Jill Pauline Briscoe (''

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'' Ryder; born 29 June 1935)Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 238. is a British–American author, editor, and speaker. She has written or co-written over 40 books and serves as the founder and Executive Editor of ''Just Between Us'' magazine. She is a former member of the boards of directors of World Relief and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Jill Pauline (

Ryder) Briscoe was born on 29 June 1935 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the daughter of William "Bill" and Margaret "Peggy" Ryder. She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, graduating with a diploma to teach in the public school system.Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 3. Ryder married her husband and future writing and ministry partner, D. Stuart Briscoe, in 1958 in Liverpool.

Career and ministry

Early career

Briscoe taught for three years, then served for ten years as the director of Capernwray Hall, a nursery school and Christian youth centre.

Christian ministries

Elmbrook Church

Briscoe came to the United States in 1970, when her husband became the senior pastor of

Elmbrook Church Elmbrook Church is a non-denominational, Evangelicalism, evangelical Christian megachurch located in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield (town), Wisconsin, Brookfield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Since the church's founding in 1958, it has become ...

, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. There she served as a member of the

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and established a youth ministry called the ''God Squad'', while also taking the lead in the development of Elmbrook's women's ministry. She began to speak extensively all over

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Speaking and writing

In 2000, after her husband stepped down from his pastorate, she and her husband began serving as ministers-at-large of Elmbrook Church, allowing them to travel around the world teaching pastors,

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, and church leaders. Briscoe has written or co-written over 40 books, ranging in genre and subject matter from scriptural studies and devotionals to poetry and children's books. She serves as a member of the teaching staff of ''Telling the Truth Ministries'', a worldwide media ministry founded by her husband. She is the founder and executive editor of ''Just Between Us'', a Christian women's lifestyle magazine that serves women involved in church ministry. She is a former member of the boards of directors of World Relief and ''

'', having served in that capacity for over 20 years.

Personal life

Jill married

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in 1958 in Liverpool. Stuart died in 2022. The couple had three children and 13 grandchildren.

Literature cited

References and notes

External links

Stuart & Jill Briscoe's Ministry website, Briscoe Ministries, Inc.

Telling The Truth Ministries website

Elmbrook Church website
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