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Jill Briscoe

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Jill Briscoe
Born
Jill Pauline Ryder

(1935-06-29) 29 June 1935 (age 89)
Liverpool, England
EducationHomerton College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Author, editor, speaker
EmployerJust Between Us
TitleExecutive Editor
Board member ofWorld Relief
Christianity Today
Spouse
(m. 1958; died 2022)
Children3
Websitetellingthetruth.org

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.

Early life and education

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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]

Career and ministry

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Early career

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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]

Christian ministries

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Elmbrook Church

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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]

Speaking and writing

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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]

Personal life

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Jill married Stuart in 1958 in Liverpool.[citation needed] Stuart died in 2022. The couple had three children and 13 grandchildren.[8]

Literature cited

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  • Briscoe, D. Stuart; Briscoe, Jill (2006). Married for Life: Growing Together Through the Differences and Surprises of Life. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-5700-5. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

References

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  1. ^ a b Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 238.
  2. ^ Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 12.
  3. ^ a b Briscoe and Briscoe, p. 3.
  4. ^ a b c "Keeping the Adventure in Ministry: An interview with Jill Briscoe". Leadership Journal. Summer 1996. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Who We Are: History". Elmbrook Church. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "About Stuart, Jill, and Pete Briscoe". tellingthetruth.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ Briscoe, Jill (2017). "Christian Faith". JustBetweenUs.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ Heinen, Tom (2 March 2008). "Faith Put Into Action". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017. [Quote:] Not bad for an Oconomowoc couple with three children and 13 grandchildren.

Further reading

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