BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--Author Madeline Crabb is confronting a growing problem of immodesty in the church with a new book for Christian women entitled, Dressing to Please God: Clothing the Mind, Body, and Spirit, a Training Manual. According to Agape Press the book is an extension of her ministry to encourage and equip Christians.

The modesty issue is addressed for churches who Crabb said carry an "anything goes" attitude, not only in worship, but in behavior and dress. Crabb said the church must address how the world's apparel has infiltrated the body of Christ. She said suggestive fashion in church is more than an issue of style or culture - it's a spiritual problem.

"God wants us to be affecting the world, not it affecting us," Crabb said. "But through compromise, disobedience, and rebellion, many women are not longer the examples of modesty and purity God wants them to be."

Crabb is now a self-described "modesty consultant." Her new book combines basic biblical guidelines with Crabb's experience in female fashion and personal care. She has conducted personal care seminars and shows around the country and worked with women for more than a decade in related areas.

Dressing to Please God is Crabb's contribution to the effort to restore the ideal of modesty to the church. The book is what Crabb terms a biblical "extreme makeover" for mind, body, and spirit.