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Jill Briscoe | |
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Born | Jill Pauline Ryder 29 June 1935
Liverpool, England |
Education | Homerton College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Author, editor, speaker |
Employer | Just Between Us |
Title | Executive Editor |
Board member of |
World Relief Christianity Today |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Website |
tellingthetruth |
Jill Pauline Briscoe ( née Ryder; born 29 June 1935) [1] 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 Christianity Today.
Jill Pauline ( née Ryder) Briscoe was born on 29 June 1935 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, [1] the daughter of William "Bill" and Margaret "Peggy" Ryder. [2] She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, graduating with a diploma to teach in the public school system.[ when?] [3][ verification needed] Ryder married her husband and future writing and ministry partner, D. Stuart Briscoe, in 1958 in Liverpool.[ citation needed]
Briscoe taught for three years,[ where?][ when?] then served for ten years as the director of Capernwray Hall, a nursery school and Christian youth centre.[ when?] [3] [4]
Briscoe came to the United States in 1970, when her husband became the senior pastor of Elmbrook Church, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. There she served as a member of the laity [4] and established a youth ministry called the God Squad, while also taking the lead in the development of Elmbrook's women's ministry. [4] She began to speak extensively all over North America.[ citation needed]
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, missionaries, and church leaders. [5] 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. [6] She is the founder and executive editor of Just Between Us, a Christian women's lifestyle magazine that serves women involved in church ministry. [7] She is a former member of the boards of directors of World Relief and Christianity Today, having served in that capacity for over 20 years. [6]
Jill married Stuart in 1958 in Liverpool.[ citation needed] Stuart died in 2022. The couple had three children and 13 grandchildren. [8]
[Quote:] Not bad for an Oconomowoc couple with three children and 13 grandchildren.