What if the peace God has for you is far bigger than the absence of conflict?
In this episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Pastor Terry Smith, Lead Pastor of The Life Christian Church in West Orange, New Jersey, and author of The Lord Give You Peace, to explore what the Bible means by shalom: life as God intended it to be.
Drawing from thirty-four years of pastoring, Terry explains why shalom, used some 500 times in Scripture, includes harmony, flourishing, and delight, not just a quiet mind, and why so many of us don’t want enough. He unpacks the zeal of God, the difference between guilt and shame, and what it means to be a shalom maker.
Mike and Terry also talk about John McCain’s “Camp Unity,” why successful leaders tend to isolate, and the family dinners that shaped Terry’s home. They share one of the most freeing truths in this conversation: God doesn’t just love us, He really likes us.
And for the leader who is hard on himself, Terry offers a reframe: You did a bad thing. You are not bad.
Pastor Terry Smith has served as Lead Pastor of The Life Christian Church for thirty-four years and is the author of The Lord Give You Peace, The Lord Bless You, The Hospitable Leader, and Live Ten.
