the Way I’ve travelled so far…

people and places on my journey

Rev. Beverly Friedlander Ostrowski (she/her) has served as an interim ministry specialist and a hospice chaplain. Worship and preaching are the foundation of my energy for interim ministry. I strive to create an experience in worship that leads the church to add their own chapter to the old, old story of Jesus and his love. This gift of transitional ministry, this freedom to try new things, to experiment with our response to God’s invitation, inspires me to a sense of adventure and fun I hope is contagious.
Before ordination, I worked for Cox Cable Communications and in the film/tv industry. I live with my wife, and enjoy regular visits with family and friends, UGA football, ebikes, genealogy, and discussing/reading anything religion & politics, space or science. But my favorite subjects are wholly dependent on what the grandkids are into at the moment!

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2015 Healthcare Provider of the Year by the Gwinnett County (GA)
Candidate – Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor
End of Life Nursing Consortium Facilitator
Continuing Education Provider – certified educator for VITAS Healthcare

SERVICE IN THE WIDER CHURCH

National Capital Presbytery

Trained Interpreter, Holy Cow! Congregational Assessment Tool

Presbytery of Greater Atlanta

Committee on Ministry
Committee on Preparation for Ministry
Presbyterians for a Better Georgia (a partnership with PGA)
Outreach Ministry Team Committee For Inclusion
Christian Education Ministry Team
Trained Facilitator, Healthy Congregations

General Public

Presbyterians for a Better Georgia – Board Member
Gottman Relationship counseling – Completed Level 1 training