Climate Change: A Musical's Message From The Pacific

Pastor and theater director Steve Worsley discusses climate change as a pressing issue for Pacific neighbors like Tuvalu and Kiribati, and reflects on why political urgency around the issue has waned despite ongoing impacts. He argues Christians should approach topical issues through a biblical lens first, noting Scripture calls believers to care for the earth as God's possession, and warns against ignoring the plight of Pacific peoples already losing their homes to rising seas.

Worsley unpacks his climate change musical "3.41" (named for the average annual millimeter rise in sea levels since 1993), staged by his group Toi Toi Collective, which follows a wedding party on a Pacific island whose lives are upended by a cyclone. He reveals the show's second season has hit repeated setbacks - including cast and crew injuries and hospitalizations - but says the cast remain determined to push through given the messages importance ([www.toitoicollective.com](https://www.toitoicollective.com)).

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