Jill Briscoe

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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 is the founder and executive Editor of Just Between Us magazine. She is a former member of the board 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 working 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]

• 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.

• Briscoe, Jill (2008) [1975]. There's a Snake in My Garden: Her Spiritual Autobiography. Oxford, UK and Grand Rapids, MI: Monarch Books. ISBN 978-1-85424-839-8. Retrieved March 18, 2017.