Rev. Fran Shelton is one of the founders of Faith and Grief Ministries, a Dallas-area ministry whose mission is to provide opportunities for comfort and hope to those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Fran received a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Her doctoral project was titled “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Offering Comfort Through Worship and Theological Reflection.”