About Jeff

Jeff Buckner, a native of southwestern Michigan, moved to Southern California in the late 1980s. After relocating to San Diego in 2017, he and his wife, Carole, discovered Christ Community Church. Attracted by the welcoming community and the church's proximity to their home, they soon built close friendships and have since become deeply involved in the life of the church.

Jeff put his faith in Jesus Christ at age fifteen. His walk with Christ since then has included seasons of growth and leadership, seasons of wandering, and ultimately a profound rediscovery of what it means to fully surrender one’s life to the care of God. Today, Jeff has a deep desire to help people know Jesus personally, grow as His disciples, and become confident sharing the gospel with others.

Jeff is active in discipleship, evangelism, recovery, and teaching ministries at Christ Community Church. He leads the Life Recovery Group, serves in men’s ministry, and, together with his wife, Carole, hosts the Grateful Saints life group. He also has a heart for local outreach through a ministry that places children’s Bibles in local laundromats, and he spends time in area coffee shops connecting with people and sharing the gospel through what he calls his coffee shop ministry. He especially loves studying Scripture, writing about the Bible, talking with people about Jesus, and helping believers realize that sharing their faith does not have to be complicated or intimidating.

Jeff believes one of the most powerful ways Christians can share Christ is simply by telling the truth about what Jesus has done in their own lives. In the Momentum class Sharing My Story, his goal is to help believers understand their own testimony, communicate it clearly, and confidently use it to point others to Jesus.

Before devoting much of his time to ministry, Jeff spent more than thirty years leading technology projects and teams at Fortune 500 companies. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Spring Arbor University and a Paralegal Certificate from UC San Diego. His professional credentials include Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and postgraduate training in generative artificial intelligence through Purdue University.

Jeff grew up in southwestern Michigan and moved to Southern California in the 1980s. He is a member of the Torrey Pines Men’s Golf Club, and he and Carole golf every chance they get. Be sure to check out his current favorite cigar.