The Pyramid and the Box: The Decision-Making Process in a Local New Testament Church

Congregations, the members who attend them, and the leaders who serve them are too often wounded by the ill effects of bad decision-making. The Pyramid and the Box attempts to answer three primary questions about decision-making in the local church: What is decision-making? Who are the legitimate decision-makers? How do you execute effective decision-making?

Joel Tetreau (DMin) is Senior Pastor of Southeast Valley Baptist Church in Gilbert, Arizona. He is Regional Coordinator for IBL West (Institute of Biblical Leadership) and has over twenty years of ministry experience. Joel has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels and serves on the boards of several parachurch ministries.