Jeffrey Mello
The core gifts and skills I would hope to bring to bear in serving on this committee would be listening, discernment and creating a shared vision across difference. In my work as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a parish priest, and now as a bishop, my desire to listen and discern has been critical to the best possible outcomes for the people I have worked with and served. In addition, my understanding of group dynamics and working with boards, vestries, councils and committees in completing a common task would be key to my work on this committee. The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is a multifaceted role that requires a wide range of gifts, for a particular time in the life of the church. I would be grateful to be a part of helping discern who it is God might need to serve in such a role, should the need arise in the next triennium.