About SSWC

At OneHope, “God’s Word. Every Child,” is not a matter of mass production or assembly line ministry. We wish to personally engage the children and youth of each country with the gospel. It is impossible to achieve this without understanding those we want to reach.

The Spiritual State of the World’s Children research project was created to provide an understanding of the heart-felt needs of young people, by aiding in the development of programs that effectively deliver the message of Jesus.

The research contains a quantitative survey called Attitudes & Behaviors of Youth (ABY) and also a qualitative interview and focus group method called Custom Discovery Research (CDR). By using one or both of these tools, we can discover the heart-felt needs of a country and connect their children and youth with the gospel in a relative way. Spiritual State of the World’s Children research has now been conducted in over two-dozen countries throughout 9 of the 13 regions where OneHope is presently working!

The research and findings of the Spiritual State of the World’s Children project is made available a wide community of ministries. OneHope offers these reports to others at no charge because we believe it is a highly effective tool for ministries seeking to hone their impact. Becoming the absolute best we can be at what we do shows good stewardship of the gifts that God has given us and we seek to not only allow that impact to grow for our ministry, but for others as well.