A priest is responsible for the overall direction of a Christian parish. Not only does the priest write and deliver a lectionary-based sermon each Sunday, he or she coordinates and supervises all of the assistants in the church service from paid subordinates to volunteers.
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.