Michael Morrell
@genuinemichael · Opti-Mystic Ways that Work — with Michael Morrell & Friends · Substack profile · Faith & Spirituality
Michael Morrell has 94,037 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #53 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Rising board. 4 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 50.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 94,037
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 93K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 4
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 50
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #53, Faith & Spirituality
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 94,037 | 0 | 93K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 94,037 | 93K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | #53 | #19 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | 19 | 52 | 52 | 53 | ▼34 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
4 publications recommend Michael Morrell; 3 started in the last 30 days. Michael Morrell recommends 50. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
- Decolonizing Faith (and culture)started Oct 29, 2026new
- L Maristatterstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Jessica's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Joseph’s Substackstarted Oct 4, 2026
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- The New Evangelicalsstarted Sep 20, 2026
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- underworldingstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Take Heartstarted Sep 20, 2026
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All 50
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- jonathan_fosterstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Heather Rucestarted Sep 20, 2026
- The Dirtbag Christianstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Adaptive Daydreamstarted Sep 20, 2026
- The American Threadstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Reclaiming Faithstarted Sep 20, 2026
- The Porch - Gareth Higgins & Friendsstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Into The Wylde I RAINIER WYLDEstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Mike Petrow, PhDstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Contemplifystarted Sep 20, 2026
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- Seth Hartstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Ilia Deliostarted Sep 20, 2026
- Fourth Way Wisdom Work started Sep 20, 2026
- AnamCharastarted Sep 20, 2026
- A Rebellion of Carestarted Sep 20, 2026
- Friends of Silencestarted Sep 20, 2026
- Drew Dellingerstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Masala Chai Theology with Father Joashstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Bec’s Mystical Woo-Woo and Jesus JuJu Choo Choostarted Sep 20, 2026
- Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletterstarted Sep 20, 2026
- The House of Beasts & Vines started Sep 20, 2026
- In The Fleshstarted Sep 20, 2026
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Faith & Spirituality writers with 50,000 or more followers (26 writers in that group), but not Michael Morrell.
- recommends 6 of them#ReligiousEquality
- recommends 5 of them
Kate Bowler@katecbowler - recommends 5 of them
Diana Butler Bass@dianabutlerbass - recommends 5 of them
Sarah Bessey@sarahbessey - recommends 4 of them
Jemar Tisby, PhD@jemartisby - recommends 3 of them
Emily Ley@emilyley - recommends 3 of them
Nadia Bolz-Weber@thecorners - recommends 3 of them
Kristin Du Mez@kkdumez - recommends 3 of them
Jared Yates Sexton@jaredyatessexton - recommends 3 of them
Tripp Fuller@theologynerd
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