Conversations with Jeff Bucknam

Everybody‘s got a story. Listen in as Jeff Bucknam, Lead Pastor of Vision and Teaching at Harvest Bible Chapel, interviews people you‘ve never heard of with great stories. Hosted by Pastor Tommy Creutz. New releases on Tuesdays.

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7 days ago

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. Mikel Del Rosario, the Apologetics Guy and professor at Moody Bible Institute, about apologetics. Listen now.Pick up a copy of Dr. Del Rosario's new book: Did Jesus Really Say He Was God?
BOOK INFO: https://www.ivpress.com/did-jesus-really-say-he-was-god You can also follow him on Instagram at @apologeticsguy. Listen to his podcast, The Apologetics Guy Show, wherever you listen to podcasts.“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. Mikel Del RosarioSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Dec 09, 2025

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Pastor Dave Learned, Lead Pastor of Care at Harvest, about truth and relativism. 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: Pastor Dave LearnedSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Nov 11, 2025

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 GeislerSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

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 NotesWarner 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 ConstanteSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Oct 21, 2025

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 CreutzSound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Oct 14, 2025

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 KilnerSound design, mixing, and editing: Louis Go Graphic Design: Wesley Cassford Social Media: Bryan Spahr Producer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Oct 07, 2025

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

Tuesday Sep 30, 2025

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 CassfordHost: Pastor Jeff BucknamCo-host: Pastor Tommy CreutzGuest: Dr. Kyle MeekerSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025

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 CassfordHost: Pastor Jeff BucknamCo-host: Pastor Tommy CreutzGuest: Dr. Mike VanlaninghamSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025

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 CassfordHost: Pastor Jeff BucknamCo-host: Pastor Tommy CreutzGuest: Louis GoSound design, mixing, and editing: Wesley CassfordGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith

Conversations with Jeff Bucknam

Join us each week as we hear Dr. Jeff Bucknam interview people connected to Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago. Personal, interesting, funny, and engaging. Listen in.

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