<p>If you want your <strong>heart filled with hope</strong>, your <strong>mind stimulated with ideas</strong>, and your <strong>hands equipped with practical tools</strong>, then this episode is for you…</p><p><br></p><p>Honestly? It’s <strong>pure </strong>🔥🔥🔥🔥!</p><p><br></p><p>And make sure you stay right to the end — because Phil shares <strong>one of the best youth ministry hacks you’ll ever hear. </strong>Absolute gold.<strong> </strong>💛</p><p><br></p><p>Phil Knox is the evangelism and missiology specialist at the Evangelical Alliance, and brings years of youth ministry experience and insight to our conversation. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we unpack the <strong>missional trends shaping 2026</strong>, and what they mean for youth ministry.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore the<strong> key trends every youth leader should be paying attention to:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>📊 <strong>Why the UK spiritual climate is shifting</strong> — what recent research and cultural changes reveal about growing spiritual openness.</p><p><br></p><p>✨ <strong>A new spiritual openness</strong> — why 2026 may be the most spiritually open year in living memory, and how youth ministries can respond with authentic encounters with God.</p><p><br></p><p>🔍 <strong>The rise of the unexplained</strong> — why dreams, spiritual experiences and unexpected moments may draw young people toward faith.</p><p><br></p><p>❤️ <strong>Compassion and the gospel reconnecting</strong> — how youth ministries can join the dots between social action and faith sharing.</p><p><br></p><p>📖 <strong>Booming Bible engagement</strong> — why Bible sales are skyrocketing and why young people are arriving with serious questions about truth.</p><p><br></p><p>🌱 <strong>New discipleship pathways</strong> — how we help young people move from curiosity to lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus in a digitally distracted world.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re passionate about helping young people encounter Jesus and BREAKOUT in mission, justice, social action and evangelism, this episode will encourage, challenge, inspire and equip you.</p><p><br></p><p>Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy! 🎧</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.elim.org.uk/Groups/364056/Limitless_Festival.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FOR LIMITLESS FESTIVAL </a></p><p><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=F1Tl8oIFKUakyFcXrH7UoBrPbysSAttKpLkwuOQcbghUN0wxQ09HM1hWT09LMzRWVDFPWjU0REIzWS4u" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FOR BREAKOUT MISSION DAY</a></p><p><a href="https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/missional-trends-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FOR PHIL&#39;S MISSIONAL TRENDS ARTICLE </a></p><p><a href="https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/good-news-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FOR GOOD NEWS PEOPLE BOOK</a></p>