Week 9: Chapter 8 — A Man and His Community

1.God told the exiles in Babylon to 'seek the peace and prosperity of the city' where He had sent them (Jeremiah 29:7). Evans uses this passage to argue that kingdom men are to be city-builders, not just family-protectors. How does this passage expand your sense of calling and responsibility?

2.Jesus called His followers the 'salt of the earth' and the 'light of the world' (Matthew 5:13–16) — both of which are substances that have an effect on everything around them. In what specific ways are you functioning as salt and light in your neighborhood or community right now?

3.Evans addresses the unique responsibility of Black men in America — and more broadly, all men from historically marginalized communities — to be kingdom men who rebuild rather than abandon their communities. How does the kingdom framework change the way a man sees urban or underserved communities?