Webinar Series: The Hope and Love Measure
Measuring the Experience of God's Love
World Vision International invites you to a four-part webinar series introducing the Hope Rooted in God’s Love Measure a groundbreaking tool developed with leading scholars to better understand how children perceive and experience God’s love.
This scientifically validated, cross-cultural measure offers fresh insights into the role of faith and spirituality in child flourishing. Each session will feature global experts, faith leaders, and practitioners discussing the measure’s development, methodology, and implications for research, policy, and practice.
This 4-part series builds momentum toward the upcoming Global Study of Faith and Child Flourishing, a collaborative initiative to deepen understanding of spiritual well-being in children worldwide.
The webinars are co-hosted by the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and World Vision International featuring partners from Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University, the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, and the University of Leeds.
Explore the Series
The webinars are free and open to the public. You must register for each session individually to receive a code to join the program. See the links below:
Child Flourishing: Linking Faith, Health, and Well-Being
November 11, 2025
- Introduction to Hope Rooted in Love. Presented by Jennifer Wortham, Dr.PH, Research Associate, and Program Lead, Global Initiative on Faith and Child Flourishing, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
- Empirical connections between faith, spirituality, and flourishing outcomes. Presented by Harold Koenig, MD, Director, Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University
- How children’s spiritual lives shape resilience, mental health, and community belonging. Presented by Alonzo Lee, World Vision
- Broader implications for global health, education, and public policy. Presented by Sarah Bauler, PhD-c, World Vision
Signs of Hope - Methods and Measures: Building Reliable Tools for Child Spirituality
December 15, 2025
- Introduction to Hope Rooted in Love
- The unique methodology behind the development of the Measure.
- Psychometric validation and cross-cultural adaptation.
- Lessons from field implementation in diverse faith contexts.
Theology, Child Development, and Spiritual Well-Being
January 13, 2026
- Introduction to Hope Rooted in Love
- Exploring theological foundations of children’s experience of divine love
- Developmental psychology and the role of spirituality in resilience
- Spiritual nurture of children
Toward a Global Study of Faith and Child Flourishing
February 17, 2025
- Introduction to Hope Rooted in Love
- Presentation of findings from the Measure.
- Building a global research consortium and engaging international partners.
- Mapping next steps for launching a large-scale Global Study of Faith and Child Flourishing.