Word&Way has 25,571 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #76 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
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
- 25,571
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 15K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #76
- 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 | 25,571 | 0 | 15K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 25,571 | 15K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | #76 | #76 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend Word&Way; 5 started in the last 30 days. Word&Way recommends 10, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 1 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 4 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
Robert P. Jones197k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
Diana Butler Bass120k followers · started Jun 2022 · mutual
Jemar Tisby, PhD96k followers · started Jun 16, 2026 · mutual
Kristin Du Mez89k followers · started Jul 2022 · mutual
Liz Bucar18k followers · started Jul 2025
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- Matthew Brownstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- The Holy War Correspondentstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- The Congregation Reportstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Chris Surberstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Northwest Faith Beatstarted Aug 24, 2026
- The Blueprint of Transitionstarted Aug 11, 2026
- Zig's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Aldorigo's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Ron's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Eduardo's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Ojai Ohanastarted Apr 18, 2026
- John Douglas Chittystarted Apr 17, 2026
- Connie's Substackstarted Mar 23, 2026
All 54
- Duane Larsonstarted Mar 4, 2026
- Gnome's Substackstarted Feb 3, 2026
- Elwood’s Substackstarted Jan 9, 2026
- Allyson's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Rev.'s Substackstarted Jan 3, 2026
- Evan's Substackstarted Dec 18, 2025
- Vernice's Substackstarted Nov 27, 2025
- Jerry's Substackstarted Nov 26, 2025
- g's Substackstarted Nov 25, 2025
- Jazz Riffing, Spirit(uals) and Ways of Beingstarted Sep 2025
- Lindy’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Matthew’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Prophetic Imagination in an Age of Christian Nationalismstarted Aug 2025
- Carolestarted Aug 2025
- Dave’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Digging in Water / Beth Taylorstarted Jun 2025
- Faith Among the Shadows of Doubt | Kelly O'Dellstarted Jun 2025
- Esther’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Defiant Love with Rev. Nathan Empsallstarted May 2025
- Cheri’s Substackstarted May 2025
- CourtLynn’s Substackstarted May 2025
- James’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Larry’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Charles’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Vaughn’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Paul’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Almost Ex-evangelicalstarted Feb 2025
- Sandy’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Missouri Monitor: Tales from a Capital Citystarted Jan 2025
- Gerald’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
Recommends
- Robert P. Jones197k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
- Diana Butler Bass120k followers · started Jun 2022 · mutual
- Jemar Tisby, PhD96k followers · started Jul 2022 · mutual
- Kristin Du Mez89k followers · started Jul 2022 · mutual
- The New Politics of Jesusstarted Jun 2025
- Under the Desk started Apr 2025
- American Idolatrystarted Mar 2025
- I'm Listeningstarted Sep 2022
- American Storylinesstarted Jul 2022
- God's Politics with Jim Wallis started Apr 2022
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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