[Following is an excerpt from a Monday Morning Reality Check by Justin Long (Global Evangelization Movement www.gem-werc.org). "World C" represents the Christianized world and "World B" Non-Christians within reach of the gospel, whereas "World A" would represent Unreached People Groups.~NW]

..Many churches hold Easter pageants and "passion plays," some with long production runs. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that much of this sort of activity - the sermons, the pageants, etc. - is directed toward World C... Let me highlight one way in which a ministry like an Easter pageant can help ALL THREE WORLDS AT THE SAME TIME... My own home church, Kempsville Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, Va., hosts "The Man Called Jesus," a major production with more than 15 performances this year alone... [This Easter pagent] isn't just being shown for two weeks here in the United States. Beginning a few years ago, the TMCJ cast began taking it on short-term mission trips abroad. This year, they will be taking three mission trips with the production: one to Russia (World B) and two into World A countries. Ticket and product sales here in the United States are used in part to help fund these trips. Already they've seen many Muslims come to Christ as a result of this ministry. This is a model that just about any church could reproduce, with a little bit of assistance, some vision, and some creativity. Taking these ministries into World A can be a bit problematic, and it's something I urge you NOT to do alone, but rather in partnership with others...

REALITY CHECK Ministries to World C are good, but we must look for ways that this ministry can also be used to spark, enhance, and support mission to World A. Offers to become disciples ought to be complimented with offers to become missionaries...

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