Every year, individuals and corps across Canada and Bermuda raise funds to support the work of The Salvation Army in more than 130 countries worldwide. As the COVID-19 pandemic grew and congregations were forced to stay home, it would have been easy to forgo the Partners in Mission campaign. Instead, Salvationists were quick to adapt, determined to raise funds in safe and creative ways. 

Three different activities are used in Matthew 4:23 to describe the scope of Jesus’ ministry: teaching in the synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of heaven, and healing the sick. In the first article of this three-part series, we examined Jesus’ teaching ministry; here we consider his proclamation of the good news of the kingdom of heaven.