Conversations with Jeff Bucknam

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Jeff Bucknam talks with Jon Bell, Campus Pastor of the Aurora Campus of Harvest Bible Chapel.   “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Tommy Creutz Guest: Jon Bell Video: Jeff Cox Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Lindsay Olford Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Jeff Bucknam talks with John Smith (he says it's his real name), Campus Pastor at the Rolling Meadows Campus of Harvest Bible Chapel.   “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Tommy Creutz Guest: John Smith Video: Jeff Cox Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Lindsay Olford Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Stephanie Geisler, Central Director of Women's Ministry at Harvest, about women in leadership in the church. Listen now. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Dr. Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Stephanie Geisler Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Dr. Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. Christian Constante, Campus Pastor of the Rolling Meadows Campus, about Jesus Christ and the evidence of His resurrection. Show Notes Warner Wallace’s book: “Cold Case Christianity: A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels” and site: https://coldcasechristianity.com Dr. Gary Habermas’ book: “The Historical Jesus: Ancient evidence for the Life of Christ” and site: https://www.garyhabermas.com N.T. Wright’s book: “The Resurrection of the Son of God” William Lane Craig’s book: “Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus” Sean McDowell’s site: https://seanmcdowell.org “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Dr. Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Dr. Christian Constante Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with his co-host, Pastor Tommy Creutz about cultural apologetics--applying Christian principles to contemporary cultural issues and engaging with popular culture. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Pastor Tommy Creutz Sound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. John Kilner about bioethics and a biblical perspective on beginning- and end-of-life issues.  “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Dr. John Kilner Sound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Pastor Ed Kang, the Director of Acts 2 Network. Listen to learn more about Ed's story, the Acts2 Network story, and the incredible provision of Acts 2 Network's acquisition of our Elgin Campus! “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Pastor Ed Kang of Acts 2 Network Sound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody’s got a story. This season, Pastor Jeff Bucknam is sitting down with guests to hear about some of their journeys and to delve into significant apologetics topics that matter for everyday faith. In this episode, Pastor Jeff talks with Dr. Kyle Meeker, who oversees Leadership Development at Harvest Bible Chapel, about the existence and nature of God and why that matters. Show Notes: Great resources include books by Joseph Holden and Sarah Enterline ('A Visual Guide to Biblical Apologetics'), Norm Geisler, and Josh McDowell ('Evidence that Demands a Verdict' and 'More Than a Carpenter') ‘Mere Christianity’ by C. S. Lewis. A classic, especially the first part: ‘Book 1. Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe.’ Some helpful videos summarizing the arguments discussed are available from the Reasonable Faith ministry and Dr. William Lane Craig. They are posted on YouTube. Search YouTube for the channel @drcraigvideos and these three videos: 'The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 1: Scientific’ 'The Fine-Tuning of the Universe’ ‘The Moral Argument’ Join the conversation and be encouraged by the evidence and the hope we have in God’s Word. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Dr. Kyle Meeker Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody’s got a story. This season, Pastor Jeff Bucknam is sitting down with guests to hear some of their journeys and to dig into big apologetics topics that matter for everyday faith. In this episode, Pastor Jeff talks with Dr. Mike Vanlaningham, elder at Harvest Bible Chapel, about the reliability and authority of Scripture—why we can trust the Bible and build our lives on it. Join the conversation and be encouraged by the evidence and the hope we have in God’s Word. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Dr. Mike Vanlaningham Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Louis Go, who serves on staff in the production department of Harvest Bible Chapel. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Louis Go Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Zuri Alvarado, who serves on staff in Harvest's worship ministry. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Zuri Alvarado Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Dave Putnam, who serves on staff as Central Process/Technical Director and attends the Crystal Lake Campus. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Dave Putnam Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Peyton Henderson who serves on staff at the Aurora Campus. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Peyton Henderson Sound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Tommy Creutz takes on the role of host, and talks with Jeff VanderGiessen from Camp Harvest. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Co-host: Wesley Cassford Guest: Jeff VanderGiessen Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Jon Woodin who attends the Crystal Lake Campus of Harvest Bible Chapel. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Jon Woodin Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks again with Richard Labib in part two of their conversation. Richard serves as an elder and attends the Elgin Campus of Harvest Bible Chapel. Listen to learn more. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Richard Labib Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Pastor Derrick Puckett who serves as Senior Pastor of Renewal Church of Chicago and President of The Chicago Partnership. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Pastor Derrick Puckett Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Enola McConville who serves as a vocalist in Harvest's worship ministry and teaches high school at Harvest Christian Academy. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Wesley Cassford for Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Enola McConville Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Welcome to the first episode of 2025! Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Joey Pepper who serves as the director of ministry, at the Chicago Cathedral Campus. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Joey Pepper Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Everybody's got a story. On this election day, listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Kollin Kozlowski who attends the Rolling Meadows Campus of Harvest Bible Chapel, serves as an elder, and is on the village council for Palatine, Illinois. “Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel. Executive Producer: Wesley Cassford Host: Pastor Jeff Bucknam Co-host: Pastor Tommy Creutz Guest: Kollin Kozlowski Sound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley Cassford Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith