Background
Jill P. (née Ryder) Briscoe was born on 29 June 1935 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the daughter of William "Bill" and Margaret "Peggy" Ryder.
Jill P. (née 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.
She taught for three years and served for ten years as the director of Capernwray Hall, a nursery school and Christian youth centre. She began to speak extensively all over North America.
There she served as a member of the laity and established a youth ministry called the God Squad, while also taking the lead in the development of Elmbrook"s women"s ministry.