At a time when the culture continues to lower intellectual standards, Marva Dawn makes compelling observations and suggestions for the Church to rethink its strategy for impact on Company. How can we evangelize without weakening the message of what we communicate? The majority of her text focuses on the worship environment in general, but later she focuses specifically on music, preaching, and liturgy. According to Dawn, a gathering of believers should emphasize God as the subject and object of worship, inspire each individual to develop godly character, and emphasize the community of believers (not only in the room, but also throughout history). Through this grid, she encourages leaders and participants to evaluate each element of worship. If these primary goals are achieved, then worship will not be empty or simple-minded. Instead, the atmosphere of worship would be held to a higher standard and, she believed, both pleasing to God and attractive to those who do not know God. “Reaching Out Without Stooping” is a book for church leaders, elders, or pastors who are considering changing their current worship style to attract more unsaved people. The author provides excellent standards to help pastors and worship leaders plan, execute, and evaluate worship services. These same standards also provide an excellent opportunity to educate the Church family on the reasons behind the use of certain elements of worship. Although written for Church leaders, ordinary Church members would also benefit from understanding the concepts Dawn teaches to God-empowered leaders. Ms. Dawn's work is primarily scientific, and she cites several other works at length....... middle of article...... Not as a firm guide, but as thought-provoking advice about how collective worship can impact an ever-changing culture. I think any worship leader would be touched by Dawn's questions: • Is God the subject of your corporate worship? • Does your worship strengthen the individual's Christian character and invite him or her into the Christian community? • Are you narrowing down your content to reach the audience? • How will you achieve your goal in the market-driven age of television? All of these questions must be thought through and discussed by those who lead, knowing that they will be held accountable for their responses and actions at the end of the age...