2026 Edition · Top 25
Josué Gonçalves
Pastor Sênior / Family Therapist · Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família) · Brazil
Josué Gonçalves reaches 5.24M followers on personal accounts across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, ranking #23 on REACHRIGHT's 2026 Pastor Influence 100. The largest single audience is Instagram, at 2M followers.
Score Breakdown
Personal accounts only · data collected August 15, 2026 · methodology
Platform Presence
What counts
Four platforms are scored: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Only accounts the pastor operates count here. Church-branded accounts are scored separately in the Church Influence 100.
X (listed, not scored): @josuegoncalves
About Josué Gonçalves
Josue Goncalves is senior pastor of Igreja Familia Debaixo da Graca and founder of Ministerio Amo Familia, a Brazilian ministry focused on marriage and family counseling.
Goncalves founded Amo Familia in 1990 and has since trained more than 100,000 couples through its counseling programs. He holds a bachelor's degree in theology from IBAD, the Instituto Biblico das Assembleias de Deus, with a specialization in pastoral counseling and couples therapy. He has written 49 books, including the bestseller "104 Erros que um Casal Nao Pode Cometer," and has spoken in Japan, the United States, Canada, England, Portugal, Luxembourg, and Germany. He is married to Rousemary Goncalves and has three children.
Goncalves reaches 5.24 million people across four platforms. Instagram leads at 2 million followers, with YouTube's 1.97 million subscribers up 8.2 percent this year, and Facebook and TikTok adding 1.13 million and 143,700.
The Church Behind the Platform
Pastor Sênior / Family Therapist
Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família)
Brazil
Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família) is not ranked in the 2026 Church Influence 100. The two indexes measure different things: one scores church-branded accounts, this one scores the pastor's own.
A personal following is a trust account. People follow a name, hear a voice, and decide what to believe about the church behind it. That is a weight to carry well, not a scoreboard to win.
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Josué Gonçalves: Quick Answers
Who is Josué Gonçalves?
Josue Goncalves is senior pastor of Igreja Familia Debaixo da Graca and founder of Ministerio Amo Familia, a Brazilian ministry focused on marriage and family counseling.
How many followers does Josué Gonçalves have?
As of June 2026, Josué Gonçalves reaches 5.24M followers across personal accounts: 1.97M YouTube subscribers, 2M Instagram followers, 144K TikTok followers, 1.13M Facebook followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.
What church does Josué Gonçalves pastor?
Josué Gonçalves serves as Pastor Sênior / Family Therapist of Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família) in Brazil.
Is Josué Gonçalves still the pastor of Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família)?
At the June 2026 data collection, Igreja Família Debaixo da Graça (also founder/senior pastor of Ministério Amo Família) listed Josué Gonçalves as Pastor Sênior / Family Therapist. We report leadership exactly as each church publishes it, and the index is rebuilt every year. Check the church's own site for the current staff listing.
Where does Josué Gonçalves rank among the most influential pastors online?
Josué Gonçalves ranks #23 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 71.4 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).
How fast is Josué Gonçalves's audience growing?
The YouTube channel Josué Gonçalves runs grew 8 percent in the twelve months before June 2026, reaching 1.97M subscribers. That measured growth scores 44.1 out of 100 on the velocity pillar, which is 30 percent of the Influence Score.
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