{"id":5638,"date":"2024-04-30T18:49:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2024-04-30T18:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:49:48","slug":"chris-sprowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2024\/04\/30\/chris-sprowls\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity: Honoring the Vision of Chris Sprowls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back to the Standing In The Gap podcast. 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