Jill Briscoe is an evangelical Christian author and international speaker. In 1970, Briscoe came to Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin from England when her husband, Stuart was called as senior pastor. She immediately established a youth ministry called God Squad and later took the lead in developing Elmbrook's women's ministry. In addition to caring for her family she began to speak extensively all over North America. Her ministry expanded through the publication of more than 40 books and joined the teaching staff of Telling the Truth, a worldwide media ministry founded by her husband, Stuart.
Jill also founded and acts as Executive Editor of Just Between Us, a magazine designed to help and encourage women involved in church ministry. She has served for many years on the boards of World Relief and Christianity Today. In 2000, she and her husband were ordained as Elmbrook's Ministers at Large, which takes them around the world teaching and encouraging pastors, missionaries and church leaders. Jill and her husband, Stuart, have 3 children and 13 grandchildren and reside in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
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