of spirituality across the UK.

“There’s such an appetite for people to hear from theologians, and hear deep Bible teaching. So we are making sure we get the right people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

“We really want to represent young people as well, and raise up our young people to preach, teach, and lead worship.”

Moir was hesitant about confirming any changes to the festival under her leadership. “I'm keen to keep the familiar. There's a balance between the fresh and the familiar: How do we make sure that everybody that comes to Spring Harvest knows that there's something there for them?”

“I'm not going to be coming in and making sweeping changes,” she said. “I just want to really listen and learn, and understand what the Holy Spirit is already doing, and what he wants to do through me for this next season.”

Next year’s festivals in Minehead and Skegness will follow the ‘No Greater Story’ trilogy, with the theme of ‘No Greater Life’.