First published in "Lucas: an Evangelical History Review, no. 5, 1989, pp.23-28 and reprinted here with minor amendments.
Raises historical questions about how to explain the growth of church congregations. Another essay by the author on this subject, ' "We wanbted to make the first one a winner": urban church planting and the origins of Holy Trinity Adelaide: Hills' can be found on the Holy Trinity Church website listed.