Hugh Hewitt, a popular radio host and professor of law, offers advice for getting ahead in this compact volume aimed at conservative up-and-comers determined to become people of influence.

The need for Christians of influence today is critical: "In a very practical way, Christians seem to be losing the ability to penetrate the culture … the church is running out of talent or steam or both," writes Hewitt.

His own successes—he's a Harvard graduate, three-time Emmy winner, and served six years in the Reagan administration—are reflected in his advice. Hewitt's rules for getting ahead are fairly simple, including: earn credentials from a prestigious university, stay out of debt, work long hours, and don't get a tattoo.

He balances these with the mandate to become involved in a ministry and join a church.

Occasionally he repeats material, and some readers may dislike his comments against environmentalism and gender studies. But it's difficult to disagree with his challenge: "The world is in trouble," he writes, "and it needs your help. The church is in trouble, and it needs your help … All of us have the abilities to change the directions of individual lives. And we are accountable to do so."

In, But Not Of is available at Christianbook.com and other retailers.

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