Top 80 Progressive Christian Influencers in 2026

1. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Bio Official Account - President @BRepairers, co-chair of @PoorPeoplesCampaign, Founding Director & Professor at Yale @theology_policy. Text ROTB to 32846 *****@breachrepairers.org Instagram Handle @revdrbarber Instagram Followers 78K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 579 Progressive Christian Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Brian D. McLaren

Bio Author, speaker, activist, grandfather to 5.
New Book: bit.ly/LifeAfterDoom Instagram Handle @brian_mclaren Instagram Followers 11.5K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Nadia Bolz-Weber

Bio Host of #theconfessionalpod; ugly confessions from beautiful people. NYT bestselling author. My misanthropy is not as strong as my hopefulness. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sarcasticlutheran Instagram Followers 176.7K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Shane Claiborne

Bio Author, activist, & recovering sinner. Building a new world in the shell of the old one. Twitter/Facebook: ShaneClaiborne *****@redletterchristians.org Instagram Handle @shane.claiborne Instagram Followers 49K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Jen Hatmaker

Bio 5x NYT bestseller | Speaker | Host of #forthelovepodcast | 👸🏼 of the #jenhatmakerbookclub | Mom to 5 maniacs *****@jenhatmaker.com Instagram Handle @jenhatmaker Instagram Followers 611.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female cms.megaphone.fm/channel/for.. + Follow Get Email Contact

6. John Pavlovitz

Bio This is the official Instagram account of author, pastor, activist, and storyteller John Pavlovitz. *****@johnpavlovitz.com Instagram Handle @johnpavlovitz Instagram Followers 345.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Sarah Bessey

Bio 🇨🇦 Author x 5 (Latest: Field Notes for the Wilderness) | Newsletter: Field Notes | Wife & Mum to 4 🧶| Calgary (Treaty 7 Territory) | Not in DMs *****@sarahbessey.com Instagram Handle @sarahbessey Instagram Followers 106.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Fr. James Martin SJ

Bio The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach. Instagram Handle @jamesmartinsj Instagram Followers 208.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Anne Lamott

Bio Author, Mom, Nana, Activist, Sunday School teacher. https://events.democrats.org/event/725958 *****@barclayagency.com Instagram Handle @annelamott Instagram Followers 243.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Diana Butler Bass

Bio Author, 12 books - including just released "A Beautiful Year"
Curator and creator, The Cottage on Substack Instagram Handle @dianabutlerbass Instagram Followers 5.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Peter Enns

Bio Somehow, I keep moving. Without adult supervision. Love you, but no DMs—email: *****@peteenns.com. Join me at www.peteenns.substack.com Instagram Handle @peteenns Instagram Followers 50K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Kate Bowler

Bio 📖 4x New York Times bestseller
🍎 @dukeuniversity professor
🎙 Everything Happens podcast
⬇️ Weekly emails *****@katebowler.com Instagram Handle @katecbowler Instagram Followers 265.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Jemas Tisby

Bio NYT Bestselling Author | PhD Historian
Race. Faith. History. Justice.
#4 Substack in History *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jemartisby Instagram Followers 87.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Lisa Sharon Harper

Bio Founder and President @freedomroad.us | Speaker | Theologian | Writer and Author | Artist | Producer | Consultant | PhD Candidate | Dog mom🐕 *****@lisasharonharper.com Instagram Handle @lisasharper Instagram Followers 53.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Bio Senior Minister & Public Theologian @middlechurch
God is Love. Period.
Just Love Story Bible;
Fierce Love Book & Substack *****@middlechurch.org Instagram Handle @revjacquilewis Instagram Followers 36.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. John Fugelsang

Bio NYT bestseller SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE; now on sale worldwide: https://geni.us/SeparationofChurch - Live on @SiriusXM #127 M-F *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @johnfugelsang Instagram Followers 215.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. April Ajoy

Bio Author of Star-Spangled Jesus
Humorously Detoxing 🇺🇸Christianity
Red Letters > Red Hats
Co-host: @timandaprilshow *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @aprilajoy Instagram Followers 250.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +23% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Tim Whitaker

Bio Jesus Follower
Founder @thenewevangelicals
Co-Host of @timandaprilshow *****@timwhitakerspeaks.com Instagram Handle @timwhitakerspeaks Instagram Followers 104.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Brian Recker

Bio ▫️ex-pastor, rabble-rouser, mdiv 💒
▫️be curious, not judgmental ♥️
▫️appropriately angry 😤
📖 best selling author of HELL BENT! 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @berecker Instagram Followers 447.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Colby Martin

Bio New book coming soon: BUT WHAT ABOUT, pre-order now. It’s the follow up to my bestselling book, UNCLOBBER. (Check my website for travel dates) *****@colbymartinonline.com Instagram Handle @colbymartin Instagram Followers 9.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCrmG.. + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Brandan Robertson

Bio 💒 Progressive Pastor
📚 Author of “Queer & Christian”
🎓 PhD Student in Queer Religion
🏳️‍🌈 |📍NYC *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brandanrobertson Instagram Followers 21.8K Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/@revbrandanrober.. + Follow Get Email Contact

22. Mark Sandlin

Bio PC(USA) minister, Pres & Co-exec Dir: ProgressiveChristianity.org, Co-founder: The Christian Left, and Co-host: The Moonshine Jesus Show *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @marksandlin Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Jeff Chu

Bio journalism professor @princeton | @travelandleisure ed-at-large | author, Good Soil | ex-farmhand | 🌈 Tristan’s guy 👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 | hopeful-ish *****@byjeffchu.com Instagram Handle @byjeffchu Instagram Followers 28.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Kaitlin Curtice

Bio 📚Award-winning Author
🪶Healer with Words & Presence
🌳Director @theakiinstitute
🔥Citizen Potawatomi Nation
🔥The Liminality Journal Instagram Handle @kaitlincurtice Instagram Followers 32.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Candice Marie Benbow

Bio Author: #redliptheology
Editor: @broadleafbooks
Ultimate Goal: To live on a farm with a landline and intermittent internet. *****@candicebenbow.com Instagram Handle @candicebenbow Instagram Followers 53.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Benjamin Cremer

Bio •Rebecca ❤️💍
•Wesleyan
•Writer
•BA: Christian Ministry
•MA: Spiritual Formation
•MA: Theological Studies
•More resources below👇 Instagram Handle @brcremer Instagram Followers 263.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Zach W. Lambert

Bio pastor @restoreatx. cofounder @postevangelicalcollective. doctoral student @dukeuniversity. bestselling author of Better Ways to Read the Bible 👇👇 Instagram Handle @zachwlambert Instagram Followers 43.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Brian Murphy & Fr Shay Kearns

Bio Run by @thisisbgm (✡️) & @shannontlkearns (✝️)
We believe that queerness is already holy and we are here to spread that message 🏳️‍🌈🙏 *****@queertheology.com Instagram Handle @queertheology Instagram Followers 10.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Get Email Contact

29. Roger Wolsey

Bio Spiritual Director, author, progressive pastor, poet, photographer. © All Rights Reserved Instagram Handle @rogerwolsey Instagram Followers 3.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Emmy Kegler

Bio Living in the one place I can't be replaced. Instagram Handle @emmykegler Instagram Followers 4.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Rev. Dr. Caleb J. Lines

Bio Progressive. Christian. Leader. Instagram Handle @revdrcalebjlines Instagram Followers 391.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Mike Maeshiro

Bio 🌈 Gay Ex-Pastor
👨🏻‍💻 Consultant for Queer & Deconstructing Christians #queertheology | Nashville, TN
👇🏼 All my links *****@mikemaeshiro.com Instagram Handle @mikemaeshiro Instagram Followers 157.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +20% Type Macro Gender Male podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + Follow Get Email Contact

33. Jared Ross

Bio Typical middle-aged progressive Christian retired cop from Texas. “Privilege is not a license to be entitled; it is a platform to be impactful." Instagram Handle @according.to.jared Instagram Followers 98.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Father Lizzie

Bio Author: GOD DIDN’T MAKE US TO HATE US
Episcopal Priest: @jubileeatx
Podcast: @andalsowithyoupodcast
Mama, bedazzler, beloved babe of God 🏳️‍🌈 Instagram Handle @rev.lizzie Instagram Followers 68.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Adam Ericksen

Bio Progressive Christian reclaiming Christianity. Pastor at @clackamasucc. God loves you.
❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽❤️ *****@c-ucc.org Instagram Handle @adamericksen Instagram Followers 30K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Dr. Camden Morgante

Bio Heal from toxic beliefs, hold onto your faith
Reparenting + connected parenting 🫶
Author of Recovering from Purity Culture 📖
Free quiz ⤵️ *****@drcamden.com Instagram Handle @drcamden Instagram Followers 13K Follower Growth (3mo) +30% Type Micro Gender Female drcamden.com/tag/deconstruction + Follow Get Email Contact

37. Tiffany Dawn

Bio Untangling fear-based faith so we can live & love more freely
Jesus-loving • Scripture-rooted • still questioning
💌Relationship wisdom for real life *****@tiffanydawn.net Instagram Handle @tiffanydawniqb Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +31% Type Micro Gender Female tiffanydawn.buzzsprout.com + Follow Get Email Contact

38. Salina

Bio catholic eco feminist lay theologian🧡
anamchara (spiritual director) in training🌿
unafraid of hard questions🕊️
private community, resources & more ⬇️ Instagram Handle @salina.bear Instagram Followers 11.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Marge Erin Jhonson

Bio aka Rev James @millisucc
Helping you reclaim the love & justice at the heart of the Gospel 💕
🫖 Follow for prophetic tea & divine spills *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theology.queen Instagram Followers 7.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Josh Scott

Bio Appalachian. Pastor @gracepointetn. Author. Bible nerd. Human flourishing is the goal. 🏳️‍🌈 Ally. Instagram Handle @josh_a_scott Instagram Followers 5.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Angela J Herrington

Bio Creating Sacred Spaces for courageous conversations about #deconstruction, recovering from #religoustrauma, & learning to trust yourself again. *****@angelajherrington.com Instagram Handle @angelajherrington Instagram Followers 3.3K Type Nano Gender Female angelajherrington.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

42. Shannon TL Kearns

Bio transgender man, ordained priest, sacred storyteller
author and playwright *****@shannontlkearns.com Instagram Handle @shannontlkearns Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

43. Elizabeth Petters

Bio •1/2 of @deconstructingmamas •Passionate about normalizing deconstruction as a crucial part of the faith process *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lizzennspetters Instagram Followers 3.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

Bio Religion + progressive politics | @intrfthalliance Vice President | @americanprogress Senior Fellow | @thechicks super fan | Texan | D.Min. Instagram Handle @guthriegf Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Dr. Jerry Maynard

Bio #ThePeoplesPriest 🌈☮️ #digitalministry specialist, Leadership Coach, Theologian, Author/Podcaster, Futurist: @strategizewithspirit #TwoSpirit 🪶 *****@protonmail.com Instagram Handle @thepplspriest Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Jeremy Steele

Bio I am deeply skeptical. Also a Pastor. Got my start on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skeptic.pastor *****@skepticpastor.com Instagram Handle @skeptic.pastor Instagram Followers 102.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Cody Deese

Bio Speaker. Author. Guide
Discovering Your Internal Universe
Available Oct, 9, 2025 *****@me.com Instagram Handle @codydeese Instagram Followers 88.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. Joe Smith

Bio Husband, dad, son
Pastor and stuff *****@shiftgnv.com Instagram Handle @therealjoe.smith Instagram Followers 87.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Ricky Longoria

Bio Progressive Catholic ✝️ | tamucc alumni | blm | #endgunviolence 💚 Instagram Handle @thegayliberal Instagram Followers 71K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Pete Nunnally

Bio My official account. Episcopal priest, writer, and fishermen, founder of Water and Wilderness Church. I’ll never ask you for money. 11K+ Substack 👇 *****@waterandwilderness.org Instagram Handle @fr_pete_the_wilderness_priest Instagram Followers 63.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

51. Meredith Miller

Bio You don’t need a seminary degree to talk with your kids about Jesus, but it’s nice to have a friend with one!
Best stuff 👇 Instagram Handle @meredithannemiller Instagram Followers 39K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + Follow Get Email Contact

52. Shawn Broadnax

Bio Pastor of @Taca.Church in Lanham, MD. Neurodivergent, Christian Hip-Hop Artist, Entrepreneur, and FIERCE Advocate of the Marginalized ✊🏾 *****@reachmovement.net Instagram Handle @shawnriffraff Instagram Followers 15.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

53. Stan Mitchell

Bio Progressive-Christian pastor Instagram Handle @pastorstanmitchell Instagram Followers 4.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. Rev. Darrell Goodwin

Bio Rev. Darrell Goodwin is the First Black Queer Executive Conference Minister of @sneucc of the @unitedchurchofchrist! Preacher-Spiritual Director. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @revdgoodwin Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

55. Dr. Chris Davies

Bio I’m an Irish-American rover: Rev. Dr. & Queer Femme; looking at the world thru lenses of a Liberating God, beekeeping, and sweet frames. Instagram Handle @jesuslovesdinos Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Marshela Salgado-Solorio

Bio Progressive Minister.
Justice, love, music.
NKOTB. Grunge girl. Musicals.
Living on Kumeyaay land.
@marshelajs for Progressive Christian content Instagram Handle @allaboutsoul78 Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. Bryan Sirchio

Bio Progressive Christian singer/songwriter, author, pastor, Spirit-seeker. Mostly another thoroughly human graced and grateful child of the Big Love. *****@sirchio.com Instagram Handle @bryansirchiomusic Instagram Followers 993 Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

58. Bob Guerrero

Bio Inquirer Golf contributing editor, Progressive Christian, Unitarian Universalist & member, DaPulis. Proud Filipino. Instagram Handle @bob.guerrero Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Holly

Bio Loving myself after relationship and religious abuse. Charlotte, NC. Schedule a CALL with me! 📞 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hope_with_holly Instagram Followers 186.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

60. Casey and Kendra

Bio ⋒ Therapy & Coaching for deconstruction, religious trauma, and purity culture recovery
⋒ Trauma-informed, somatic, & relational
⋒ You’re safe here 💛 *****@unravelingfree.com Instagram Handle @unravelingfree Instagram Followers 5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. Bethany

Bio Presbyterian PCUSA Pastor Instagram Handle @rev.bethany Instagram Followers 10.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

62. Breanne Rodgers

Bio ☆ story chaser. gently defiant.
☆ redeemed by Jesus Christ. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @breabird Instagram Followers 6.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

63. Travis Kelce

Bio 𝔅𝔲𝔫𝔫𝔶 ✷ 𝔐𝔲𝔰𝔢 Instagram Handle @deconstructiongirl Instagram Followers 106K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

64. Rev. Joseph Yoo

Bio Your Friendly Neighborhood (Episcopal) Priest
🎥 Reels | 📝 Blog | 🎙️ Stories of faith, life, & everything in between *****@mosaicpearland.org Instagram Handle @joseph.yoo Instagram Followers 219.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

65. Damon Garcia

Bio Trying to inspire radical imagination in faith and politics
Preorder You Don’t Need a Calling: An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto for a Life of Purpose👇 Instagram Handle @whoisdamon Instagram Followers 5.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

66. Rev. Tony Lee

Bio Pastor | Radio Host @WPGC955 | Founder of @HopeMedia | Helping you find faith, fight for justice & protect your mental health. New content weekly. Instagram Handle @revtonylee Instagram Followers 18.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

67. Rev. Larry J. Morris III

Bio Apostle | Scholar | Creator
Sacred Resonance Co. 🌿
Realize your extraordinary purpose ✨ *****@larryjmorris3.com Instagram Handle @larryjmorris3 Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

68. Paul J Bern

Bio Rev. Bern is a well-known Web minister, evangelist, and blogger on The Social Gospel Blog (social-gospel.net) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @revpauljbern Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UC3HP.. + Follow Get Email Contact

69. Cindy Uwera Uwera

Bio ⚠️Not available/Back after the break.⚠️
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭♡ ✞
𝑸𝒖'𝒊𝒄𝒊 𝒍'𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒆𝒖 𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒖é𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆!❤️‍🩹❣️
𝐒.𝐎.𝐒-𝐉𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐡
#𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚞é𝟸𝟺:𝟷𝟻
#𝙹𝚞𝚐𝚎𝚜𝟼:𝟷𝟺 Instagram Handle @the_christianfeminist Instagram Followers 10.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

70. Carlos A. Rodriguez

Bio Founder & Director @thehappygivers & @lafundacionhappy
Papá | Husband | Boricua 🇵🇷 *****@happysonship.com Instagram Handle @carloshappynpo Instagram Followers 76.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

71. Ann Michelle

Bio -cultura pop, política, espiritualidad & más 🧠
-UGC creator
-alumni @lafilmschool 🎓 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ann.michellee Instagram Followers 5.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

72. Dan Moyle

Bio Imperfect Progressive ally 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾. #BlendedFamily husband, dad. Biker. I live to put more love into the world & create a better space for everyone. Instagram Handle @danmoyle Instagram Followers 878 Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact