The Rev. Dr. Andy Shelton is the Director of Field Education and Supervised Ministry. He served as a Theological Reflection Group leader from 2011 to 2022 and as Director of Chapel from 2015 to 2020.

Rev. Dr. Shelton is also the pastor of Community Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Richardson, Texas. His prior ministry experiences have included pastoral work in Oklahoma, judicatory leadership in North Texas, and outreach ministry with Latinx immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

He received a bachelor of arts in journalism with a minor in Spanish from the University of Texas at Arlington, a master of divinity in pastoral counseling and pastoral theology from Brite Divinity School in 2003, and a doctor of ministry from Phillips Theological Seminary in 2024. After graduating from Brite he taught high school English in Saltillo, Mexico. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, his ministry has included travel to Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Brazil.