Philip Gulley
@philipgulley · Plain Speech with Philip Gulley · Substack profile · Faith & Spirituality
Philip Gulley has 5,157 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #57 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
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
- 5,157
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- #57
- 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 | 5,157 | +3 | 3.8K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5,154 | 3.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | #57 | #57 | 4 of 4 |
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | #17 | #17 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | 17 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Philip Gulley; 2 started in the last 30 days. Philip Gulley recommends 5, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 3 |
| 2024-04 | 2 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 3 |
| 2024-12 | 3 |
| 2025-01 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | 6 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Carrie Newcomer33k followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual- Jo's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- JennT.N.started Oct 21, 2026new
- gene's Substackstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Rev Elizabeth Riverstarted Aug 14, 2026
- Lectionary Reflectionsstarted Aug 9, 2026
- Susan’s Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Walker’s Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Amy Ershlerstarted Mar 19, 2026
- Shameless by Jesse Osmunstarted Mar 3, 2026
- Kay Nannetstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Barb McIlvaine Smithstarted Feb 19, 2026
- First Methodist Church on the Cornerstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Dennis's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Comcast's Substackstarted Dec 3, 2025
- Lucy's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- TURBO GOTH UNIVERSEstarted Sep 2025
- M.P. Seamanstarted Aug 2025
- JB’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Preacher On The Waystarted May 2025
- Kellystarted Apr 2025
- JJCOLEMAN’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- C Bstarted Mar 2025
- Sally’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
All 50
- Let It Be Examinedstarted Feb 2025
- Tom’s Newsletterstarted Feb 2025
- Eamonnstarted Feb 2025
- Faith Among the Shadows of Doubt | Kelly O'Dellstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- Janet’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Brads Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Michelle Livinghousestarted Jan 2025
- Quakers and the End of Scapegoatingstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
- Lynn’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Deb Kramerstarted Dec 2024
- odin4905started Dec 2024
- Callan’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Ann’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Sherry’s Escapestarted Nov 2024
- George’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Kerry Kstarted Oct 2024
- Paul’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Tim’s Newsletterstarted Sep 2024
- The Erasable Biblestarted Aug 2024
- Religion and Society on the Couch with Dr. Matthias Beierstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
- Watershed Moments Coaching started Jun 2024
- Window Over the Sinkstarted Apr 2024
- Don’s Newsletterstarted Apr 2024
- It's Not About Mestarted Mar 2024
- Linda’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Heather’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
Recommends
Diana Butler Bass120k followers · started Mar 2025- Carrie Newcomer33k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
- Faith Among the Shadows of Doubt | Kelly O'Dellstarted Mar 2025 · mutual
- Quakers and the End of Scapegoatingstarted Mar 2025 · mutual
- Religion and Society on the Couch with Dr. Matthias Beierstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
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.
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- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Faith & Spirituality writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (36 writers in that group), but not Philip Gulley.
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- recommends 3 of them
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- recommends 2 of themBenefitHumanity
- recommends 2 of themEva Yaa Asantewaa
- recommends 2 of themUnbelievable True Stories
- recommends 2 of themCurated Sermon Illustrations
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