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, Rising
- 6,738
- Smallest on the board
- 2
- Roman Oleksandr, #100
- 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.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Rosemary Altea new at #6, Jen Hatmaker new at #8, Eliza Monts new at #13, David Michie new at #14, Philip Gulley new at #17.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲27 |  Krystle ChannelKRYSTLINE.AI |
15,245 | 50 +12 | |
| 2 | new |  Diana Butler BassThe Cottage |
120,014 | 69 +5 | |
| 3 | ▲1 |  Hussain MakkeBeing & Becoming |
4,095 | 17 +13 | |
| 4 | ▲21 |  NabuEarth Mastery |
21,012 | 50 +10 | |
| 5 | ▲12 |  Holy Post Media@holypostmedia |
24,389 | 53 +2 | |
| 6 | new |  Rosemary Altea@rosemaryaltea |
5,329 | ? | |
| 7 | ▲2 |  Marcia McFeeWorship Design Studio |
2,336 | 14 +3 | |
| 8 | new |  Jen Hatmaker@jenhatmaker |
62,872 | 54 +2 | |
| 9 | ▲1 |  Keith GravesChristian Warrior Training |
81,804 | 54 +7 | |
| 10 | new |  Sif OrellanaLetters from Maison Violette |
12,521 | 50 +1 | |
| 11 | ▲26 |  CosmicRxCosmicRx Weekly Energy Report |
1,181,910 | 50 +9 | |
| 12 | ▼10 |  Andrew Harvey@andrewharveyauthor |
9,443 | 8 +8 | |
| 13 | new |  Eliza MontsEliza Writes Things |
6,738 | ? | |
| 14 | new |  David MichieThe Dalai Lama's Cat: Buddhist compassion in action |
17,417 | 51 +1 | |
| 15 | ▲65 |  Penni Shelton@pennishelton |
3,326 | 16 +1 | |
| 16 | 0 |  BLK SHP ScottBLK SHP Bible Notes |
16,563 | 51 +7 | |
| 17 | new |  Philip GulleyPlain Speech with Philip Gulley |
5,157 | 50 +2 | |
| 18 | ▲22 |  Jonathan CohenPractical Spirituality |
116,574 | 50 +6 | |
| 19 | ▼18 |  Inkwell@inkwellstory |
25,520 | 53 +3 | |
| 20 | ▲9 |  Eslimah@eslimah |
9,165 | 9 +9 | |
| 21 | ▼1 |  Shifra Chana HendrieSacred Emergence |
8,786 | 5 | |
| 22 | new |  Oyá DivineOya's Substack |
9 | ? | |
| 23 | new |  Christophe BissonL'Odyssée intérieure |
7,594 | ? | |
| 24 | ▼1 |  Catholic Founders@catholicfounders |
1,974 | 35 +1 | |
| 25 | ▲9 |  The Olive RootsThe Olive Roots Podcast |
1,929 | 15 +3 | |
| 26 | new |  Denise SiegelAstrologer’s Guide to Life on Earth |
4,108 | ? | |
| 27 | new |  Annie | The Tarot ProfessorThe Tarot Professor |
10,602 | ? | |
| 28 | new |  Luke HastingsNarrow Way Man |
767 | ? | |
| 29 | new |  At Last She Said It@atlastshesaidit |
4,970 | 50 +2 | |
| 30 | new |  The Astrology & Tarot ShowThe Astrology & Tarot Show Substack |
10,558 | 50 +1 | |
| 31 | ▲1 |  Justin MarlerWisdom for the Apocalypse |
113 | 2 +2 | |
| 32 | new |  Juan Domínguez del CorralAd Aeternum (Español) |
19,061 | ? | |
| 33 | new |  christina moorecrumbs from His table fellowship |
395 | ? | |
| 34 | new |  Britt GilletteEnd Times Bible Prophecy with Britt Gillette |
26,371 | 55 +4 | |
| 35 | ▲43 |  Till SpiegelJournal of Gurdjieff Studies |
1,408 | 32 +1 | |
| 36 | new |  Tanner | Religion & HistoryThe Unholy Truth |
2,006 | ? | |
| 37 | new |  Joel HalldorfVit Rök |
12,302 | 36 +2 | |
| 38 | ▼19 |  Sarah ClarksonFrom the Vicarage |
21,591 | 55 +8 | |
| 39 | new |  ✥ Rebecca Campbell ✥Rebecca Campbell |
7,298 | ? | |
| 40 | new |  Water and Wilderness ChurchWater and Wilderness Church Newsletter |
764 | ? | |
| 41 | ▼31 | Keith GravesChristian Warrior Training |
81,804 | 54 +7 | |
| 42 | new |  Andrew SpringerThe Jesus Movement |
24,016 | 50 +6 | |
| 43 | new |  Odds and EnnsOdds & Enns - A Substack by Pete Enns |
25,851 | 54 +2 | |
| 44 | new |  Tomorrow's American Catholic@tomorrowsamericancatholic |
981 | ? | |
| 45 | new |  Fr Pete the Wilderness Priest@fatherpetethewildernesspriest |
15,687 | 25 +2 | |
| 46 | new |  Father Rich VitaleMessage From the Margins |
14,197 | 28 +3 | |
| 47 | new |  Dr. Tyler RauwolfThe Discipled Home |
2,456 | ? | |
| 48 | ▲15 |  Bible Portal@bibleportal |
56,327 | 35 +2 | |
| 49 | new |  Thomas M. Hamilton 📚 ✔️Christian Book Finder |
5,135 | ? | |
| 50 | new |  Darinka MajaUnder a Vedic Sky |
962 | ? | |
| 51 | new |  Mila | Becoming Psychic ✨❤️🔥Mila | Becoming Psychic |
366 | ? | |
| 52 | new |  Gabrielle Celeste | PsychicPathway by Agua Astrology |
16 | ? | |
| 53 | ▼1 |  Michael MorrellOpti-Mystic Ways that Work — with Michael Morrell & Friends |
94,037 | 4 +3 | |
| 54 | new |  Liz BucarReligion, Reimagined |
18,016 | ? | |
| 55 | ▼8 |  Alena PittsAlena’s Substack |
3,915 | 18 | |
| 56 | new |  Leah WhitehorseLeah Whitehorse Astrology |
9,039 | 50 | |
| 57 | new |  Allysha LavinoMystery, Magic & Mayhem |
7,236 | ? | |
| 58 | new |  Phylicia MasonheimerEvery Woman a Theologian |
19,988 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  ennisemotional weather report |
102 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  Haley WilliamsHaley Williams - Christianity+Culture, Biblical Worldview |
2,992 | ? | |
| 61 | ▲32 |  Gavin Ashenden.Gavin Ashenden - 'New English Catholic' |
10,753 | 52 +6 | |
| 62 | new |  Cosmic Forecast AstrologyCosmic Forecast |
1,706 | ? | |
| 63 | new |  A. HelwaDivine Love in Everyday Life by A. Helwa |
8,490 | ? | |
| 64 | new |  On the Journey with the TCOn the Journey with the Transforming Center |
17,893 | 39 +3 | |
| 65 | new |  David P. Gushee@dpgushee |
7,296 | ? | |
| 66 | new |  Lydia SohnCozy Monastery |
1,775 | 9 | |
| 67 | new |  Kari JohnsonThe Wilderness Mercies |
6 | ? | |
| 68 | ▼62 |  IsabelIsabel Unraveled |
16,496 | 50 +2 | |
| 69 | new |  Anja SmoliakThe Heavenly HERitage |
1,264 | ? | |
| 70 | ▼56 |  Shervin YoussefianBible Secrets Revealed |
34,973 | 50 +16 | |
| 71 | new |  Nadia KruseEveryday Nadia |
327 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  Embodying Gurdjieff's Work@martinlass1 |
524 | ? | |
| 73 | ▼40 |  Christopher BartleyThe Advisory Journal |
252 | 2 +1 | |
| 74 | new |  ISKUKUA@iskukua |
25 | ? | |
| 75 | new |  Pastor Darren@pastordarren |
4,026 | ? | |
| 76 | new |  Zen Peacemakers@zenpeacemakers |
14,832 | ? | |
| 77 | ▼55 |  Sarah CarterPope Leo Weekly |
12,786 | 16 +2 | |
| 78 | new |  Griffin GoochReality Theology with Griffin Gooch |
15,591 | ? | |
| 79 | new |  Natan SlifkinRationalist Judaism |
9,470 | 52 +1 | |
| 80 | ▼39 |  Matt O'ReillyTheology Project |
1,241 | 10 +2 | |
| 81 | ▼54 |  divineharmonyBringing Heaven Down to Earth |
8,287 | 11 +2 | |
| 82 | new |  Lore WilbertS A Y A B L E |
23,211 | 58 +1 | |
| 83 | new |  Treacy O'ConnorCeltic Soul with Treacy O'Connor |
996 | ? | |
| 84 | new |  April Cornell@aprilcornell |
57 | ? | |
| 85 | new |  The Daily Confession@sandrocava |
219 | ? | |
| 86 | new |  Koshin Paley EllisonSlow Down. Help Out. Wake Up. |
23,639 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  Farah El-SharifSermons at the Court |
24,010 | ? | |
| 88 | ▼37 |  Barry DavisLectionary Link |
26,227 | 50 | |
| 89 | new |  Cara LaiMeditate Your Face Off |
4,973 | 25 +3 | |
| 90 | new |  Weavers of ConsciousnessWeavers of Consciousness - From Fascia to the Field |
599 | ? | |
| 91 | new |  Dr Jones, phD ®️Dr Jones |
497 | ? | |
| 92 | new |  SunisaDharma Bites |
1,082 | ? | |
| 93 | new |  Tammy Roth@tammyrothnorthgeorgia |
612 | ? | |
| 94 | new |  Anna WickHer Side of the Lens |
2,890 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  Len WilsonMore Like Jesus by Len Wilson |
930 | ? | |
| 96 | new |  Christy BerghoefWheat & Willow |
4,392 | ? | |
| 97 | new |  myrrhmyrrh mag |
358 | ? | |
| 98 | new |  BIPJ@bipj |
305 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  Know the Times@knowthetimes |
1,109 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  Roman Oleksandr@romanoleksandr |
2 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystle Channel | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1 | ▲7 |
| Diana Butler Bass | 7 | 2 | ▲5 | ||
| Hussain Makke | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ▲1 |
| Nabu | 12 | 25 | 25 | 4 | ▲8 |
| Holy Post Media | 9 | 17 | 17 | 5 | ▲4 |
| Rosemary Altea | 6 | new | |||
| Marcia McFee | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | ▲6 |
| Jen Hatmaker | 8 | new | |||
| Keith Graves | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ▼8 |
| Sif Orellana | 57 | 10 | ▲47 | ||
| CosmicRx | 22 | 37 | 37 | 11 | ▲11 |
| Andrew Harvey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ▼10 |
| Eliza Monts | 13 | new | |||
| David Michie | 14 | new | |||
| Penni Shelton | 16 | 80 | 80 | 15 | ▲1 |
| BLK SHP Scott | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ▼13 |
| Philip Gulley | 17 | new | |||
| Jonathan Cohen | 14 | 40 | 40 | 18 | ▼4 |
| Inkwell | 27 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ▲8 |
| Eslimah | 11 | 29 | 29 | 20 | ▼9 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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