I would imagine if Ravenhill had decided to start his own church, it would probably be initially well attended and then a colossal failure. Here's why.
I've learned that large does not always equal successful, small doesn't always equal failure and a lack of numeric growth doesn't always equal stagnant.
As someone who has had a front-row seat to many decades of rapid church growth and global missionary expansion, I want to learn as much as I can from my brothers and sisters.