Faith & Spirituality on Substack
The top 100 Faith & Spirituality writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 173
- Median followers, Bestsellers
- 21,012
- Smallest on the board
- 151
- Jerry Windley-Daoust, #85
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 477
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Faith & Spirituality: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
Nadia Bolz-Weber
241k followers · #3 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
Biblical man
42k followers · #40 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
Shervin Youssefian
35k followers · #42 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
John Pavlovitz
86k followers · #6 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
Kathrin Zenkina
14k followers · #24 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
Hussain Makke
4.1k followers · #35 Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers
Krystle Channel
15k followers · #29 Faith & Spirituality BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live. Outlined weeks are incomplete: Substack lists only a publication's 50 newest recommenders, so for busy writers older weeks can't be counted, and a 30-day count marked + is a floor.
Bestsellers
Substack ranks Bestsellers by paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Inkwell #80 to #74, Kathrin Zenkina #28 to #24, Nabu #34 to #31, Joel Halldorf #61 to #58, Father Rich Vitale #71 to #68.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Paid | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  The Pillar@thepillar |
121,222 | 56 +11 | none shown | |
| 2 | 0 |  Jimmy EvansTipping Point Now |
158,517 | 52 +2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 3 | 0 |  Nadia Bolz-WeberThe Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber |
240,897 | 69 +17 | none shown | |
| 4 | 0 |  Diana Butler BassThe Cottage |
120,014 | 69 +5 | Thousands | |
| 5 | 0 |  Keith GravesChristian Warrior Training |
81,804 | 54 +7 | Thousands | |
| 6 | 0 |  John PavlovitzThe Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz |
85,653 | 59 +13 | none shown | |
| 7 | 0 |  Holy Post Media@holypostmedia |
24,389 | 53 +2 | Thousands | |
| 8 | 0 |  Elizabeth GilbertLetters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert |
311,084 | 90 +17 | Thousands | |
| 9 | 0 |  Stranger Theology@strangertheology1 |
41,089 | 52 +4 | Thousands | |
| 10 | 0 |  Sarah BesseySarah Bessey's Field Notes |
104,378 | 64 +7 | Thousands | |
| 11 | 0 |  The Hood HealerThe Hood Healer’s Substack |
32,638 | 51 +1 | Thousands | |
| 12 | 0 |  Britt GilletteEnd Times Bible Prophecy with Britt Gillette |
26,371 | 55 +4 | Thousands | |
| 13 | 0 |  Jen Hatmaker@jenhatmaker |
62,872 | 54 +2 | Thousands | |
| 14 | 0 |  Emily P. FreemanThe Soul Minimalist |
51,362 | 56 +3 | Thousands | |
| 15 | ▲1 |  Ryan BurgeGraphs about Religion |
52,068 | 65 +7 | Thousands | |
| 16 | ▼1 |  Joshua HoffmanFuture of Jewish |
86,160 | 60 +7 | Thousands | |
| 17 | 0 |  Alice BellAstrology with Alice |
24,378 | 53 +6 | Thousands | |
| 18 | 0 |  David MichieThe Dalai Lama's Cat: Buddhist compassion in action |
17,417 | 51 +1 | Thousands | |
| 19 | 0 |  Matt LabashSlack Tide by Matt Labash |
119,035 | 53 | Thousands | |
| 20 | 0 |  Egon FischerEindrücke aus der geistigen und spirituellen Welt |
23,122 | 51 | Thousands | |
| 21 | 0 |  🐺The Wise WolfThe Wise Wolf |
92,930 | 58 +5 | Thousands | |
| 22 | 0 |  Emily Stimpson ChapmanThrough a Glass Darkly |
19,059 | 54 +2 | Thousands | |
| 23 | 0 |  Father Nathan Monk@fathernathan |
58,059 | 52 | Thousands | |
| 24 | ▲4 |  Kathrin ZenkinaHotter, Richer, Wiser with Kathrin Zenkina |
13,884 | 50 +13 | 100+ badge | |
| 25 | ▼1 |  Faith MattersWayfare |
19,599 | 51 +2 | Thousands | |
| 26 | ▼2 | Faith MattersWayfare |
19,599 | 51 +2 | Thousands | |
| 27 | ▼1 |  Kristin Du MezDu Mez CONNECTIONS |
88,798 | 67 +4 | Thousands | |
| 28 | ▼1 |  JD HallInsight to Incite: Open Source Intelligence Analysis |
24,283 | 50 +1 | Thousands | |
| 29 | 0 |  Krystle ChannelKRYSTLINE.AI |
15,245 | 50 +12 | Thousands | |
| 30 | 0 |  Angell DeerRituals & Rebellion 🦌🔥 |
22,196 | 53 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 31 | ▲3 |  NabuEarth Mastery |
21,012 | 50 +10 | Thousands | |
| 32 | ▼1 |  Prophecy Watchers@prophecywatcherstv |
14,805 | 52 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 33 | ▼1 |  Ascend Book Club@theascent |
16,464 | 52 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 34 | ▼1 |  Gavin Ashenden.Gavin Ashenden - 'New English Catholic' |
10,753 | 52 +6 | Thousands | |
| 35 | 0 |  Hussain MakkeBeing & Becoming |
4,095 | 17 +13 | 100+ badge | |
| 36 | 0 |  Peter KwasniewskiTradition and Sanity |
24,354 | 57 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 37 | ▲1 |  Robert P. JonesRedeeming Democracy by Robert P. Jones |
197,058 | 58 +2 | Thousands | |
| 38 | ▼1 |  Yehonatan - יְהוֹנָתָןHebrew for Christians |
16,605 | 51 +4 | none shown | |
| 39 | ▲1 |  David RoseberryThe Anglican |
9,340 | 50 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 40 | ▼1 |  Biblical manThe Biblical Man |
41,985 | 52 +16 | Thousands | |
| 41 | 0 |  Michael F. BirdWord from the Bird |
26,108 | 55 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 42 | 0 |  Shervin YoussefianBible Secrets Revealed |
34,973 | 50 +16 | 100+ badge | |
| 43 | 0 |  Lindsay MackNo Bad Cards with Lindsay Mack |
24,744 | 51 +4 | Thousands | |
| 44 | ▲2 |  Chris HeavenSurvival Dispatch News |
78,557 | 51 | Thousands | |
| 45 | ▼1 |  Claire the Catholic FeministLetters from a Catholic Feminist |
18,617 | 56 | 100+ badge | |
| 46 | ▼1 |  Andrew KlavanTHE NEW JERUSALEM |
28,319 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 47 | 0 |  Annie F. DownsSpiritually Stronger with Annie F. Downs |
15,623 | 50 +2 | Thousands | |
| 48 | 0 |  Natan SlifkinRationalist Judaism |
9,470 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 49 | 0 |  Shannan MartinThe Soup |
27,711 | 55 | Thousands | |
| 50 | 0 |  BLK SHP ScottBLK SHP Bible Notes |
16,563 | 51 +7 | none shown | |
| 51 | 0 |  Sebene Selassieremind me to love |
44,394 | 54 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 52 | 0 |  Tripp FullerProcess This |
83,260 | 53 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 53 | 0 |  Aliza KellyAliza Kelly's The Practice |
27,469 | 56 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 54 | 0 |  Tudor AlexanderThe Dance of Life Podcast with Tudor Alexander |
6,025 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 55 | 0 |  JeffThe Dissenter |
25,603 | 51 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 56 | 0 |  Spirit of TaliSpirit of Tali |
10,740 | 50 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 57 | 0 |  Philip GulleyPlain Speech with Philip Gulley |
5,157 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 58 | ▲2 |  Joel HalldorfVit Rök |
12,302 | 36 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 59 | 0 |  Dale MoreauTheological Voice |
5,532 | 43 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 60 | ▲1 |  SwebbSwebbStack |
3,176 | 23 | 100+ badge | |
| 61 | ▼3 |  Lore WilbertS A Y A B L E |
23,211 | 58 +1 | Thousands | |
| 62 | 0 |  𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳Mystery Achievement |
11,638 | 54 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 63 | ▲2 |  Marcia McFeeWorship Design Studio |
2,336 | 14 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 64 | ▼1 |  Liana ShantiLiana Shanti Limitless Life |
3,430 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 65 | ▼1 |  C O U R T N E Y 🍒 C H OPlanet Delulu by Courtney Cho |
8,514 | 51 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 66 | 0 |  Odds and EnnsOdds & Enns - A Substack by Pete Enns |
25,851 | 54 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 67 | 0 |  Shaye ElliottConfessions From My Kitchen |
37,094 | 53 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 68 | ▲3 |  Father Rich VitaleMessage From the Margins |
14,197 | 28 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 69 | ▼1 |  Chris JacksonHiraeth In Exile |
9,583 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 70 | 0 |  Rev. Cameron TrimblePiloting Faith: An (Almost) Daily Meditation |
14,547 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 71 | ▼2 |  Cynthia Bourgeault@cynthiabourgeault |
5,096 | ? | none shown | |
| 72 | 0 |  Hilary WhiteThe Sacred Images Project |
14,061 | 56 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 73 | 0 |  At Last She Said It@atlastshesaidit |
4,970 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 74 | ▲5 |  Inkwell@inkwellstory |
25,520 | 53 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 75 | ▼1 |  K.J. RamseyEmbodied |
13,537 | 53 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 76 | 0 |  Word&WayA Public Witness |
25,571 | 54 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 77 | ▲1 |  Graham WardleTime Has Come |
11,119 | 51 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 78 | ▼1 |  Ismaili Gnosis@ismailignosis |
9,343 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 79 | ▼4 |  Rowan HoggROWAN'S FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY |
3,550 | 27 | 100+ badge | |
| 80 | ▲1 |  Rabbi Steven AbrahamRabbi Steven Abraham – Between Sinai and the World |
3,801 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 81 | ▲1 |  Catholic Founders@catholicfounders |
1,974 | 35 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 82 | ▼2 |  Katherine BennettCatholic Unscripted |
4,402 | 41 | 100+ badge | |
| 83 | 0 |  Theology of HomeTheology of Home Substack |
44,085 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 84 | 0 |  Jana S BennunExposing The Noahide Laws and Defending The Faith |
7,764 | 51 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 85 | 0 |  Jerry Windley-DaoustGenerously |
151 | 1 | none shown | |
| 86 | ▲1 |  She's So Scripture@shessoscripture |
23,371 | 52 +7 | 100+ badge | |
| 87 | ▲1 |  Education for Ministry (EfM)Education for Ministry |
5,154 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 88 | ▼2 |  CosmicRxCosmicRx Weekly Energy Report |
1,181,910 | 50 +9 | 100+ badge | |
| 89 | 0 |  O. Alan NobleYou Are Not Your Own Substack |
16,968 | 54 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 90 | 0 |  Meditate with HeartWalking Each Other Home |
23,726 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 91 | ▲2 |  Penni Shelton@pennishelton |
3,326 | 16 +1 | none shown | |
| 92 | 0 |  Derek PenwellHeretic Adjacent |
7,522 | 44 | 100+ badge | |
| 93 | ▲3 |  Caroline Cala DonofrioThe Magic Hour |
21,437 | 55 | 100+ badge | |
| 94 | 0 |  Joel Muddamalle, PhDHumble Theology |
59,842 | 52 +1 | Thousands | |
| 95 | 0 |  Virgil Walker@virgilwalker |
10,898 | 51 | 100+ badge | |
| 96 | ▼5 |  Fr. Emmanuel LemelsonFr. Emmanuel Lemelson: Against The World |
2,884 | 15 | none shown | |
| 97 | 0 |  The Astrology & Tarot ShowThe Astrology & Tarot Show Substack |
10,558 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 98 | new |  Rose Lyddonkeep your mind in hell and despair not |
13,547 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 99 | 0 |  Perdita FinnTake Back the Magic |
12,677 | 53 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 100 | ▼2 |  Mysticprimrose ™ Lilly StathamMYSTICPRIMROSE ACADEMY, School for Witches |
32,873 | 34 +1 | 100+ badge |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Bestsellers board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pillar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Evans | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nadia Bolz-Weber | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Diana Butler Bass | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Graves | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| John Pavlovitz | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Holy Post Media | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Stranger Theology | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Sarah Bessey | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| The Hood Healer | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Britt Gillette | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Jen Hatmaker | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Emily P. Freeman | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Ryan Burge | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | ▲1 |
| Joshua Hoffman | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | ▼1 |
| Alice Bell | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| David Michie | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Matt Labash | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Egon Fischer | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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