"He failed in business in 31'. He was defeated for legislator in 32'. He tried another business in 33'. It failed. His fiancée died in 35'. He had a nervous breakdown in 36'. In 43' he ran for Congress and was defeated. He tried again in 48' and was defeated again. He tried running for the Senate in 55'. He lost. The next year he ran for vice President and lost. In 59' he ran for the Senate again and was defeated. In 1860, the man who signed his name A. Lincoln, was elected the 16th President of the United States. The differences between history's boldest accomplishments, and its most staggering failures is often, simply , the diligent will to persevere." - Abe Lincoln

Jed Haas joined the LakeView pastoral staff in December of 2005 as the pastor of Student Ministries after moving from Louisville, Kentucky. Originally from Wisconsin, he attended UW Steven’s Point for economics and also graduated from Boyce College, a school of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with a degree in Youth and Family Ministry. Jed and his wife Kendra have a passion for reaching today’s youth generation and impacting the lives of teenagers. He brings an exciting energy and five years of student ministry experience to LakeView.

In his spare time Jed enjoys coaching wrestling, anything active and daring, eating homemade meals (“my wife and I do not cook… hint”), playing tennis, reading and hanging out with friends.


jhass@lakevc.org