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- ↑ ""Acknowledge Him and He will Direct Your Path": An Interview with Stan Foster". Catholic Exchange. May 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Writer/Director/Producer Stan Foster Bio". Hollywood 101. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Director Stan Foster Presents the Preacher's Kid". Christian Cinema. May 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Stan Foster Talks 'Preacher's Kid' DVD and Casting LeToya Luckett". BV on Movies. Huffington Post. May 4, 2010.
