Originally Answered: What are the differences between priests, pastors, and ministers? A priest is someone who has been ordained by his or her church to offer the sacraments. The term is used primarily by the Catholic, Orthodox and Episcopal churches. A pastor is someone who is in charge of a congregation.
Who is the leader of the Protestant Church?
Martin Luther, often called the father of Protestantism, fundamentally changed the Christian world through his force of will and new ideas. He tried passionately to reform the Catholic Church.