In an age where culture continues to lower the standards of intellect, Marva Dawn makes compelling observations and suggestions for the Church to rethink its strategy on impact on society. How can we evangelize without weakening the message of what we communicate? Most of his text focuses on the general worship environment, but later focuses specifically on music, preaching, and liturgy. According to Dawn, a gathering of believers should emphasize God as the subject and object of worship, challenge each individual to grow in godly character, and accentuate the community of believers (not just in the room, but also throughout history). Through this grid, encourage leaders and participants to evaluate each element of worship. If these primary goals are achieved, worship will not be empty and naive. Instead, the atmosphere of worship would be held to a higher standard and, according to her, would be pleasing to God and attractive to those who do not know Him. “Reaching Out without Dumbing Down” is a book intended 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 a great opportunity to educate the church family on the reasons behind the use of certain elements of worship. Although it is written for church leadership, everyday church members would also benefit from understanding the concepts that Dawn is addressing to God-empowered leaders. Ms. Dawn's work is predominantly academic, and she cites many other works in large detail....... half of the article...... Not as a firm guide, but as inspiring advice on how corporate worship can influence an ever-changing culture. I think any worship leader would be influenced by Dawn's questions: • Is God the subject of your corporate worship? • Does your worship build the individual's Christian character and invite them into the community of Christianity? • Are you minimizing your content to achieve the goal? • How will you achieve your goals in the midst of a market-driven television era? All these questions must be pondered and discussed by those who lead, knowing that they will be held accountable for their answers and actions at the end of time..