Rick Duncan
Rick Duncan is the founding pastor of Cuyahoga Valley Church (CVC) near Cleveland, Ohio. After leading the church for decades, he transitioned from his role as lead pastor in 2012 through a well-executed succession plan, and continues to actively serve the CVC community. Since then, Rick has devoted his efforts to church planting and leadership development with the Send Network of the North American Mission Board, working alongside Mac Lake on the national church planting training team and serving as the city missionary for Cleveland.
“To be a spiritual leader that perseveres, you must find your identity in Christ. You must understand any broken motivations in your heart and unpack your bad baggage. You must learn to become increasingly secure in God’s love.”
— Rick Duncan & Mac Lake, Leading an Organziation: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead a Church, Nonprofit, or Business
