About Jeff Buckner

A native of southwestern Michigan, I moved to Southern California in the late 1980s. After relocating to San Diego in 2017, my wife, Carole, and I discovered Christ Community Church. Attracted by the welcoming community and the church's proximity to our home, we soon built close friendships and have since become deeply involved in the life of the church.

I put my faith in Jesus Christ at age fifteen. My walk with Christ since then has included seasons of abiding in him, growth and leadership, wandering in the desert, colossal failure, recovery, and finally, a profound realization of what “powerlessness” really means. I can now testify that healing is possible through the complete surrender of one’s life to the care of God. Today, I have a deep desire to help people overcome strongholds, know Jesus personally, grow as his disciples, and become confident in sharing his love with others.

I am active in discipleship, evangelism, recovery, and teaching ministries at Christ Community Church. I lead the Life Recovery Group, serve in men’s ministry, and, together with my wife, Carole, host the Grateful Saints life group. I also have a heart for local outreach through a ministry that places children’s Bibles in local laundromats, and I spend time in area coffee shops connecting with people and sharing the gospel through what I call my coffee shop ministry. I especially love 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.

I believe 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 class I teach, Sharing My Story, my 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 my time to ministry, I spent more than thirty years leading technology initiatives at Fortune 500 companies. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Spring Arbor University, an Executive Management credential at UCLA, and a Paralegal Certificate from UC San Diego. My professional credentials include Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and postgraduate training in generative artificial intelligence through Purdue University.