The Pillar has 121,222 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #1 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers board. 56 publications recommend them, 11 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 121,222
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 56
- +11 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #1
- 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 | 121,222 | +36 | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | 121,186 |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | #1 | #1 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #12 | #12 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ▲1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
56 publications recommend The Pillar; 11 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 22 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 12 |
Recommended by
Emily Stimpson Chapman19k followers · started Mar 2023
Sarah Carter13k followers · started Jun 29, 2026
tmatt7.2k followers · started Mar 2024
Dan Murphy2.1k followers · started Jun 2025
Traci Rhoades1.4k followers · started Apr 2024
Jerry Windley-Daoust151 followers · started Sep 2023- Henry Whitestarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Peter's Substackstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- moussastarted Oct 27, 2026new
- Dylan Strohstarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Scott's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Josiah Hansonstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Andrea Lucía Suárez Urquizostarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Glenn Gould: An Appreciationstarted Oct 17, 2026new
- D.C. Odellstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- #ReligiousEqualitystarted Oct 13, 2026new
- klmreads2@gmail.com's Substackstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- cmp's Substackstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Given Up For Youstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Grady's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Julian's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
- The Shattered-Knee Conspiracystarted Sep 8, 2026
- Suzanne's Substackstarted Aug 16, 2026
- Le Théolerin started Aug 14, 2026
All 56
- William's Substackstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Saber's Substackstarted Aug 3, 2026
- Factions Of Freedom's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Leah's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Ray's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Gaufrid's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Spiritual Evolution: Awakening 1000 Soulsstarted Jul 6, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- The Umbrella's Riddlestarted Jun 30, 2026
- Graced Cornerstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Brian's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Thomas's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Wisdom and Staturestarted Jun 25, 2026
- Void Where Utteredstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Friar's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Crumbs From His Tablestarted Jun 18, 2026
- Margaret's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Erin's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- JoAnn's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- An Intellectual Miscellanystarted Jun 7, 2026
- Frank's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Content & Caregivingstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Called to Bear Fruitstarted Jun 6, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Xavier's Strawstarted Jun 1, 2026
- The Open Diarystarted Jun 1, 2026
- omoregie's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Fugitive Files started May 28, 2026
- The Layered Selfstarted May 25, 2026
- The Recordstarted May 23, 2026
Recommends
The Pillar doesn't recommend anyone.
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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- 3 shared
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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 The Pillar.
- recommends 5 of them
Kate Bowler@katecbowler - recommends 5 of them
Diana Butler Bass@dianabutlerbass - recommends 5 of them
Sarah Bessey@sarahbessey - recommends 5 of them
Michael Morrell@genuinemichael - 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 themKristin Du Mez@kkdumez
- recommends 3 of them
Jared Yates Sexton@jaredyatessexton - recommends 3 of them
Tripp Fuller@theologynerd
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